The Pembroke County Guardian and Cardigan Reporter

STATION TRAGEDY. A emartly-dr-rescd man flung himself in ¡ front of a passenger tr.in at Snow-hill Station, Birmingham, on Saturdriv, and was cut to pieces. The man appears to have been engaged on the stage. He entered Snow-hill Station with a lady shortly before tha tragedy, and went alone across the bridge to I the opposite platform. The lady was await- J ing his return, and when she was informed of | his death there was a distressing scene. She stated that the deceased was her brother, William Raymond, aged 31, who re- cently returned from Amend. They had an engagement to appear at Kidderminster in a Christmas pantomime. The manager of the house, however, denied any knowledge of "Mr. and Miss Rarmond." and said they were not engaged" at his theatre. Having viewed the body at the mortuary, he said the ucceased was an utter ) stranger to him. I f

SERIOUS RAILWAY MISHAP. 1 A serious mishap, by which some twenty I passengers were injured, occurred just before midnight on Saturdav at the Scaforth Sta- tion on the Liverpool Overhead Railway. The last traction train fri in Liverpool to Seaforth, it is stated, owiug to the rails being greasy, to have become 1111OJJtrollable and dashed into the buffers at the Seafort-h termi- nus. The first carriage was smashed and the secoiTd badly broken. A Sirs. Margaret Cur- ran, of Seaforth, had boi- legs broken, and about a scor-2 of other passengers received less serious injuries.

Brodog Timber Yard, Fishguard, W. MORGAN & SON, Be to Inform the po blic generally that ctjay- have OPENED BUSINESS as TIMBER MERCHANTS And have now In stock all kinds of Timber also general Building Materials. Sawing (bv Gas Power) done on the Premises. ORDERS RESPECTFULLY SOLICITED.

RAILWAY AGREEMENTS. THREE IMPORTANT SCHEMES, The terms of three important schemes cf rail- I way amalgamation or combined working, affect- ) ing the Great Northern, the Great Eastern, and I Great Central Companies, the big Welsii rail- ways and Bute docks, and the North London line has been announced. The Great Northern, Great Eastern, and Great Central arrangement, for which Parlia- mentary powers arc now sought, is an extensive scheme of combination which is really amalga- mation in all except capital. The three companies are to be governed by a I joint committee of 37 members composed of directors from each company, with Lord Aller- ton as permanent chairman. NORTH LONDON. At a special meeting of the North London Railway shareholders at Euston Station a work- ing agreement between the North London and London and North-Western Railway Com- panies was unanimously approved. Lord Rathmore said the agreement embodied proposals of drastic changes in the management of the company, but the changes would have a great and permanent effect in relieving the finances of the company. Originally built for the carrying of minerals from Willesden to the Docks, the North London railway system ex- perienced a period of prosperity. In recent times that prosperity had been disastrously affected by the application of electricity to traction. If the agreement be approved, said his lord- ship, their savings under the new regime ought ship, their savings under the new regime ought to be worth V-20,000 a year, which was equal to a dividend of 1 per cent. per annum on the ordinary stock. THE TAFF VALE. The Taff Vale Railway Company has pur- chased the Cardiff Railway Company (which is chiefly owned by the Marquis of Bute), and also the Rhymney Railway Company; and the Cardiff and Penarth Docks, which will give the combined undertakings direct shipping trade of 17,000,000 tons a year, have also become allied. It is stated that the total purchase price is £ 4,445,300. The properties to be taken over by the Taff Vale Railway Company comprise the whole of the Bute Docks, with 140 miles of .railway sidings round the docks the new railways up the Taff Valley to Treforest; the railways be- longing to Lord Bute on the East Moors, con- necting the various waggon and other works and manufactories to the docks and the timber ponds in connection with the Glamorganshire Canal.

