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COUNTY TRIBUNAL. u Z. a' YESTERDAY'S SITTIXG AT LLANELLY. A meeting of the Carmarthenshire Countv Tribunal v.-as- hold at- Llanelly yesterday when Mr. AYm. Griffiths pre- sided. Dismissed. Ann Lewi*, tui-i., applied for her son, Reginald Lewis, licensed house manager. The Clerk (Mr. )■ ^idv;) rc- ported that Lewis had been examined by the Central Medical Board and da-wled C. 2. It was urged by the Borough Tribunal that as there was a brother-in-law who was a school teacher, at home, Lewis could be spared for the Army, the hojurs for the opening of public houses now be- ing limited hy the Central Control Board. The appellant was represented by Mr. Wm. Davies, and Lewis said that owing to illness he had done no work for twt'ive months. Dismissed. The only Boot Repairer. A boot aid shoe maker named T. M. Jones, Clifton House, Llwynhendy, in appealing said he was 18 years of age, and classed A. He was single and was the only boot repairer in the Llwynhendy 1 district. The Rural Tribunal wrote to say that the inhabitants of the distrjfct should put up with the inconvenience;, which might be caused, e: ther by repairing their own boots or by taking them to a boot re- pairer some distanco away. Mr. D. G. Rees, who represented the appellant produced medical certificates, and asked that the man should be re- examined by the Medical Board. Dismissed. Net Satisfied. f Edward Williams, o, Glandafen ter- race. Halfway, appealed for his son, W. Williams, who had been passed Class A, and was 19 years or age. Appellant said he w?^ s Appellant said he ".s not satisfied %%zit'?-i the Lion as his son r?- ? XLUd h* ■ f ?'n. suinr: ertng Hom rncunntlc fever twice and his health at present was not such as to justify his being classed A. Capt-. Cremlyn: His health cannot he very bad if he can earn Cos. a v.*eefc as a. furnaeeman and labourer.—Dismissed. A Question of Heaiih. I In the case of D. n. Stoensun, Pcny- bank House, Cwmbach, Mr. J. Lewis Phillips appeared. Appellant, who described himself as a miner, pig breeder and market gardener, • said ?c ?5Si?gb??.J ??????A. Since his examination !y -Li?c? Board, however, he had been suffering from rheumatism and heart trouble. He therefore asked for re-examination by the Board. Capt. C'remlyn: I object erstirely to that as the man will again be examined •' on entering the Army. The Tribunal ordered the case to pro- ceed. Appellant said he said the vegetables I he cultivated and there were at present wn t? attend to. I t.J!t !'I. t. Dismissed; < The Last Straw-; I D. J. Davies. 4i fcinma street, a single man 27 of age, who had been passed Class A, had been granted condi- tional employment by the local Tribunal, and Mr. D. Jennings, as military repre- sentative, appealed against the decision. Mr. McAllister, of the Mwiydd Mawr t Railway Co., resisted the appeal, and said the man was the traffic foreman. It would require two or three years to train a substitute. Lieut. Ingrams: Your raen are not overworked, are they ? Witness: I don't kr.i\v your idea about a day's work, but our men wcrk from 14 to 15 days per day. We have even in- fluenced our men to join the Colours, but ■r now we are at the ctd of our resources. It has been said that it is the last straw which breaks camel's back, and this is our position now. We hcvse three large controlled collieries, and Davies is the only man L, L the trahic. The Chairman I suppose you must be training someone else to fill an im- portant position of this kind ? Witness: We only have boys now. We used to have one man but he Lot us to go and work on munitions. The military was dismissed. I Appeal Withdrawn. I Lieut. Tngrams appealed against the I temporary exemption granted hy the Rural Tribunal to John Thomas, Cwm- caereithyn farm, Llwynhendy. Mr. D. G. Rees represented the re- spondent, and rrs. Thomas said she had removed to Grovesend farm where she had a farm 110 acres in extent. Her husband was an invalid and her son was fully employed on the farm. One of her sons was staying on at Cwmeaerefthyn. ( Her two sons were away and they were colliers. Capt. C'remlyn: If the facts are as stated and I have no reason to doubt them, I must withdraw the appeal. A Handy Man. j TntI??.-cf ?. H. ?!1'??. u ? Kew Houses Trimsri'r.r. Mr. l> ;nH"f r ,< ¡ Phillips appeared. 1 fffirrawMrv mwi-j u Temporary exemption had been granted, a:id in resisting this JLieut. Ingrams wrote to say that the man was single, 33 years of age, and classed B 1. Williams said be was employed as a mason at the Trimsaran Colliery, and owing to the scarcity of men he assisted in the manufacture of bricks which were supplied to the Pembrey factory. lír. Evan Jones, dii-ectoi- sail owiug to the scarcity of labour Williams, who was a colliory repairer, had to be brought from the pit to do other work. "He is the handiest man we have," added Mr. Joiic, "and I have never known him to decline to do any job." Mr. Dd. Evans This man being very useful I hope you pay him well. Mr. Jones: I pay all my mtn well; he gets paid better than I do (laughter). Some of my men earn Sl per day. The appeal was dismissed, and the con- dition of the local Tribunal was varied the man to be allowed conditional ex- emption.

