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# HIGH WATER AT LLANELLY. (The times given below have the extra hour added). To-day: 1.45 a.m.; 2.22 p.m. Sunday: 2.52 a.m.; 3.27 p.m. Monday: 3.57 a.m.; 4.28 p.m. Tuesday: 4.57 a.m.; 5.22 p.m. Wednesday 5.47 a.m.; 6.7 p.m. Thursday: 6.28 a.m.; 6.45 p.m. Friday: 7.3 a.m.; 7.20 p.m. 1

Sporting Gossip Lir.ntU.t v. Bi'itcn Ferry. Llanelly Ists opened their season on Saturday in ideal cricket weather, when they entertained Briton Ferry Town at Stradey. Owing to a scarcity of players, many second eleven men were chosen. The visitors were a recognized strong combination and a good game was ex- pected. The Ferry men winning the toss, elected to take first knock on a wicket which decidedly favoured the batsmen, and sent in A. Thomas and J. W. Jones to jaco the bowling of Dai Davies and Martin Davies. There was quite a sensational, and for Llanelly, an encouraging opening, Jones being smartly caught by W. P. Williams in the slips off Dai Davies' second de- livery. Arundale, who filled the vacancy, was lucky in being missed off his second hit, but after this soon got busy, being especially severe on M. Davies, lifting I him over the pavilion for 6 on two occa- sions. I At the other end, Dai Davies was bowl- ing exceedingly well, the batsmen paying him the greatest respect, and taking no liberties. Arundale was now getting quite at home, and when T. J. Thomas came in to partnei him things began to look rather gloomy for the home team.. The two batsmen played pretty cricket, and it was nd until Fred WjJIhms removed Martin I Davies that a separation was ejected. Dai Da vies bowled Thomas with a good ball, and soon afterwards Arundale" in attempting to effect n big drive, was ■ clean bowled by Fred "Williams, having contributed a splendid 30. Things began to brighten up consider- ably for Llanelly, and when the last men went in the score stood at 99-ilot a very formidable one, considering that the visitors had been 60 for two wickets. The j last wicket stand, however, proved un- expectedly stubborn and the score was carried to 139 before one of the men was II run out. Llanelly started operations with Percy Rees and W. Davies, against the bowling cf Arundale and Johrhs. From the outset it was obvious that neither batsmen was at his case. Percy Rees was not destined for a long stay, being caught in the slips off Johns. Will Davies soon followed, being given out at the wicket, a decision which evidently .did not satisfy him. Capt. Hubert John followed, and was partnered by W. P. Williams. Both batsmen inspired hopes by their forceful tactics, but at 49 Williams was run out, and Hubert John succumbed to Arun- dale's bowling at 63. He had made 16 runs, the highest score on the home side. Hopes were entertained that H. E. Jones and D. Davies would improve mat- ters, but after compiling 15, Davies was clean bowled by a full-toss from Johns. The chances of Llanelly winning were now very remote, but John Howell and D. H. Davies strove manfully to pull the game out of the fire, but with no success. The innings ended score at 110, the Ferry men being victorious by 29. COMMENTS. One can say at once that the visitors deserved their success, if only by reason of the woefully weak fielding of the Llan- elly men. It was very disappointing throughout the innings, and fell far be- low the standard expected of first eleven cricket. The home men seemed unable j tc pull themselves together on the field. They appeared either too indifferent or were underestimating their opponents' strength. The bowling was on the whole good, Dai Davies again distinguishing himself, capturing six wickets for 44 runs, whilst F. Williams had two for 30. Davies, however, should have been relieved, as towards the conclusion of the game he showed signs of tiring. Capt. John, for instance, must not underestimate his own bowling. He was j quite a good bowler at Blundell's School, j and has valuable experience as his aid. Sec:}mfs at Pontardl:lals, Seconds at Pontartfirlais. j The Seconds journeyed to Pontardulais | on Saturday to try conclusions with their old rivals. Unfortunately, the team was, weakened by several of their best players i assisting the premiers. The Seconds collapsed against the bowl- ing of Jack Williams and L. Jones, the whole side being out for a paltry 38. The i top scorer was Rhys Paton, who has only recently left the County School. He con- tributed 9 runs. Pontardulais knocked together 97, 42 of which were scored in fine style by J. Williams, 17 by Luther Jones, and 11 by A. Jenkins. Griff Rowe was the most effective bowler for Llanelly, taking five wickets for 31, whilst Jere Griffiths took one for 5, and Bert Gibson one for 9. I BOW LS. Pare Howard 'A' pliyed at