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RITUAL LIFE. ;BY, A SON OF THE SOIL. HARDY FLOWERING SI?I:T;HS. The Witch Hazels (Ilaniamelis) can be abso- lutely depended upon to afford a bright and prolonged display in mxi-winter, while their flowers possess the valuable quality of being unaffected by the worst weather. Pride of place as regards duration of blossoming belongs to the Norti American species, H. virginica. The little rich yellow flowers with twisted petals open even before the fall of the leaves, and con- tinue throughout the winter, and while they are not so large as those of II. arborea (prirn- rose-vellow petals, deep claret calyces) or H. japonica (lemon-coloured blossoms), they have the advantage of appearing earlier. These three species arc certainly surpassed by H. mollis, a Chinese plant of more recent introduction. which is much admired wherever it is grown; the large hairy leaves make it noteworthy when in leaf. and the blossoms, which arc finer than those of any of the preceding, have curious hooked petals. This plant is somewhat costly. but once a stock plant has been procured it may bo readily increased by grafting en the common Hazel. The other species are usually propagated by layering. The Witch TIazols are easy of cul- ture, thriving best in a light loam or peat 6oil. A REMARKABLE HEIFER. My drawing is made from a photograph of the Aberdeen Angus Heifer Her Majesty V. of Cullen, which has had such extraordinary suc- cess at the fat cattle shows. At Birmingham and at Smithfieid she was placed first in her class, and adjudicated champion beast of the shows. She is the property of the Countess Dow- ager of Seafield. The female side of the Aber- deen-Angus breed is notable for its success at ABERDEEN AXGUS HEIFER fat-stock shows; but the breed has now secured for itself additional value, owing to the satisfac- tory results evident from its parentage with Shorthorns in the cross-bred sections. Its promi- nence as a prize-winning breed has been one of the chief features of the Christmas shows. THE CANADIAN DAIRY INDUSTRY. The statistics to hand from Canada shew that the has made enormous strides in the develop- ment of her dairying industry. Indeed, it would be difficult to say whether the progress in wheat growing or in dairying has been the most marked. Butter and cheese producing resources have been enlarged upon proper organised lines, and uniformity as well as excellence of quality has been ensured as much as can possibly be done. In the past 6even years the total produce of butter and cheese in the Dominion has in- creased by more than 10 per cent. Quebec is the centre of the butter-making business, and On- tario btands first in her cheese output but butter-making in particular is making remark- able progress in the western provinces. The severe winters are a hindrance to the mainten- ance of an even output all the year round, but the Canadians are not easily baffled. FOR THE SCIENTIFIC POULTRY FARMER. The tendency in poultry-farming, as in other branches of the Agricultural industry, is to scien- tific methods in every respect. Before it is pos- sible to keep accurate records of what after all is the most important function-egg-laying-so that it may be determined which birds are earn- ing their keep and which are unprofitable, it is EECOBDING POULTRY NEST. I necessary to have each hen under close observa- tion. This, in a f;;rm of any size, is a very diffi- cult matter indeed, and one of the only satisfac- tory methods short of isolating every bird is to use recording nests such as may be seen in my illustration. This device is the one adopted by the Utility Poultry Club for use in their laying competitions. It was invented by the late Mr. C. H. Payne. The sketches will be almost suffi- cient to explain the simplicity of the nests. The bird enters by the board that is open outwards; as it steps upon the inner board its weight jerks the outer board, which is hinged, upwards, and a spring from the top makes escape impos- sible. The nest is examined from the roof, which can be locked, and so long as the owner can identify each of his birds there is no diffi- culty in making the most complete record. It follows that great economy can be effected on a farm by weeding out bad layers, while breeding with certainty from gcod stock is made possible where before it was largely guesswork. CKSAP ARTIFICIAL HEAT. Few 'rrir-Vriers are satisfied nowadays with their opcn-Ir garden alone; most people want to supplon; viit it if they possibly can, so that during t::i wi':for floww, such as the Begonia I wrote of H-IST VVCCK, may give their brightness and colour Mi'iing the winter months. A great deal can be done by means of frames buried .deep in cocoa nut-fibre or stable manure and kept carefully covered with sacking, &c., in wet and frosty a t i-,4 r. Much is possible, too, in, the .A FRAME HEATER. warmth of the house, but everyone, sooner or later wants a greenhouse, or other arrangement with' Artificial heat. Manufacturers have not been jdlc; in endeavouring to meet the wants of the amateur srardener, and the frame of which I give a drawing should prove itself iuctuL I will not attempt now to suggest any of the u^ea to which it, ^an be put. for no doubt reac.ers who have no artificial heat at present- have long feli the need of such an apparatus. It is fairly c^-cap, and would last well. HINTS ON FRENCH GARDENING. So much .(ter:tion has ixicn drawn to this sub- ject lately that many people have been led into forming thÄ extravagant hopes as tJ ita possibilities. It mat be remembered that quite a large capual i' needed if ny real succeed is to be av., ti)t,, ,utlior of a little book called The New Market 'har- dening." r'oent v published, "that any kind of land will do. It won't. Many of the grades of Roil to be m/H with in Great Britain ire almost boneless. Marsh, heavy clay, chalk, stony, gravelly, and light surf see heated sand are ob- vioufly out of t'.<c question for our purpose. But nearly every other kind of soil will answer. It we r(' an 'oil it woll:,l !c ih.a,t Tich. light loan; so plentifully distributed in the counties of Hertfordshire. Hants. Lincoln- shire. and Middlesex. Pasture land is excellent, for the turf is an asset which cannot be ap- praised bv mere money value,' as every gardener knows. For choiec, give us a gently sloping meadow, with a south aspect against the north and cast winds. Trn amount of ground to be treated may be anything from half all acre to three acres.* It all depends on the purse that is available. Water (both rain-water and pump) must be immediatelv available. In the majority of cases the water question has been the most 6erious problem with French growers. LaoouT on a cloches farm is wasted without it, and much capital has been spent in well-sinking on alloiments that the average Englishman would despise- But it is the water that makes all the

