WEEKLY COMMENTS.i|1909-07-08|The Llanelly Mercury and South Wales Advertiser

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WEEKLY COMMENTS. i THE news of Sir Arthur Stepney's tragically sudden death, which reached Llanelly on Saturday afternoon, spread like wild fire throughout the town, but it was received everywhere with a certain amount of in- credulity. The first impressions which the ioremost vaguely worded telegram created were, that he had been the victim of an accident on a railway in Arizona. After- lyards, that he had been run over near some station, and thus, for some time, no definite information could be ascertained. Later in the day, however, a more reliable statement was obtained to the effect that Sir Arthur, who was suffering from a weak heart, had succumbed to the effects of an excessive heat vave, which has for some days been passing over the greater part I of the United States, and everyone then realised the fact that he was no more. I

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?E greatest portion of LIaneHy is built on the Stepney Estate, and, although Sir ?rthur was, and always had been, to all Intents and purposes, an absent landlord, and the town had in a marked degree suffered the consequences of the same, yet it cannot be said of him that he was Ulnindful of the welfare of the place. IllS insatiable love for travel was un- doubtedly accountable for his long periods Of absence, but during all his peregrina- tiolis he always maintained a very warm Corner in his heart for the place where IS devoted parents happily spent a great eal of their time during the declining years of their lives. It did not signify hat part of the globe Sir Arthur so- J. °urned in, nor what he might be inte- ested in-at the time, he would invariably nme to write to his representative at ?aelly a long and interesting letter with to something in connection with ? town and harbour of Llanelly. It .as a part of Mr. Thomas Jones' (the 4gel't to the Stepney Estate) duty to keep his chief well posted up with all atters connected with the affairs of the ?D, and we venture to state, without of c)ntradiction, that there is no- body living to-day-with the exception of .1 ?' ?ones, of course—who knows one- hundredth part of what Sir Arthur did for the town of Llanelly and its population rom tIme to tune.. fr,),a time t,) time.

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wh'\ liberal gifts of valuable volumes "hich Sir Arthur periodically presented to 'he Public Library were known to every- h?? dy, although it was not his personal lre that the same should be noised abroad but his acts of generosity in other uections were, by his strict inj unctions, always treated as dead secrets. The natural result of this was, that the public generally came to the conclusion that the Presentation of books to the library was aoout all that Sir Arthur ever did for the town, and upon more than one occasion it has been said, in derogatory terms, of p.llt,se' ^,at ,he was quite welcomed to keep I-Ollilse, that he was quite welcomed to keep hIS gIfts. Nothing pleased him more, for wlio a- m Councillor made such a re- rnm-v in his ignorance of the true facts, 46 f u certain that nobody knew of his dp?.eJ cts of kindness in other ways. We do not hesitate to say that he was in no "?aY gi Ven to ostentation, and had it been Possible for him to present the gifts of books to the Library unknowing to anyone, th°f would have been the method which ? ??.? have adopted, but his known lib lty in this respect has been the to.eas of giving Llanelly one of the finest p. iLibraries in South Wales, and in son resPGcts second to none. Not a ? ?P?ts second to none. Not a ? ? ?? ?'?? of his gifts to ?the?Poor not a syllable ever uttered w regard to the orphans he befriended Y Undertaking to support and educate t4e ?? a thousand and one more acts "Ildness he did, but which will be buri ? ?ietly in the same grave as him- and lost sight of for ever. Our fead ^• will probably, be surprised to ?i Sir ?'?? spent annually in I?nH alone over one thousand pounds (and ?? years considerably more than t at) In the distribution of charitable gifts. ? ?? in reality in this respect what his renv< in Llanelly made him. It ^as ifutati. ves in Llanelly made him. It se^om' if ever, he refused to assist a wn1 7 ?d deserving applicant. He has, howfiyer' passed to the great beyond, and j we do l0t hesitate to say that by his <Wh T iane^y lias lost one of her most Serifs Us honors and liberal benefactors.