PARC HOWARD. l On Tuesday evening a concert arranged by Mr. Swindell, was given to the sol- diers. Every item was excellently ren- dered and much appreciated. Mrs. Davies, Mrs. Tardrew Evans, Misses Betty Shirra, Gwenfil Griffiths and Doris Jones, and Messrs W. Rees, AV Richards J. Rogers, Sergt. Carter and Corpl. Ben- nett were the artisteS.

t Borough of L la nelly. ■N/" ■ I INFANT WELl"A;/E CmnITTTEE, Supplemental Subscription List. Amount previously -.ckiioiN-le(lgcrl- £ 1.;7 19s. 4d. £ .j oS. each.—Messrs. The Llanclly Steel Works, Old Castle Iron and Tin- plate Co, Ltd. £ 2 2s. Messrs' The Llanelly and Dis- trict Electric LighÜlS: Co. tl.-I.ressrs. Crosswells qud Sons. 10s. Gd. each.—"A Friend," Messrs. Rees Thomas and Co. (New Dock). 0S. each.—Messrs. Richard Da\ics I (W. J. Williams, plumber, Thomas street. 2s. 6d. each*.—Mr John Lewis, butcher, Mr. David Richards, Bryn road. 2s.—Mr. J. Thoma,s, bookseller, Thomas srt-reet. Total £ 173 Cs. 4d. Mary D. W. Spowart, Hon. Treasurer, Borough of Llanelly Infant Welfare Fund.

Compromise Effected I k -7e c I .L. LA" )o.J .5. 1. LLANELLY AXD PENSIONS MINISTRY, Mr. Spowart, the town clerk, was at I the Pensions Ministry on Thursday in order to discuss with Mr. Hodge the con- stitution of the local committee recently granted. The point "nt issue is as to the Labour representation o:t the new body, and as to whether the local Labour As- sociation should make uie anointments. H .h}1 been a Pjltter of much discussion I locally, the suggestion having been made that the Corporation should be respon- sible for some of the selections. It is 'understood that Mr. Spowart's interview was quite satisfactory, and that a com- promise was effected, which in due course I will be reported to the Corporation.

PARTY TRUCE IN LOCAL ELECTIONS. f The President of the Local Government Board, Mr. Hayes Fisher, has issued a letter to local authorities drawing at- tention to the statement made in the House of Commons by Mr. Walter Long, regarding vacancies on local authorities, that "vacancies must he filled hy men of the same party as the outgoing coun- cillors if they are party men, or, if they arc independent, hy men selected on those lines." Mr. Fisher expresses full sympathy with these views, and is of opinion that attention need only he drawn to the matter to secure that the party triiee is studiously observed in filling future vacancies.

A batidbov. named Baden Powell Bidler Shaiiii, was handed over to an escort at Hull yesterday as an absentee from the Middlesex Regiment. The magistrate said to him:—"You have got historic names, try and live up to them.