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AGRICULTURAL POLITICS. By a Lobbyist in the "Mark Lane Express." THE HOP BILL-THOSE ANTAGONISTIC SECTIONS. The introduction of the Hop Substitutes Bill —whose second reading in the wee sma" hours of Thursday morning is by far the most signi- cant legislative event in the agricultural in- terest of the session-is very like the placing of a bounteous breaker just beyond the reach of Tantalus. We can only regard this remark- able measure—remarkable in view of the source whence it emanated—as being already classed among that tragic family of baulked but good intentions, the might havebeens. I am not going to criticise Mr. Lloyd George for not having secured an earlier opportunity for his offspring-after all, if the Ministers propose it is the Premier who disposes, and Mr Asquith has been obsessed by more lurid avid dramatic purposes than are expressed in this Bill. The opponents to the Bill have already reverjxl themselves to be divided into three battalions. First, there are those Radicals whose sensitive ness to any assault upon their economical arflih- fetish Free Trade permits them to detect spoliating intrigue in every act designed to give a home industry a fair opportunity in our own home marts. The insistance by Mr. Lloyd- George that every bag or pocket of imports'} hops shall contain full particulars not only I to the place of origin, but also as to the rr in which the hops were grown smacks to ifr fin of sacrileges—they regard it as almost justify- ing the assertion of certain Tory publi/ists and orators that Mr. Lloyd-George, the atfthor of the Patent Act, has somewhat been /inocu lated with the Birmingham heresy. The second section are those brewers, who, of course, have made their view known—or, at least. cer- tain of them have-that the chemical Sllrstt tute may actually produce a better final pro- duct, and that, in prohibiting the use of sub- I' .,1. stitutes, you may interiere wnn tne wise ae- velopment of chemical research. Then there are the third section-those who would extend the Bill, so that it should in particular in- clude the prevention-of the use of \.r<s-erva- tives. It is a formidable combination -a. bination sinister to the fate of tne Bill it, means the non-existence of the very condition which Mr. Lloyd-George has laid down as necessary to its being proceeded with and carried this session-the existence of a unani- mous favourable sentiment. OVERWHELMING MAJORITY FOR THE BILL. I I pray it not be assumed that the Bill is without friends. As a fact, the overwhelming majority of the members of the House are in favour of the main principles- til.? prohibi- tion of the use of hop substitutes in brewing, and the prohibition of the importation ot foreign hops, except in properly marked recep- tacles. Moreover, that majority R glad 1hiit Mr. Lloyd-George made the defimtl m of hep substitutes sufficiently inclusive and disim t. and made his penalties sufficiently big-a possible penalty of zElOO for the brewer, am: a possible penalty cf Z20 per bag for the foreign importer—as to prevent infringement of the projected law being regarded as a noonday luxury which could be enjoyed with stvious inconvenience. A particular section t t tie House which were gratified by the character and intention of the Bill and the members of the Hops Committee—legislators who regard the proposals as an absolute justification of ¡ their own suggestions. True, there are one or two members of that committee who do 11 It r regard the Bill as a counsel of perfection—still, even they would subordinate personal l redi- lections in their anxiety to secure its i-nect^s. The fact that this Bill, so desired by the rural community, which has believed it the i nde- niable authority of a sagaciously-mindcd < om- mittee, and which has associated with it the sympathy of three-fourths of the members of the House, can be defeated by a fewvociferous bee-in-the-bonhet politicians, in one of those painful illustrations on how easy the wisest of inspirations can be killed by irresponsibility. However, the Bill will inevitably be reintro- duced next Session-I personally know that Mr. Ltoyd-George has set his heart upon it. Le roi est mort—vive le roi!" THE HOUSING BILL TO BE REVIVED. Of course, the fate of Mr. Burn's Housing Bill was to be anticipated when the President of the Local Government Board refused. 'o abandon tliq town-planning section of it. True, the subjects are cognate—they belong to the one family; but, all the same, it was really a dual measure. The reputation of Mr. Burns would not have suffered had he i • evented, some weeks ago to the sending of his housing scheme at once to the House of Lords, and there to let the town planning section reina:,1 in cotton-wool for the ensuing session. Tic housing scheme is ox the most vital to the villages. It is not a sacrosanct measure -it would not be defiled if the peers made further efforts at improvement. Frankly, I hold that it was improved in committee, chiefly as the result of efforts by experts like Sir John Dickson Poynter. Undeniably it intro- duces new principles into rural areas. The insistence, fcr instance, that the exaction of rent shall carry with it as a first condition the maintenance of the dwelling in an absolutely habitable and sanitary condition. Undeniably, too. it imposed under certain circumstances serious responsibilities and duties upon the local rural authorities in providing housing accommodation. The day for the resentment of I either purpose is gone. It is not merely this Government which has admitted the principle of sanitation as a condition precedent to the receipt of rent, and insisted on placing build ing power in the hands of local authorities. The last was definitely included in the Wright- son Act, which had the assent of an united body of Conservatives, and the first was at least implied in that measure-Further, legis- lation is inevitable—legislation embodying