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! LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.I

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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. Pegler's Stores Best Butter, Is. per lb. Miss S. Williams, Llwynhendy, secured the prize in the soprano solo competition at Pont-Neath-Vaughan on Saturday. Eleven adherents were received into mem- bership at Lloyd Street Chapel on Sunday evening last by the Rev. J. J. Jones, B.A. DANIEL EVANS, Lakefieid Place, Shipping Agent for all principal lines to all parts of the world. 3867 The Rev. Daniel Hughes, Calfaria, has re- ceived an invitation to the pastorate of the English Baptist Chapel, Crane Street, Ponty- pool. Nurse Gould, 32 Nelson Terrace-, Llanelly. Medical, Surgical, Midwifery, and Maternity Monthly Cases taken, or daily visits. Terms on Application. 6680 Mrs. Edwards, Island Place, an elderly woman, fractured her leg whilst on a visit to the Mumbles on Saturday with one of the local Sunday Schools, by slipping off one of the pleasure novelty railways near the Mumbles Pier. Try Pegler's Extras Flour 2/6 per score. The following are winning numbers of the art drawing held in aid of Mr. W. Evans, 6 Andrew Street :lst, 599; 2nd, 1854; 3rd, 1795; 4th, 1875; 5th, 948; 6th, 614; 7th, 1904; 8th, 2863; 9th, 257; 10th, 850; 11th, 923; 12th, 435; 13th, 824; 14th, 846; 15th, 718; 16th, 273; 17th, 2866; 18th, 2857. 6679 Steamship Booking Office for all Lines—Mr. J. Vaughan Evans, next door to the Post Office. 6842 Clifford Thomas (single), residing with his parents at the Telephone Exchange, Pontar- dulais, a fitter employed at the Cambrian Tin- plate Works, had one of his arms badly crushed between some cogs whilst oiling machinery on Monday evening. He was atten- ded by Dr. Isaac, and later in the evening re- moved to the Llanelly Hospital. On Sunday evening last Mr. Rhys Richards, grocer, Bridge Street, who has been secretary of Tabernacle Chapel for over twenty years, was presented by the members with an illu- minated address and a gold watch. The ad- dress was executed by Mr. T. Rhys Davies, of Vaughan Street, and the watch was supplied by Mr. W. J. Thomas, jeweller, Park Street. Nurse Roberts, 22 Stepney Place, Llanelly, attends midwifery and maternity cases in Llanelly and district. Nurse Roberts was trained at the Birmingham Lying-in Hospital, and has recently been successful in the exa- mination of the Central Midwives Board held at Birmingham. 6663 We are pleased to inform our readers that Mr. Martin W. Knoyle, son of Mr. William Knoyle, of Cowell Street, Llanelly, and Mr. T. J. Lewis, Sandy House, have successfully passed the recent final examination of the Law Society. Mr. Knoyle was articled to the late Mr. W. Buckley Roderick, of the firm of Messrs. Roderick and Co., and Mr. Lewis to Mr. D. Jennings. Pegler's Stores for Patent Medicines. At an eisteddfod held at Llandilo on Mon- day the following were the local successes:— Welsh recitation, T. Glyndwr Richards, Llan- elly; children's solo, 2nd, J. Williams, Llwyn- hendy; Welsh recitation, Owen Thomas, Pem- berton, Llanelly, and D. Coedfab Davies, Cross Hands; violin solo, Miss S. A. Williams, Pemberton Street, Llanelly; tenor solo, Mr. Glyn Walters, Gowerton; soprano solo, Miss Blodwen Hopkins, Llangennech. D. Mansel (late of Golden Fleece) has opened at Cowell Street and Market Entrance, with a new stock of Drapery and Millinery Goods. At the annual shoot of the Pembrokeshire Yeomanry, which was held at Llandilo on Wednesday afternoon of last week, Corporal F. H. Watkeys, of Llanelly, surprised the squadron by securing all the chief prizes of the day, both in the recruit and the open classes. Corporal Watkeys only joined a few months ago, and his display on this occasion was not anticipated. It is very gratifying, in- asmuch as the Llanelly team has for many years been considered the most inefficient team in the squadron. Now that the ice has been broken, we hope to hear of further suc- cesses of the Llanelly mounted men. Musicians of note are of opinion that our young friend, Mr. Henry Davies, Anneeley I Street, is a most prominent vocalist, and should win great fame in the musical word. Mr Davies is a faithful member