IN MEMCRiAM. In loving memory of Thomas Evans, j Erw House, who passed away on Septem- ber 22:id, 1012. From his beloved chil- dren. Sleep on beloved, Sleep and take thy rest.

Recipe for RheaEsaHsm And Ail Urio Acid Complaints, Take 1 teaspoonful of FFYNNON SALT in half a pint of hot water evfirv morning before breakfast. FFYNNON SALT clears the brain, heart, liver and kidneys, and neutral- tses both Uric and Bilic Acids and ) 3o effectively clears the system of flJ i troublesome complaints. It is v Chemists and Grocers ever> or direct from Evan Jones, Chemist, Llanelly. Is. per 8-oz. tin.

Noles from Pwll. "i)"6. ¡:, u:. nIl. The many friends of Corpl. D. J. Jones, Erw House. Pwll. a former seererary of the Llanelly Amateur Choir, will learn with regret that his progress at Tiverton Hospital is not very satisfactory. It will be remembered that after a few weeks in the trenches lie was wounded in the hand i necessitating the amputation of two lingers. A slight chill before operation is the cause of the indifferent improve- ment. His address is iNk). 2 Ward, Y.A. Hospital, Knightshayes Court. Tivertoif, Devon, tor any friends who may like to write. Many thanks are due to the artistes and accompanists who (lid s:) well at the grand concert held recently. Their ser- vices were given gratis in support of the Local Comforts Fund. The Male N-oice Party having offered their services to Lady. Howard in the cause of charity or entertainment of the wounded are busy rehearsing and learn- ing new pieces. Practices are held five times weekly and it is hoped that mem- bers will attend punctually. Evenings— Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Sunday, •S p.m.—8.45 p.m., Sunday afternoon, 3..30 to 4.15 p.m. Pee. Joseph Moss is home again feeling quite fit after an absence of 20 months in France. He is attached to the R.F.A. and has seen very heavy fighting. News is to hand of the fine success of Master Stanley Re-es, pupil at Lakefield Council School, and son of Mr. J. H. Rees, Woodlands, Pwll. He passed top boy of Llanelly and District, and third for the whole county in the recent County Council Bursar scholarship ex- amination, which gives him three years free tuition at the Llanelly County Council. His teacher, Mr. James, speaks highly of his brilliant qualities, classing him as one of the smartest of Lakefield bens. We wish Stanley con- tinued success. Concerning the return of Sergt. Rees, V.C., no news has yet been received. He has however been in action sincp the granting of his recent award. It is the hope of all that the gallant sergeant mav home unscathed from these engage- ments. j TiTl'* mugors will be pleased to learn of the recant promotion of 2nd Lieut. Stephen. Phillips. Further honour has been bestowed on him in his gaining the Military Cross for very efficient work on active service. Prior to joining the I Forces, Lieut. Phillips was assistant.) master at the Pwll Council School, where he was very popular.

FORTHCOMING MARRIAGE. The engagement is announced of Miss Lena G. Wilkins, the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Wilkins, formerly of 1 Ll?nelly, but now of London, to Lieut. F. T. ?':?pn, of the 44th UaHdion T. f tzi(, 44tji ?b' z i t tc, n C:i,4a diaR -olilig offici?r Militair-e hy the French Government last February for rescuing \oundcd under neavy shell and machine-gun fire. He has also been awarded the British Military Medal for great courage and de- termination in handling his platoon in the attack on Yhuy Ridge last April.

=-r"À.ft" l'f.' 1('1 r 1 Local Tom CanlroL  EUCAN CARDS ORD&R, 1917. The Control Committee urge upon the public the necessity of posting their ap- plication forms for Sugar Cards prompt- ly. Read carefully the "instructions given on the back of the form and upon the posters distributed in the Borough. Be careful to:— | (a) State full postal address. (b) Fill up the occupation (column No. 4). (c) Include lodgers. Do not. include other families in the same house. Each family should have a separate Sugar Ticket. After Monday next, applicants who have been overlooked by the postal authorities can obtain forms at any of th0 tOirn Post Offices. Dated the 10th Septem ber. 1917. H. W. SPOWART, Executive Officer, Stepney Hall, Llanelly.