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FAIRS AND MARKETS. PEMBROKE DOCK, Fri., Dec. 18.-Ducks, 3s 6d to 3s 9d each; fowls, 2s 6d to 2s 8d.; rab- bits, lCd to lid; beef, 8d. to 9d.; mutton, 9d. to 10d.; lamb. 9d. to lid.; pork, 7d. to 8d.; veal, Cd. to 101.: butter Is. 4d. to Is. 5d.; cheese, 8d.; eggs, 8 asd 10 for Is.; potatoes, 281bs for Is. HAVERFORDWEST, Dec. 19.-Geese, 5s. to 6s. each; ducks, 2s. 6d. to 3s. 3d.; fowls, 2s. to 2s. 9d.; rabbits, 8d. each; beef, 4d to 8d per lb.; mutton, 7d to 8d.; pork, 5d to 8d.; veal, 7d to 8d.; butter, Is. 3d. to Is. 4d.; cheese, 5d to 6d; eggs, 8 for is. potatoes, 20lbs for Is. CARMARTHEN, Sat., Dec. 19.—A rather small supply of butter was on offer to-day. Quota- tions :—Butter—cask, Is. 2d. and Is. 2d. per lb.; fresh, Is. 4d. and Is. 5d.; dressed poultry- fowls, 5s. to 6s. per couple; ducks, 3s. 9d. to 5s. each; geese and turkeys, lOAd. and ll^d. per lb.; eggs, 8 and 9 for Is.; cheese, 42s. 6d. per cwt. LLANDILO Saturday, December 19.-Tllc- market to-day was a small one on account of the Christmas Fair to be held on Monday. Mizerable weather was. experienced, a heavy fog, with drizzling rain prevailing. There was, of course, a scarcity in every department, with the excep:on of live stock, of which there was a fair supply. Quotations:—Fresh butter; Is. 3d and Is. 3 £ d.; tub ditto, Is. 2 £ d. per lb.; eggs, 8 for Is.; cheese, Welsh, 6 £ d.; cream. 8^1. per 2 2 lb.; poultry—live turkeys, from 8s. to 12s.; each; trussed, Is. per lb.; live geese, from 6s. to 8s. each; trussed, lljd. per lb.; live ducks. from 5s. to 8s. a couple, trussed, Is. per lb.; live fowls, 4s. 6d. to 6s. a couple; trussed, Had. per lb.; pheasants, 5s. a brace; hares, 3s. each; rabbits, lOd. each; fruit and vegetables- apples, 5s. per 120; potatoes, 4s. per cwt.; savoys, 2d. each; ?r routs, 2d. per lb.; celery, 3d. a head; Welsh unions, lad. per lb.; pars- 2 nips and carrot: 2lb for I'd.; sewedes, d. per lb.;m eat-beef (prime joints), 9d.; other cuts, 8d. and 8d. per lb.; kidney, 8d. per 111.; suet, lad. per lb.; tongues, Is. Qd. and 2s. 8cl. each; mutton, gel. per lb.: pork. u, per lb.: veal (scarce), 9d. per lb.; fillet of ditto, lid. per 11).

"i.< £;,h,I kl 'ø w .p!tÎ'! Iff gives just the I gy finishing touch to [| the Christmas dinner j| Besides there is nothing nearly itrf so nice for serving with £ & cold mea, I

WANT AND DEATH. Nelson-square, Blaclj r:;us road, Souih- wark, was the scene of a remark- able tragedy. For four its an elderly couple had occupied one furnished room there. They gave the names of Henri Morger and Mrs. Morger, husband mid wife. They were between ixj and 60 ye;<va of age. Of late it had been nonced that the man had not followed his'nsiKu occupation of a traveller, but contented himself with sitting for hours at a time in tiie square. Kind neighbours had quite recently supplied the couple with food. On Sunday morning the landiady, not having seen the couple about as usual, knocked at the door, and inquired as to Mrs. Morger's health. She was surprised to re- ceive the reply from the man himself to the effect that she had "Gone to the Holy Land." In the end the police was sent for, and when a constable received no reply to his re- peated knocks the door was forced, and Mrs. Morger was discovered lying on the bed as if asleep. Her husband was on the floor with his throat cut and a blood-stained razor tightly clasped in his hand. He was taken to Guy's Hospital. The doctor was of opinion that the woman had been dead several hours, and the symptoms pointed to death being due to poisoning. ■ v.