of Tabernacle Church, and has rendered valuable services to the choir of Tabernacle, which has un- doubtedly done much good to his sonorous voice. As a competitor Mr. Davies has been very successful of late, having won several substantial prizes. His latest successes are the bass solo at Llandebie Eisteddfod, out of many well-known aspirants, and a part of the champion solo at Pwll Competitive Concert on Tuesday evening of last week. We wish him further success. At the re-opening of the Shire Hall, Carmar- then, on Friday, the Rev. Fuller Mills ex- pressed his gladness that the work had been carried on in such a way that their Llanelly "friends ought to be fascinated by the hall as the central position for the administration of the judicial affairs of the county. Although there had been a little antagonism between the sister boroughs from time to time, he thought the fact would now be realised that Carmarthen was the metropolis of Carmar- thenshire. Mr. Ernest Trubshaw, J.P., D.L., as representing Llanelly, added a few words of admiration, and Mr. Mills expressed his delight that Mr. Trubshaw was there to show that there was no ill-feeling between the two towns. WELSH FIELD CO. R.E.-Orderly officer, Second-lieutenant H. S. Burn; orderly ser- geant, Serg-f, W. H. Griffiths; orderly corporal, Corpl. T. Phillips. Saturday, 10th.—The Com- pany (mounted and dismounted) will parade ( at Headquarters at 2.30 p.m. prompt, and proceed to Machynys Rifle Range to fire a course of musketry. The O.C. Company re- quests every member to make a special effort to attend. Uniform, Service dress and great coats. Refreshments will he provided. Band to attend. Monday, 12th—Recruits' drill, 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, 13th.-Engineering practice at Engineering Ground, 7 to 8 and 8 to 9 p.m. Uniform, Service dress. All mounted mem- bers should obtain horses' which will be available for Camp. Notice re Cainp.-All members of the detachment are expected to attend the annual training in Camp at Chat- ham from 1st to 15th August, .1909, unless pre- vented by illness. In such case a medical certificate must be sent to O.C. Company by July 24th.—-(Signed) R. A. Nevill, major, O.C. Welsh Field Company, R.E. -T'

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Death of Sir Arthur Stepney, Bart. The reception of the news of the death of Sir Emile Algernon Arthur Keppel Cowell- Stepney, at Llanelly, late on Saturday after- noon, threw the town into a state of stupor. The first telegram received was so vaguely worded that it created doubts in the minds of many as to whether the body found was in reality that of Sir Arthur Stepney. It was worded as follows:— NEW YORK, Saturday. A telegram from Yuma (Arizona) states that the body of a man, with papers in his pockets bearing the name Arthur Carl (or Cowell) Stepney, London, has been found at the railway station there. I Later telegrams, however, dispelled all doubts and fears, for they conclusively proved that he was the man. Those telegrams were to the following effect:— A telegram from Yuma states that the evi- dence at the inquest on the body of the man supposed to be Sir Arthur Cowell Stepney showed that the deceased suffered greatly from the heat after his arrival there, and that this, coupled with heart weakness, was the cause of his sudden death. He had taken out American citizenship papers in 1906. He was an entomologist, and was coming to the de- sert this season to increase his collection of beetles. No replies have been received to the tele- grams sent to the London solicitors yesterday. Pending en answer, the body will be held by local undertakers. -Reuter. NEW YORK, Sunday. A telegram from Los Angeles states that it is generally accepted there that the body found at the railway station at Yuma (Arizona) is that of Sir Arthur Cowell-Step- ney, who was well-known to the British Vice- Consul at Los Angeles. The latter says that Sir Arthur often visited him on business matters, but he had received no news of him since he left Los Angeles six months ago.- Reuter. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH. Representative of one of the oldest and best known territorial families of South Wales, Sir Emile Algernon Arthur Keppel Cowell-Step- ney, Bart., J.P., D.L., F.R.G.S., of Llanelly, County Carmarthen, has worthily borne his own share in contributing to the honours of his house, which has for many generations enjoyed distinction for the extent and value of its services. Sir Emile is the second baro- net of the second creation, succeeding his father in 1877. Of ancient origin, the Stepneys had long been a family of considerable influence when John Stepney, of Prendergast, Co. Pembroke, was created a baronet in 1621, ten years after the institution of that distinguished order in England by James I. Two of the sons of the first baronet suc- ceeded in turn to the title, and, both dying without issue, the title devolved upon their nephew, the eldest son of Thomas Stepney, by his marriage with Priscilla, second daughter of Sir Henry Jones, Bart. Sir John Stepney, fourth baronet, was married to Justina Maria Anne, daughter and sole heir of Sir Anthony Vandyke, whose wife was a granddaughter of William Ruthven, Earl of Gowrie and Lord Ruthven, who was beheaded at Stirling in 1584. Lady Vandyke is believed to have been eventually the only descendant of her grand- father, and to have carried the representation of the Ruthven family into that of Stepney. By marriage, Sir Thomas Stepney, fifth baronet, who succeeded his father in 1861, allied his house to that of another ancient and famous Welsh family, the Vaughan, who were descended from all the ancient chief- tains and princes of Wales, and who likewise derived descent from the royal house of Plan- tagenet. His wife, Margaret, was daughter and co-heir of John Vaughan, of Llanelly, and brought the Llanelly estate to the Stepneys. The succession continued in the male line un- til the baronetcy became extinct on the death of the ninth baronet in 1825. Sir John Step- ney, eighth baronet, was Member of Parlia- ment for Monmouth, and for some years En- voy at the Courts of Dresden and Berlin. Dying in 1811, he was succeeded by his brother Thomas, who died without issue in 1825. Lady Catherine Stepney, wife of the ninth baronet, and daughter of Thomas Pollok, LL. D., was a leader in literary and artistic circles, and an authoress whose work showed careful observa- tion of London Society. She died in 1845. It was in 1871 that a baronetcy was again con- ferred upon a member of the house ot Step- ney-a direct descendant of Sir Thomas Step- ney, seventh baronet of the former creation, who married Elizabeth, only child and heiress of Thomas Lloyd, Esq., of Danyrallt, Co. Car- mar then. Dying in 1772, his two sons succes- \1 sively held the titles. Justina Maria, his younger daughter, had an only daughter by her first marriage. She married secondly, in 1788, General Andrew Cowell, of CoIeshiU, Bucks., at one time lieutenant-colonel of the Coldstream Guards, who commanded thg Brigade of Guards in the Irish Rebellion. Their eldest son, born in 1791, was created a baronet in 1871. By royal licence in 1857 lie had taken for himself and issue the surname of Stepney after that of Cowell, and the arms of Stepney quarterly with those of Cowell. Like his father. Sir John Stepney, Cowell-Stepney, J.P., D.L., K.H., F.SA., was a lieutenant-colonel in the Coldstream Guards, and was for many years prominent1) identified with the public life of Carmarthenshire, which he served as high sheriff in 1862. He was twice married. His first wife, by whom he had an only son, who died in 1872, was a daughter of the Hon. Robert Annesley, and grand-daughter of Richard, Earl of Annesley. He married secondly, in 1823, Euphemina Jamina, daughter of General John Murray, of Glenalla, Co. Donegal, by whom he had two sons, the elder of whom, like his two imme- diate sires, attained the rank of lieutenant- colonel in the Coldstream Guards. He was page-of-honour to both King William IV. and Queen Victoria, and was among those who fell at the Battle of Inkerman. Sir John died in 1877, at the age of 86, being succeeded by ins only surviving son. Sir Emile was born at Manheim, Germany, on December 26th, 1834. He has shown con- spicuous success in a career of varied activity, and his services in the County of Carmarthen alone have marked him as a man of excep- tional usefulness in public life. Particularly has this been the ease in political