Jersey Park, Swansea, on Saturday, where they were beaten by the home team by 18 shots; (68—86). Only one of the "A" rinks was successful, and that was the four led by Oliver Russell, who kept the upper hand over skip J. W. Palmer for the greater part of the game; holding the "Jack" for the last nine ends and scor- ing 21—9, thus winning by 12 shots. The other three rinks could not adapt themselves to the "green" (?) and were defeated by their opponents. The green was in a very rough state, and under the circumstances it was no disgrace to be ].'den. Most teams who play at Jersey this season will doubtless come a cropper on such turf. The second tie for tho "Pretoria" cup competition was played at the Park be- tween the Pare Howard "A" and "B" teams on Tuesdfty in beautiful weather, and before a fairly large crowd of spec- tators. The "B" team was well up on ..s;a¡"a. lanftiTMMriw— 'I the 5th end (28—11), and kept the lead until the 14th end, when the greater ex- perience of the "A" men began to telL: The game, however, was well contested, and the linal result was a win for the "A" team by only 6 shots (93—87). Skip Hinder and Russell were on the winning I side, and Skips J. Jones and J. James were up for the "B's." The chief feature of the game was I score of 8 shots at one end by the rink led by D. Hinder (capt). The programme for next week is as follows:—Pare Howard "B" play Panty- gwydwr at Brynmill on Tuesday, and Pare Llewelyn at Pare Howard on Satur- day. Pare Howard "A" piny Morriston on Saturday at Mor;ton.

THEFT FROM AN ALLOTMENT. Frederick Wm. Woods, 113, James street, and Sidney Phillips, 80, Swansea, road, were charged with stealing five bean sticks, the property of Robert. Powell, at the Juvenile Police Court on Thursday. P.C. 107 stated that on the 20th ult. he saw the defendants entering an'allot- men at. Llanerch. They took some bean sticks'from a. bundle which was tied, and lying near the edge. The defendants then went into an adjoining field, and he followed them. He then met the de- fendant Woods coming towards him. Ho asked him where he had taken the sticks that he had taken from the plot. He re- plied "I was, only looking for nests." He (the consta b le ) then saw the other de- fendant kneeling over the sticks with a rope in his hand. When questioned about thenj he stated: "I was only playing." When he requested the defendants to ac- company him to where the sticks were- they both ran away. Both defendants pleaded guilty, an d were orloved to pay 5s. towards the costs.

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URBAN v. RURAL. I A settlement of the water dispute was arrived at in London on Monday between the Rural Council and the Cor- poration. This is satisfactory, so far as r- goes, but how is it that so happy an ending to the wretched squabble could not be reached in Llanelly ? That is what the ratepayers in both areas have a right to know, so that the blame can be thrown upon the proper shoulders. Writing in this column a fortnight ago we advocated another conference between the -two Councils so that the ruinous costs of the Parliamentary proceedings might be avoided. If our a-dvice had been followed thousands of pounds would have been saved, and good feeling restored between the rival authorities. Unfortunately the Rural Council, egged on, it is stated, by some of the new members who knew next to nothing of the merits of the dispute, refused all advances and showed that they were spoiling for a fight. Our only regret is that it is not; possible to make these irresponsible fire-eaters foot the bill. If they had to pay the costs them- selves, wo do not think that they would have been in such a, hurry to brief coun- sel and engage expert witnesses. So far as the Corporation are concerned, it is only fair to say that they arc in no way responsibl e for thi, fl,,t-rant waste of the ratepayers' money. Whatever their mis- takes have been in their dealings with the Rural Council, in this last pliase of the dispute their attitude has been above reproach. For nearly twelve months they have shown a most conciliatory spirit, and at the conference a few months ago, they suggested a compromise which was accepted by the representatives of the other Council. Heads of agreement were drawn up and it looked as though the hatchet had been -permanently buried. Soon aftermards, however, the n'ural Council repudiated the conference and all that it had achieved. under these cir- cumstances, of course, there was only one alternative—to fight out the issue before the Parliamentary Committee. The ,settlement agreed upon is itself ample justification of the stand taken by the Corporation. Two Llanelly newspapers have been telling us for months past with wearisome iteration