FOUND IN A DITCH. A hunt for a ten-year-old girl named ¡ Mary Donnelly, who had disappeared from her parents' house at Stanley, near New- castle-on-Tyne, ended on Sunday in a tragic discovery. The dead and mutilated body of the child was found in a ditch only half a mile from her home. On the day that the little girl disappeared, a miner named Jeremiah O'Connor, who had lodged in the same house, also went away, and during the week the police have been looking for him to see if he could throw any light on the girl's disappearance. I The first clue to his whereabouts was ob- tained when a Mrs. Boyd, of Gibside, told 1 the police that a man weak and emaciated, had begged for bread. He told a story of a. I navvy having taken his P.on,v and little girl from him. He added that he had fought for the child, and had been stabbed in the arm ¡ and leg. 'I Assistant by a hundred civilians, the police searched the woods, and 0 Connor was dis- covered and arrested.

HOTEL AS LIGHTHOUSE. It is not often that a proposal is made for the use of an hot-el as a 1 giuhcuse. Such is the scheme suggested by the pilots of Hartle- pool, who have arranged with the owner of the Ipswich Hotel, situaud on the sea-wall, to have the lights in tne bar windows burning all night and so use tliL> hotel as a light- house. Owing to extensive alterations at the dock one of the leading light*- has been removed. Vessels now coming in are dependent on the Ipswich Hotel bar light for their bearings until the dock alterations a'-o completed n eighteen months' time), when the light will be replaced.

DEATH FOLLOWS FLOGGING, The strange death of Smetezor Bogdanowitz, 26, a Servian subject in Wormwood Scrubs Prison Hospitc.1, formed the subject of an in- quest. The coroner explained that he had ordered a post-mortem by an independent pathologist, as death had followed a flogging. The deceased, who was serving- a sentence of six months' hard labour, made a determined "i t,, d effort to escape. When recaptured, he assaulted a warder, and the visiting justices ordered him six strokes of the birch on October 9. Dr. NasmvMie Paton, the medical olficer, said the deceased tvas stout and muscular, and wit- ness certified that lie was physically fit for the flogging. Dr. Bernard Spilsburv, who made an autopsy, said that the body showed no iig-s of the flog- ging. Death was due to deep-seated pneumonia of a few days standing. The jury returned a verdict that the death was due to naLural causes and unconnected with injury.

OIL-SHIPS ABLAZE. ONE BOMBARDED AND SUNK. I. The Anglo-American oilship Appalachee had a wonderful escape from destruction in Barrow Docks. By some means, at present unknown, a quantity of benzine escaped on to the water of the docks and became ignited. A flame 50ft. high instantly shot up, and the Cork steamer I Semla was badly scorched. ) The Chinese crew of the Appalachee, shriek- I ing, clambered over the sides and fled from the | ship. Captain Stevens, however, stood by his j vessel. The fire lasted three minutes or so, and < then died down and disappeared. An extraordinary story was contained in tele- grams received by the owners of the Bucknall liner Kalomo, which, laden with case oil, reached Signapore with fire raging aboard. The crew had endeavoured unsuccessfully to quench the flames, and owing to the dangerous character of the cargo the vessel had to be brought up at anchor some distance from the harbour. The crew were compelled to abandon the vesel. The engine-room and one of the holds were flooded, but still the ship did not sink, and as it was dangerous to approach the burning liner the only course open to those responsible, if any of the cargo was to be saved, was to sink' the ship by firing shots into her. This was done, and the Kalomo gradually sank in shallow water.

MINERS' LIVES ENDANGERED. While working in a mine near Castleford, Yorkshire, one of the colliers suddenly opened his safety lamp. There were hundreds of men working in the pit at the time, and if there had been any ac- cumulation of gas a terrible explosion with freat loss of life would no doubt have occurred, 'ortunately no explosion took place. A few days afterwards the man, David Powell, was arrested for stealing some pigeons, and was sentenced to two months' imprisonment. He is stated to have shown signs of insanity at the trial. An application was afterwards made before the Casueford Bench for a summons against Powell for "breach of colliery rules in open- ing his lamp and thus endangering the lives of his fellow-workmen. In the circumstances, it was stated, the em- ployers had decided not to prosecute, but the Inspector of Mines insisted on their doing so. The Bench refused to sanction the issue of a summons, and ordered the inspector to commu- nicate with the Home Office as to a commit- ment order.