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I ST. dOH; AMBULANCE BRICADE. I (Llanelly Division). I Orders for the week :— I Officers for duty Ambulance Officer: K. D. Jenkins; N.C.O.'s: Sergt. J. H. Williams, Corpl. Martin Edwards and Lanee-Corpl. D. R. Williams. Monday: Squad and Stretcher Drill; Tuesday: Squad and Stretcher Drill. Wednesday: Stretcher Drill. Each evening at 7.30 p.m. Every member of the Brigade is par- ticularly requested to attend a special I meeting at the Drill Hall on Sunday afternoon at :3,1.) p.m. It is most im- j portant that members should make a. j very special effort to attend this meet- ing. E. D. JONES, Superintendent.

The Trijhimal ?T? he in?na! TRANSFERS TO THE VOLUNTEER BATT ALION. A meeting of the Borough 1 ribunal was held on Thursday evening when the Mayor (Ald. D. James Davies) presided, and there were present Aid. R. P. Thomas, Councillors Evan Roberts, W. j. -L Jo-?ies, .ti d T. Y I. Powell Rees, J.L. Jones, and T. H. A Case for Review. think this is a case for review as thi.smauou?htt?h.j m ill /rE1Y," ;liJ A?d Nafhrm Ci -s lyncn the qU0stion of transferring J. Bowen Davies, New Dock, from the V.T.C. to the Volunteer Battalion was considered. The Tribunal ordered Davies to join. Section B., and Aid.. Griffiths said the case would he reviewed. Liked a drop. I "I don't see why you cannot find time to drill, as you are your own master," said Lieut. Digrams in addressing Thos.' Davies, butcher, who stated that he had an old man in his employ, "but he likes a drop (laughter). Lieut. Tngrams: Well, don't you !.laughter). Are you a T.T. ? D .ivies Yes, practicaHy. The Tribunal directed Davies to join Section D of the Volunteer Battalion. Pretty Fit. I "I must say you look pretty fit, served Lieut. Ingrams when Luther Lee, a Jwffi aceman employed at the Old Lodge 1 Tin pi ate Works, said he was a single man 23 years of age, and could not join the Volunteers because he suffered from cramp. The Mayor: We cannot compel you to join as. you hold a protection card from another Tribunal, but I would strongly advise you to jcin Section B., in your own interest. A Lapsed Certificate. I "Yon hold a conditional exemption or. the ground that you ar:> in a certified oc- cupation, I believe ?" Lieut. Ingrams when Stanley Pearce, fish- monger and fruit dealer, uepped into the f P- i boj £ Pearce Yes. Lieut. Iiigra us: Then you are no longer in a certified occupation, so that your certificate has lapsed. The Mayor: To-night we can only deal with the question of whether he should join the V.B. or not. Lieut. Ingrams: I think I can dead with the other point as well. The Mayor The law lays it down that a man shall have a fair chance so that he will still have a right to appeal on business grounds. -in( ] 1 Pearce said he was Classed B1 nnd bo work xl very long hours. Be was a mar- Mad man with four children, I 1 tjiliik you ought to he in the Army. Pearce sid he employed four a-ssi-t- :1!,s excluding his wife. Lieut. Ingrams: And she is a good business woman. Conn. E. Roberts But she has enough work looking after her four children. ) T?o Mayor (to Pea.ree? You must join I Sect foil B. ri i Wiii da him good. I e cannot insist upon I the Volunteer Battalion a., you hold a I protection card but it will not do you anv harm if you join and you ill be assist- ing the country if you do so," said the 3Iayor to D. T. J.dan, a C2 man em- ployed at the Tinstamping Works, and Lieut. Ingrams obscrr^d "rt will do him good." Anything and Everything. I "I have to turn my hand to anything and everything now," said W. T. Leon- ard, the proprietor of the Commercial Hotel, when asked his occupation. Leonard put in a medical certificate, and Lieut. Ingrams pointed out that he was in Bl. Replying to t -li,ivor, Leonard said he would like to be re-examined by the Medical Board. The Tribunal adjourne,] the case for re-examination by the Board. Human. can t possibly do it; a man is only human after all," :,1;d Thomas Blay, dra- per, when asked if he could join Section B. "My business is of a yery strenuous nature, added the appellant. to lie was absolutely his ov,ii master. He was classed Bl and was secretary of the Tradesmen s Association. Lieut. Ingrams: Tour eountrv must come in somewhere. I think you should close your shop an hour or so earlier if necessary. Coun. J. L. Jones: Are you the secre- tary of the Liberal Club? Blay: Yes temporarily while the per- manent secretary is v.ith the Colours, but tnat does not take niy any of my time. The Tribunal ordered Blay to join Section D.