that the Corporation "did not have a leg to stand on." The best comment upon this ridiculous asser- tion is to be found in the final proceed- ings on Monday. X-RAYS AT THE HOSPITAL. IT will, we believe, come as a surprise — to most of the subscribers to be told that the Hospital is not provided with an X-Ray apparatus. There is no need to refer here to the general efficiency of this institution or to the admirable work done within its walls by the medical prac- titioners of the town, and a demoted staff of nurses. It is obvious, however, that the usefulness of the Hospital must be seriously circumbscribed by the absence of any means whereby X-rays can be brought to bear upon serious surgical and other cases. Such has been the progress made in medicine and surgery during the last few years that this apparatus is to- day part of the equipment of practically every hospital. Nothing of the kind exists in Llanelly, however, and all cases requiring >-ray examination have to be transferred to Swansea. We do not think that the employers and the work- men of the town, who subscribe so generously towards the Hospital, can be satisfied with this state of things, and now that attention has been drawn to it we feel sure that tne necessary steps will be taken to bring the Hospital up-to-date in every sense of the word. How local patients are handicapped may be illus- trated by a recent case. Not many days ago a little girl fell awkwardly while at play and sustained a serious fracture. Before the fracture could be satisfactorily set, X-rays had to be applied and this made it necessary that she should be re- moved to Swansea by motor car. The little patient was treated at Swansea for some dais and then conveyed home. A second journey to Swansea had to be undertaken later, and this will probably be followed by a third with all its attend- ant expense, not to speak of the un- necessary pain caused to the little suf- ferer by delay in treatment. Other cases equally serious could be cited, and we commend the matter to the sympathetic attention of the commitee. LOCAL TRANSPORT PROBLEM. IT is high time that the Corporation took into their serious consideration the framing of regulations for governing local means of transport. No one who passes through the town on Thursdays and Saturdays can question the need of some controlling authority to make and enforce bye-laws for the protection of the public, using motor ears and other vehicles. Regular "lines" of motor busses are now running between Llanelly, Burry Port, Cross Hands, Llannon, and Llangennech. This trafifc-, of course, de- serves to be encouraged, but should it not be incumbent upon the owners of these vehicles to provide proper accommodation for their passengers P Nearly every bus and car that arrives in the town on market days is dangerously overloaded. Whose duty it is to see that the busses are safe we do not know, but the Cor- poration as the licensing authority, have a moral responsibility in the matter. We see no reason, too, why these public carriers should not be called upon to pro- vide waiting rooms as is done by the railway companies. Yaughan street and Frederick street on Thursday and Satur- day nights are crowded with people waiting for the Cross Hands busses. In wet weather their plight may be imagined. IVith their baskets and other Lmpedimen- ters they block up the roadway for hours at a time.

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I 15th WELSH RECT. (Carm. Batt). A general meeting will be held on Sun- day, June 15tli, it, the Y.M.C.A. Lounge Room, at 2.30 siarp.—W. J. Jenkins, Hon. Sec. PARC HOWARD HOSPITAL. The Matron tcknowledges with many thanks the following gifts received during the month of May:—Flowers. Lady Dynevor, Miss Trubshaw, Miss Doris Williams and Miss P. Evans; rhiibarb Mrs. D. Will ams; magazines, jam, cigarettes, two pairs socks, vegeta bles: Miss Maclaren; illustrated papers: Lady Howard; magazines: Mr. Prytherch; cigarettes: Mrs. Francis; washing cloths, Mrs. McVicar; 28 day shirts and 8 pairs socks: Amman Valley Division B.R.C. > i

PIT$H AND TOSS. I At the Juverile Police Court on Thurs- day James Phi.pin, back of Bryn terrace, was charged with playing pitch and toss in Cambrian street. Defendant peaded not guilty. A constable stated that he saw the de- fendant with two other boys playing pitch and toss in Cambrian street. When they saw him they ran away and left threepence on the road. Defendant: I was only watching the other boys plav. Presiding Magistrate (Mr. W. Y. Novill): Was it your money they were playing with F Defendant: I don't know: Supt. Jones reported a previous con- viction against the defendant of the same offence. Defendant was ordered to pay 5s. 6d. I towards the costs.