TERRIBLE TRAIN TRAGEDY. On the arrival at Newport (Mon.) of the night express from Southampton, a dramatic double tragedy was made known. It appears that the guard heard several shots just as the train was emerging from the Severn tunnel. He immediately brought the train to a stand- still, and on making an examination discovered in a first-class compartment the bodies of a well- dressed man and woman. The woman, who appeared to be about 33 years of age, was lying on the floor in a pool of blood, with four shot wounds in the neck. The man was sitting with his back to the door, shot through the mouth. | On the floor was a six-chambered revolver. All the chambers had been discharged. So blackened was the dead man's face by powder that it was at first thought he was a coloured man. The carriage was bespattered with blood. There appeared, however, to be no sign of a struggle. The bodies were identified as those of Catherine Edith Gwendolen Clarke, 21, daughter of a retired cap: a in .^it Newport, and^Aithur Wintle, H3, of Bristol. Miss Clarkj, a particularly handsome girl, had, it seems, been on t Jims of close friendship with Wintle, who was a married man. had been sccrctly corresponding with him, asd having gone to Bristol to see about a situation, me • him at a restaurant by ap- pcintm-.Mit. and started 011 the journey back villi him to .Newport. At the iiioncst Erae.st Cole, of Totterdown, Bristol, Wintle crnie to lodge with him til re: irsor.th.3 ago. lie said he was married and i. d children, a;1, hung a photograph of his vile and children in' his room. He often' spcic: ;:f i i. w'i'- rlie:.tionately. C.i. Dec. ;nber 1 < th Vviptle brought the girl Chirl: to the h.on.-e. and introduced her as Iwiss Win lie. Mrs. Wiati: wrote to Mrs. Clarke to ark if Wintle was passing himself off as a single man. The er.r02.ei' road privately some of the girl's k-tt-. r J, a Jul remarked to the jury that th:y showed that Miss CI ark 0 was passion- ately duvoicd to Wintle.