During ti boys and Durin! the pa't 1)()y,. :11d ,ittending thtJ elementary schools at Uie, Kent, have handed in the the sur- white butter- flies, which were caught on allotments let by the Corporation ami in private gardens. The corporation pay the child- ren at the rate of 6d. a hundred. 3*-

Liceasse Summed — $ —— I BENCH RLSEHVE THEIR I DECISION. I John GriJiiths, Great W estei'-u Hotel, was summoned at the Police Court on Wednesday for selling intoxicating liquor during illegal hours on September 4th. and Florence Bevan, (>7, High st., was proceeded against for supplying the liquor while four men were prosecuted for consuming it. Mr. D. Jennings appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. T. R. Ludforu de- fended, aii?l Ali- ?. Ri-i?)rds feiide?t, "ii. i?. Buckleys Brewery Ltd. Det.-Sergt. T. Davies said that at 9..50 p.m. he in company with P.C. Tofti Evans visited the Great Western Hotel and saw three men in a room. 011 a table in front of them were two glasses of stout and two of beer. Another man was in the bar with a gLss of beer before him. When spoken to the licensee said jj "There's nothing wrong here. I don't | know who served them." The landlady [ then said to her husband "There, you've done it to-day," and she started crying. Witness told the landlord and landlady that he had seen Mrs. Bevan leaving with an empty tray. Mrs. Bevan was called into the room and when asked if she had served the men, one of them said "Speak the truth." Mrs. Bevan then said "I served them a few minutes ago." When told they would be re- ported, Griffiths said "I hope you will leave everything as it is this time." Mrs Bevan made no reply. Cross-examined Each of the four men was perfectly sober. P.C. Tom Evans gave corroborative evidence. The summons against two of the men was withdrawn, and Mr. Ludford asked leave to amend the plea in the case of two other men from guilty to not guilty, but the Bench refused. After further evidence- the Bench re- served their decision for 14 days.

 -I -J"=-"Π?  2 j Join the V o!unteers. MEN CAN ENROL AT THE | DRILL HALL BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 7.30 AND 9 O'CLOCK I CN TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENINCS. |

More Small Holding's. I To the Editur d the "Star." Sir, Britain will never be a great food pro- ducing country until its land system is changed. Instead of trying to get more acres under the plough, what is needed is more intensive and thorough cultiva- tion, and that can be best be obtained through smaller beddings and less large farms. What we want are peasant pro- prietors. The great blot on «the 1908 Small Holdings Act is that, under it, the small-holder was put in a position of buying the holding for the County Counci l instead of for himself. Next to cV~ ownership of the freehold more capi- t 1 is essential. You cannot cultivate the land successfully and having the maximum of produce out of it unless you have a capital of at least equivalent to twenty pounds per acre. Of course I know irery wetf illtat tirtgr cam farm some- how with capital less than that. But those days have passed, at least I hope so. There has been a great amount of talk—and talk is cheap-about, i-e- peopling the countryside and rebuilding the agricultural industry but that can- not be done unless ownership of small- holdings is granted. John Stuart Mill said: "Give a man the secure possession of a l'deak rock, and he will turn it into a garden; give a nine years' lease of a garden, and he will convert it into a desert. The magic of property turns sand to geld." Land and liberty, and not liberty and land. on cannot have liberty 'without la.nd. Back to the land first and the i back to the home—you '•auiiot have home without land. I am, etc., I Tnmsaran, T. E. DA YIES, I 12th Sept., 1917. E. DAA-IES.