Coal Trade Future. I WHAT NATIONALIZATION WOULD MEAN. Addressing the Llanelly Rotary Club on Thursday, Capt. H. H. Whaite, of the National Democratic Party, discussed in detail the proposed nationalization of the coal trade. He claimed that our position in the world today was due to the suc- cessful application of individualism to our great industries. During the last 50 years the output of coal has increased from 86 millions to 287 million tons. In- deed, RO successfully and so scientifically have the mines of this country been worked that only the very gravest reasons should be urged in favour of any change. Can these wonderful results be main- tained if the Government take over the working of the industry ? If the Govern- ment manages the coal mines as the Pest Office has been managed, the profits will have to come out of the pockets of the public. Extravagance and Bungling. I The extravagance and bungling, and I above all, the dilatoriness of Govern- I ment departments have long been a bye- word. The revelations of the criminal waste of public money in the Munitions Department, for instance, are such as to make one pause before entrusting to the Government such a gigantic undertaking as the coal industry. Instances could be enumerated any one of which would suffice to jeopardize the stability of a business firm any one of which would have led to the instant dismissal and replacement of k the officials responsible for the gross mis- management. It is as hard to remove an inefficient Government official as it is to dig up the Isle of Man; whereas under private ownership, inefficiency meets with very prompt and very drastic treatment. Under a Government scheme, there would be an enormous increase of Government I officials working at a fixed salary to whom the prospects that are always open I to ability and industry in private enter- prizes would not obtain. Can the Govern- ment afford to pay for the best talent ? Wire PBmng and Political Jobbery. I The best engineers, the best, chemists, the best surveyors, command the best salaries. Government control would eliminate practically all competition in this respect, and in the light of past ex- perience we know full well that there would he a tendency towards wire pulling I and political jobbery to replace tests of efficiency. The search for, and when found, the exploitation of minerals will always Be in the nature of speculative enterprise. There were numerous in- stances of mine owners sinking thousands of pounds in mines worked at a loss for many years in the belief that eventually they would prove a success. Dare the Government take such risks ? It is now generally admitted that in any scheme of nationalization, coal will become dearer to the consumer. There is also evidence to support the view that as wages in- crease, the output of coal decreases. These two facts taken together constitute a very serioifs menace to the whole of the coal industry. Mr. Sidney Webb defin- itely stated that any hope of a fall in the price of coal must not be entertained, and Sir Auckland Geddics recently an- nounced that since the increase of miners wages, there has been a decrease in pro- duction. Dearer coal means an increase in the price of all manufactured goods and the effect upon our export trade is obvious. Coal exports are one of the greatest and most valuable assets of the nation. Exports pay for imports. Proceeding, Capt. Whaite pointed out that under the Government the miner will receive his simple wage. Under private ownership, however, there is no reason why he should not become an active participant with the owner in such profits as they both make. Slums everywhere. I With regard to housing, miners are not the only people who live in inferior dwellings. The coal trade cannot beheld responsible for how its employees live any more than Co-operative Societies. Nothing is being heard of the numerous instances where the owners have gene to great trouble and expense in this matter. There are slums everywhere, and it is for every member of the community to aid in their abolition. The hope for the future lies in the co-operation of Capital and Labour, based upon sound economic principles that will be fair to all. Royalties. "I am not taking the question of royalties," said the speaker in conclusion, "to my mind there is here a different principle involved. I can conceive of real nationalization where the interests of all are considered, where individualism is encouraged, where activity and enterprise are rewarded whenever found. National- ization as it is put forward by its leading advocates to-day, however, stultifies this, and I am compelled to join issue against what is. little more than an at- tempt to seize property without recog- nition of ownership.