services. As a Liberal he represented Carmarthen from 1876 to 1873, while he was returned as member for the same constituency in 1886, his sym- pathies then being with the Liberal Unionist Party, and he held the seat until 1892. A deputy-lieutenant of the county, he exercised his magisterial duties in the Llanelly Divi- sion, and in the affairs of that locality, as in- deed in the general life of the county, he took great interest. He was high sheriff in 1884. Sir Emile, who married in 1875 the Hon. Margaret Warren, fourth daughter of George, Lord de Tabley, was educated at Eton, and was for twenty years connected with the Foreign Office. There is in the, South Aisle of Westminster Abbey an elaborate monument to the memory of George Stepney, a notable descendant of the Stepneys, of Prendergast. Born in 1663, he was the son of George Stepney, groom of the chamber to Charles II, and grandson of Sir Thomas Stepney, Kt., cup-bearer to Charles I. He had a very successful diplomatic career, Mackay declaring of him that no Englishman ever understood the affairs of Germany so well, and few Germans better. He died in September, 1707, and was buried in great state in Westminster Abbey, the pall-bearers being two dukes, two earls, and two barons. Collections of his letters are preserved in the British Museum and in the Public Record Office, while the Earl of Macclesfield pos- sesses another large collection. Sir Emile Cowell Stepney's seats are The Dell, Llanelly, and Woodend, South Ascot, Berks. He was a member of the Traveller's and Brooks' Clubs. The greater portion of Llan- elly is built on the Stepney Estate, and the revenue derived is estimated at between £ 25,000 and P,30,000 per annum. Sir Arthur was a shrewd observer of men and things, but, unfortunately for the community, he was so infrequently at home that he was not able to take the part that otherwise would have been his in the development of the town and district. His letters, however, which were both long and many, and some of them writ- ten from the other end of the world, displayed a deep interest in all the concerns of the town. He was especially anxious for the de- velopment of the harbour, and when at home he rarely missed a meeting of the har- bour board. Some years ago he offered to I purchase a dredger to be used for deepening the channel, but for some reason or other the offer was not accepted. Another local in- stitution dear to his heart was the public lib- rary, the shelves of which he has enriched with seven or eight thousand well-selected volumes. Sir Arthur was the hon. president of the library, and it is due, to him alone that the ratepayers of Llanelly have at their service to-day one of the finest collections of books to be found in the Principality. During the last few years-dating from the appoint- ment of Mr. Thomas Jones as estate agent-a very successful departure in the laying out of the Stepney Estate for building purposes has baen carried out with the happiest results, some of the best features of Mr. Burn's Town- planning Bill having been anticipated and adopted. THE COUNCIL, AND HIS GENEROSITY. I At a meeting of the Urban District Council on Monday evening, Mr. E. T. Jones, the chairman, said he had the unpleasant duty of referring to the death of Sir Arthur Step- i ney. He was a great benefactor to the Lib- rary of the town, and was its president for a great number of years. He felt sure that by Sir Arthur's death the town of Llanelly, and the Library in particular, were very much the losers. He thought they should make a re- cord of his invaluable services to the town and the Library in the past. Mr. William David, in seconding, said he had been associated with Sir Arthur in con- nection with the Library since the first time he was elected president. He was also on the deputation that met him at the railway station on one of his frequent departures from Llanelly, when he consented to act as presi- dent, and they knew that not for a single year from that far away date had he ever forgotten to make a splendid contribution of books to the Library. With all his eccentricities-and he supposed he had them—he never forgot the Library. It was unanimously decided to put on re- cord his invaluable service to the town of Llanelly.