Volunteer Battalion. ——<& .—— Week ending 29th Sept., 1917. Monday 7.25 p.rn, N.C.O.'s Class. Lecture on Map-reading bv Lieut. J. Evans, AI.C. Tuesdav: 7.2.) p.m., Intended Order Drill. Thursday: 7.2.) p.m., Musketry/ Friday: 7.25 p. m., Platoon Drill. Dross.—Plain Clothes Armlets to be worn. Armlets.—INgC.O. s and men in posses- sion of Armlets will return same to store at the Drill Hall, Murray street. The Command-hrg Officer hopes that "Enrolled Members" will make every effort to obtain recruits for the Battalion, so that the necessary numbers required to complete the establishment allocated to Llanelly may be obtained. I (Signed) A. G. Thomas, Major, Acting Adjutant 1st Bat. Carm. Vol. Rgt

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¡; ;1"  'I I  ¡:nr A Grim OrdeaL .11 'jI. ¡;, r  LLANELLYJTE OX A TORPEDOED SHIP. t" Among tho patients now lying in Ler- wick Hospital, Shetland Isles, is a young Llanellyite named loan Lewis, son of Mr and ilrs. John Lewis, 62 Penallt terrace. He is one of the latest victims of German piracy, being one of the officers on a. steamer which was torpedoed in sight of land. The other members of the crew escaped unhurt, Lc-wis being nearest to the piace v. here the vessel was struck, sustaining tenable injuries to one of his. legs. As the doomed vessel was sinking, he scrambled down a long rope on to the lifeboat and was then conveyed to hos- pital. It was at first feared that he would lose his leg but there is now a chance, we are glad to hear,of saving it. Under the circumstances Air T,c-i-i, io congratulating himself on having got off so well. W ritmg home he savs that his escape from death was miraculous. A s- j it was the sleeve of his coat was blown off and he got off the ship very scantily attired. Before taking up his duties on sea, he was superintendent of the cold, roll department at the Morfa Works.

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Remarkable War Prophecy. DISCOVERY ON AN ISLAND IN THE BALTIC. The following translation of an article in a. Danish newspaper has been for- warded by a reader of the "Nottingham Guardian." At the breaking down of a wall in the Monastery of the Holy Ghost at Vismar (a, city on the island of Gotland, in the Baltic) a 200 year old propiiecy of the war has been found. The prophecy, which was written on parch- ment by a monk in the year 1701, is now kept in the Town Hall of Vismar. The manuscript reads :— "Europe will some day, when the seat of the Pope is vacant, meet with a fear- ful punishment. Seven nations will turn themsch-cs against a hird with two heads. The hird will defend itself with wings and talons. A monarch who al- ways mounts his horse from the wrong side shalt be surrounded hy a wall of foes. It will be a tough struggle against east and west, and the lives of many men shall be lost. "War chariots shall roll forward with- out horses, and fire-dragons shall fly through the sky and spew fire and sul- phur and destroy towns. Mankind will not listen to the foreboding of God, and He shall turn away from them. The war shaH last three years and five months. Starvation and disease will follow. "Bread will be controlled and distri- buted among the people. Men will be lurking at the bottom of the sea for their prey. The war will ,sta;-t when the corn is ripening in thefields, and reach its maximum pitch when the eherrv trees are blooming for the third time. Peace will bo obtained about Christmas."

SHOP HOURS PROSECUTION. Amy Parish, 92, Station road, was prosecuted at the Police Court on Wed- nesday for not dosing her shop at the specified hour on August 30th, and Cicila Warlow, 107, Ann street, was summoned for aiding and abetting the defendant. P.C. Connick said that Mrs. Parish when charged replied: "The little bov came for an egg before eight o'clock, but he was a ha'penny short." Mrs. Warlow said that when she sent her son for the egg she did not know they were 3d. each. He depoiter1 2J(1., and witness called later for the egg. The Bench ordered Mrs. Parish to pay -o ■s. fid. towards the costs and the case against the defendant Warlow was dis- missed on payment of Is. towards the costs.