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II The proprietors of the Famous Cable Tea write :— In consequence of the reduction in Tea Duty of One Penny per pound, we have decided, as from May 14th, 1906, to reduce the Wholesale price of the Famous Cable Tea One Penny per pound, but the Retail price will be changed from 2 2 per lb. to 2/ This will leave a smaller profit to the Retailer, but the Retailer must look for his compensation in in- creased sales. This popular Tea, at the popular prio of 2/ should have a largely increased sale, as the Proprietors are determined to « keep the quality fully up to the standard. Our Local Agents, MESSRS. WM JOHN and SON, Quay Street, Haverfordwest, supply the Famous Cable Tea, in 101b. and 201b. and 501b. Boxes, and to whom all your Orders should be sent. A PERFECT The Corporation insures against ALL Sickness and ALL Accidents I and returns 50 of all premiums paid to non'daimants. It is the only Policy of the kind. Write for Prospectus now. OTHER SCHEMES. DRUGGISTS It BURGLARtT. THIRD PARTY COUPON. INDEMNITIES. CYCLE. CONTRACT. SOLVENCY and FIDELITY GUARANTEES WRITE FOR PROSPECTUS. HuctOffice 104 WEST GEORGE STREET, GLASGOW. I A. REGINALD POLE. Gen. Manager. | I ALFRED REE; THE STORES, PUNCHESTON. "TiESIRES to inform his Customers that he is continually preparing to meet their wants with the very best goods :n ail depart- ments. ments. A SPLENDID SELECTION of the latest Milli- nery and Dress material? has just arrived from the leading markets. THE DRESSMAKING AND MILLINERY are the leading markets. I THE DRESSMAKING AND MILLINERY are ] managed by highly experienced hands, and all orders will 'have careful and prompt altent- tion. SUITS TO MEASURE.—This department also receives veiy c-areful attention. The tit. style. and quality of work and cloth and price can- I not be beaten. 'r T A good selection of BOOTS AND SHOES by best makers only, at all times in stock. GROCERY AND PROVISIONS of the very best; flour, meals, etc.. etc.. oi the very best, at lov/est possible price. Also a continually new stock of Paper Hangings, Earthenware. Ironmongery. Paints, Oil?. Patent Medicines— almost anything- you may require, is to be found at the A- REES, Stores, Puncheston. New laid Eggs and Fre;h made Butter, in small or big lots, brought at the very best I price possible. A REES begs respectfully to solicit your support, thanking aU for past favours. au2&- A. ASTOUNDING VALUE III DAVIES' SPECIAL BROWN SOAP. THIS SOAP Since its introduction is commanding a large and ecer in- creasing Sale, which speaks for 7 1 tselj. Every Laundress and Housewife should use it. I PER 4 BAR 2 Ibs 2 2 This soap can be obtained j'rom:- VINCENT DAVIES, PROVISION STORES, BRIDGE STREET, H A YERFORDWEST. BOROUGH OF THE TOWN AND C(,r1: OF HAVERFORDWEST. FAIRS FOR 1908 THE FAIRS for 1908 will b8 held M fol- -L lows, unless unfcrseen circamatinoM SKFTS make an alteration neoeseary:— DECEMBER Tuesday, LITFE* THE PIG FAIRS Will be held cn the day after the Cattle Dealers and othere attending the Havfttt)y& west Fairs are hereby cautioned against tot" practice of Lacerating with a ENIFR or OTSICT Instrument for the purpose of Marking T*} animal, and Notice is Hereby Given THAI, as- der Statue 12 and 13 Victoria, Cap. ft, nfii persons found Lacerating any Animal will hi liable to a Penalty of Iffi. ISAIAH REYNOLDS, « Mayor. Havertordwest and St David's. THE City Hotel Omnibus or Brake will, until further notice will run on Saturdays between St. David's and Haver- fordwest, leaving St. David's at 7 a.m.. return- ing from Haverfordwest on the arrival of the 2.40 train. Pares 2B. ed. Extra charge for laggaga. G. MARTIN, Proprietor. MERRYWEATHERS' HAND FIRE PIMP Still the Simplest, test. aj "JS' Rsfa:-ie FIRE EXTINGUISHER. 1 • Nothing to get on; of order, if 2. Nothing tc. corrode. 3- Nothing to explode 2540 out of the 4199 | ii. ggjje '§j London Fires we. e txtin- f: -Si guished in one year ry these J WINOSOP fj PumDs. I CASTLE «| WRI,„ or c„,v_ J WINOSOP fj PumDs. ——— I CASTLE WRI,„ or c„,v_ -=:¡ 63, LONG ACRE, W C LONDON. THE SLADE TIMBER YARD FISHGUARD. J. M. GUILD, (Late W. Williams & Son.) Timber Merchant, HAS a laTge and varied sto IK cf Good Build- ing Timb.-r (in Red Pitch-pine, WHITS and SpruM), FI oring BOARDS IIID Match- boards, Yellow Pine, Spruce Arcbangal Whits, American White W ood, Carolina Pine and Oa* sawn Boards. Pruparel MO'I.-IM^ CCRUPRIBI.T\ £ Ar! -hilr-kves. SASHEE. Sills. Sk 'ng FVA-I* G,Í' also Split and PAWIJ Roof a[. Wire-cut and oiher Speciaility-Welst, Oak, ASh ë: í: bpokes, and Felloes, Shovel AND MATTOCK 8tib Ladders; Cart Material cut TO -17.e Wheelblocki turned and C! aud Harrow* made to order. Estimates given to suvpr. iiuiMmgs. OFFICES.—SLA DE, FI r. H <> UARD. P. G. WILLI A MS Grocer, Frii-t Rabbit snd Egg Merchant, Station Road, LETTEHSTON, Groceries and Fruite cf Best Quality at lowest Pr Delivered frea by own Cart. Best prices given for Rabbi1, EGGS, "V. Cart will call at any address i-ii)(;i, receipt a Post Card. Sole Agent lor the Home and Colonial WOCRTP.? ful Tea at Is. 6d. per lb. Trial order ECLIEH^O 24 is—Ci tzzmxTmr OLD FRIENDS I ARE TRUE FRIENDS. I For cl ose on Severty years H ol loway's I a famous household remedies have I B contributed to the health and com- I fort of countless thousands. B The PI LLS cleanse the s-steaof N and cure &JI comp¡a:c: arIsing frem ::O'];"J:;gish MAGICTVLHT Old SCT ES AND ounds, DISPELS aid is invaluable for Throat AND Chest Troubles. 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difference between success and failure. TTa i, i n chosen the ground fe*">-> it j>nmediately. No- body outside a lunaiir leaves a gold mine unfenced. Besides, f." ral-),e back- grounds for the rais •• of summer seedlings. Simple -alvanice<l s'i I MX feet high by three feet broad, make fencing. They are bolted together and f ^t-ned !o posts." THE Bn\"MA FOWL. I The Brahma fowl's parentage has given a strain to many of breeds of the present day. To Asncriea this country owes the importation of the handsome bird, writes a correspondent to the Daily Tclojraph. The first pair was brought to America by some saiiors from India, and they were .exhibited at Pitts- burg, United States of America, in 1850. Some two years later a pair of Light Erahmas was presented to the late Queen Victoria by a Yankee poultry enthusiast, which created a boom, as such heavily-feathered, handsome I fowls wore unknown to fanciers of that period. Later on, Dark Brahmas were imported, and both varieties became much in demand, especi- ally amongst society ladies, who, following the fashion set by Royalty, soon became possessors of specimens. When permitted to enjoy liberty and verdant pastures, they are an acquisition to any estate, whilst, owing to their heavily- feathered legs, they do little or no damage to the grass, neither do they fly over fences, but are easily kept within bounds. THE BRAHMA'S VALUE 1'\ CROSS-BREEDING. Brahmas cannot generally be classed as good layers or table fowls, although many prolific strains are to be found; but utility breeders have always recognised the immense possibili- ties of utilising their massive frame to advan- tage* by crossing with a breed which carries ftioro flesh, iess feathers, and lays more eggs. Excellent results have been obtained by crossing with the deep-bcdied, fleshy Dorking, whilst the ma's strength of constitution enables the progeny to defy seyerc weather. Another good union is the Buff Orpington, the laying proper- ties in this cross being much increased. In the Faverolies. so much seen in France, and now be- ing much appreciated in England, the Brahma blood has been largely used. It is suggested that the old established Brahma deserves greater attention in country districts, where space is not limited, and with attention to mating and strain the utility properties of these mountains of feathered beauty could be con- siderably improved. FERTILISERS FOR FronT AND VEGETABLES. The following hints given by a practical man as a result of some years' experience and con- siderable success will no doubt be of interest to those engaged in market gardening. Accord- ing to the Mark Lane Jixprcss, his soil, which extends to about 300 acres, is clayey and deficient in lime. The remedy proscribed for this is two tons of quicklime per acre about every four years. Farmyard manure (ten tons to the acre) is distributed at five-year intervals to stimulate bacterial activity. To fertilise the soil for various growths these dressings have been found of most value: For Cabbages and Celery 6cwt. to 7cwt. per acre of kainit in winter, followed in spring by 3cwt. of superphosphate and 3cwt. of nitrate of soda. For Carrots and Beetroots, 9cwt. kainit in winter, followed in spring by 3cwt. superphos- phate, and 3cwt. nitrate of soda. For Beans and Peas, 2jcwt. sulphate of pot- ash, 3cwt. superphosphate, lcwt. nitrate of soda, all applied in spring. For Raspberries, 6cwt. kainit, 3cwt. basic slag, 3cwt. sulphate of ammonia, all applied in spring.