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ALLEGED BANK FORGERY. I SENSATIONAL ARREST. Lloyd's Bank Manager in Custody. A sensational errest was made by Superin- i tendent Rogers about one o'clock on Wednes- day, when Mr Arthur Evans was apprehended I in connection with an alleged forgery at the I Llanelly branch of Lloyd's Bank, of which he is manager. An application for a warrant of arrest was made by Mr. David Jennings, soli- citor, who is prosecuting on behalf of Lloyd's I Bank, Limited, at the Police Court on Wed- nesday morning, before Messrs. Ernest Trub- shaw and Robert Margrave. It is alleged that many discrepancies have been detected, and the charge against the accused is that of forging a certain bill of exchange, to wit, a bank cheque, purporting to be drawn and signed by one Henry Thomas, Pendderw, Ponthenry, for the payment of £1312. Mr. Evans is a native of Fishguard, Pern., and came to Llanelly about ten years ago as an assistant manager at Lloyd's Bank, and prior to this he held the responsible position of cashier at the Carmarthen branch, previdns to which he was engaged at Merthyr. Mr. Evans was brought before Mr. Ernest Trubshaw at the Police Station on Wednesday evening, and charged with the above. Mr. David Jennings appeared to prosecute, Mr. Gwilym R. Price represented Mr. Henry Thomas, and Mr. David Randell appeared for the defence. Inspector Williams, of Lloyd's Bank, Ltd., London, and Mr. Baugh, clerk in the employ of the chief office, and who has been for the past few months stationed at Llanelly, were also present. Mr. David Jennings said he only proposed to call evidence of the arrest, and would then apply for a remand. Mr. Randell consented. Supt. Rogers deposed that at 1.30 that day he arrested the defendant under the warrant (produced). He cautioned and charged him, and he made no statement in reply. Mr. Randell observed that he proposed to apply on Thursday for bail, and would like the Bench to fix the hour of the court, so that he could submit the application. The Clerk: You can make your application now, and ask the Bench to fix the amount. Mr. Randell replied that it would be more convenient for him to apply for it on Thurs- day. A remand was made until Thursday next at 10.30 at the Town Hall, and the application for bail will be made to-day (Thursday) at 11 a.m.

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URBAN COUNCIl. 1 The monthly meeting of the Urban District Council was held at the Town Hall on Mon- day, Mr. E. T. Jones presiding. There were also present Messrs. W. David, John Simlett, Nathan Griffiths, Fjiaiik Vivian, D. R. Jones, J. Walter Thomas, W. Bramwell Jones, D. J. Davies, Richard Guest, E. Willis Jones, Jos. Roberts, William Roberts, and John Thomas, together with the Clerk (Mr. Spowart) and the Surveyor (Mr. George Watkeys). THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE. Arising out of the minutes of the Estates Committee of the 10th June, Mr. Simlett said he thought they dealt very hard with the butchers. When the butchers brought in heavy cattle they had to find out the Market Inspector, and he was also to give notice to Mr Hill, before they could admit the cattle into the Slaughter-house. Mr. Joseph Roberts: They can take the cattle in, but not kill them. The Clerk: The mischief was that the meat was being taken away uninspected TRADES EXHIBITION AND THE MARKET I HALL. With regard to the letting of the Lesser Market Hall for the Trades Exhibition, the Chairman said the Council were of opinion some time ago that they would not let the Hall for that purpose. He personally objec- ted to it. The inconvenience caused to the stall-holders and to the public generally was far greater than what they had for the use of the hall. If they were to inspect the Hall after the visit of the exhibition they would see that considerable damage was done in different parts of it. The Hall was not built for the purpose. It was built for the con- venience of the thousands of people living in the town. With regard to the skating-rink, ¡ if the Council decided to lay "out the floor in maple, he did not know how they were going to grant the use of the Hall for the exhibition in April, 1910. Mr. D. James Davies did not think the £ 35 was adequate for the inconvenience they were put to. He proposed that it be let for ten days for £ 50. The proposition was carried PUBLIC LIBRARY. I It was decided to provide the Library with <[ another desk. I THE WATER BILL. I Apropos to the minutes of the Waterworks I Committee, Mr D. James Davies said that the Local Government Board had submitted a re- port on the Water Bill, as amended by the Commons Committee. OPEN SPACES. I Mr. Nathan Griffiths, referring to the minutes of the Estates Committee, asked whether anything further had been done with regard to the purchasing of Bryneaerau Castle grounds and the Stradey Park. The Chairman said the resolution passed by the Estates Committee did not commit them to any extent. They asked for prices, and no- thing more. COUNCIL EMPLOYEES. I The Clerk read a petition from the Council employees, in which they said that in the past two years the Council had granted them an extra day's money on the occasion of their annual holiday. Unfortunately, they had not been allowed it this year. The money that was given did not allow them to go away and they werei not, therefore, having an op- portunity of seeing more than the highways and bye-ways of their own town. THe Chairman said they would have gran- ted them the two days' pay, but the auditor would not have allowed them to do so. Mr. D. James Davies suggested applying to the Local Government Board for permission to grant the two days' pay. It was subsequently decided to apply to the j Local Government Board for 'permission to allow two days' pay. I I WATER EXTENSION. I The Surveyor said he had received an ap- plication from Mr. John Charles to extend the water main to four houses in Marble Hall Road. It was decided to accede to the request.