those purposes. Even those who oppose them- selves to the methods adopted by Mr. Burns must reconcile themselves to this. He is like Mr. Lloyd-George over the Hop Bill—he has only been temporarily thwarted and not de- feated. THE NEW UNDER-SECRETARY—WHO WILL HE BE? Mr. Asquith's reply to the deputation which besought him to appoint to the Board of Agri culture an Under-Secretary who shall be the spokesman oi the department in the Commons when the presidency is held by a member of the House of Lords, was admirably in harmony with what was expected of lym. The disad- vantages of the present situation had become painfully obvious, and certain accidental and unavoidable incidents had served to distort and protrude those disadvantages into an un- necessary significance.' I am not saying one word against the method which Sir Edward Strachey has pursued or the ability he has revealed. Frankly, he has more than justi- tied himself in the position to which he was I appointed. It was, however, a thankless and I illogical position. He was for the Board of I Agriculture, but not of it; he had to receive buffets intended for it without possessing the direct intimate knowledge which would permit him to checkmate attack. He was something of an automaton, an excellent, courteous, arti- culate automaton, but still only an automaton. The worst of it is that we must wait for the advent of this new official-he has to be Par- liamentary created. The Act which called the Board of Agriculture into existence-a measure which, if I mistake not, associated with that body the Archbishop of Canterbury—did not make provision for the appointment of an Under Secretary. That personage will pro- bably have the same political distinction and the same financial remuneration as attaches a similar office at the Board of Education, the Local Government Board, and the Board of Trade-that is, £1,200 a year. Who will be the fortunate gentleman selected for the position? Naturally, speculation points to Sir E. Strachey. That gentleman, however, may prefer his pre- sent Court distinction. If he does not receive it. the position, I think, will be given to Mr. John Fuller. By the way, may I again refer to Mr. Asquith" speech to the deputation which waited on the Premier upon this question? It was marked by an admirable temper and generosity of tone, and included none of that austerity of phrase which Mr. Asquith some- times employs in replying to the authors of new suggestions. A WISELY-INSPIRED CONFERENCE. I find that the second round-table conference of agricultural organisations, which was held in the House of Commons oh Monday, under the presidency of Lord Onslow, attracted far more attention than the first. The reason is obvious. The possibilities of this new Parliamentary movement was not comprehended on its initia- tion. Next of all, those over-sensitive politi cians to whom I have alluded who see an intriguing ghost behind every arras and de- tect the conspirator in any person who dares lift an eye-lid, fancied this was a design only in the interest of one set of politicians. "Why was not So-and-So invited? Why was S-and So invited ? Was it because there was a difference in their political texture?" These were the questions which were asked with a protentous air of worldly-wise suspicion. The existence of this attitude rendered thrice judicious the resolution of the committee to seek representa- tion of their interests from among both poli- tical parties in the House. It was an astutely conceived assurance that, though the confer- ence was designed in the interest of the farmer, it was neither in itself wire-pulled, nor were its decisions machined. The declaration in favour of securing practcal farmers among the members of the House was, I admit, necessary. This, however, the sequence to that determina- tion. was wiser. It removed any suspicion of partisanism. Men like Mr. Lacy Everett, M.P., and Mr. Barnard, M.P., have admirable views on farmers' representation and rural policy, which are none the less acceptable because these politicians-and there are others of the same type-reflect anxieties on Imperial poli- tics not altogether shared by possibly the great majority of farmers. I am personally aware of the fact that the resolutions of the Conference have impressed sections of the House, ab- sorbed though these sections be by the elec trically-charged contentions of the moment.