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I MUSTARD AND CRESS. Inspector Jones is one of the applicants for the position of chief-constable of Radnorshire. Miss Sarah A. William, Pemberton Street, won the open violin solo at Llandilo last Monday. The Llanelly Town Band will play in the Park on -Saturday next at 7 p.m. The pro- gramme will be the same as that published in last week's issue. The annual excursion in connection with Moriah Sunday School will take place on Saturday next, starting from Llanelly Station at 10 a.m. for Mumbles. Messrs. Edward Roberts, Swansea Road, Henry Charles, Marble Hall Road, and Oliver Thomas, Station Road, have obtained their B.A. degree at the Welsh University, and Mr. Tom Davies his B.Sc. degree. The new chairman of the Welsh Congrega- tional Union of Glamorgan, the Rev. John Stephens, Brynteg, Loughor, is a native of Capel Isaac, near Llandilo, and comes of a notable family in the district. It was at Capel Isaac that Dr. Thomas Rees, Swansea, com- menced to preach. An All England Eleven visited Llanelly in 1857, and played against South Wales. The English side included Daft and Lillywhite. The present Sir John Llewellyn was one of the Welsh players. The event of the match was the catching of a ball by Douglas after he had fallen on his back. A feature of the Pembrey Parish Church Bazaar and Fete, on Tuesday and Wednesday next, will be the shooting competition—one open to the world, another for the champion- ship of Pembrey and Burry Port, and a third for ladies. The range will be a refuge from rafflers and suffragettes, who will be shot at sight. Cricket was played in the Llanelly Old Park until 1860, according to Old Llanelly," and the town had a ground beyond William Street near College Square, and old Bancroft, of Swansea, hit a ball over the Box Colliery. Later, the following cricketers were known to fame:—Messrs. John Buckley, T. Griffiths, Bernard Rees, and Ben Arthur. The late Sir Arthur Stepney was one of a coterie of Llanellyites who wrote hands that it would be almost a compliment to describe as bad! Others of the number were the late Canon Williams, Dr. Ben Thomas, and Mr. Mansel Rees. Of the four no doubt Sir Arthur was the worst, and the illegibility of his fist" afforded him frequent amusement, though his correspondents never saw it in that light. He could give points even to Eifionvdd. The threatened strike of tinplate workers in America is of far wider interest to Wales than the commercial advantages to the Welsh tin- plate industry that will follow a stoppage of work. With but few exceptions, the Anieri- can tinplate works are manned by Welshmen, and in the event of a prolonged struggle hundreds of them will temporarily return to their native land. Newcastle is Llanelly writ large, and as much Carmarthenshire Welsh can be heard in its streets as in the metro- polis of the tinplate trade. King Edward possesses several distinctions not known to the man in the street. He is actually a clergyman, being a prebendary of St. David's Cathedral, South Wales, receiving a salary of £1 a year, which entitles him to preach a sermon in the cathedral pulpit. He is a barrister, having been called to the Eng- lish and Irish Bars. The Royal College of Physicians made him a member some years ago, and the Royal College of Surgeons has also given him permission to append the initials F.R.C.S. after his name. The following note is taken from an old scrap-book, dated 1810 Fire Damp. Mr. John Jones, of Gray's Inn, has discovered a simple method of preventing what colliers term the damp by slackening a few lumps of fresh lime in the level, or subterraneous pas- sages, made by the miners in digging out the coals The experiment was successfully made in the coal mines belonging to Lord Cawdor, at Lanlash, in Carmarthenshire. The carbonic acid produced by throwing a few lumps of lime into a little water corrects the air in the works, and makes it more favour- able to inhalation and combustion." This ancient experiment was, of course, made in an anthracite' mine.

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