The Aberystwith Observer

¡ ^OR THRE-QUARTKEE OF A CEKfOST I W. H.& F. J. Horniman & tjo. !i«e th^-ir ei tire attention to thit imj&ftaKst article of cor.snT'ptinn- T)<'A. J-?onum ill's Tea has tel the Wf¡V for we,- 15, y-ars, 31 d is stilf Ihe cheapest and brsfc. Tlb >p j" in re "ju t as goo 1 as HornlmnK'sK Jt is Hpjici us in taste, mos1 e c,-), I oyp i ca I -:Z"L i:i->d line^-t in llavoar. Always ask VOR^ T-oeei' »"e>- Ilorniman's Pare Tea and refuse • to accept all substitutes and itnit3i»»s& whatever. I Sold in Abervstwyth by-J, R- 10--12 Nf:.fl2' ^parade (S¡><:cial Whulesaie Agent; E p, Wjcone chemist, i ■Misseh Owen, 19 North parade Ellis, s" flsnn^ce load ¡ fumes. Cash Tea Stores Llanfarvao, Jones, Tea Merchant

FUNERAL OF MISS MORGAN, BOT;Y SXREET, I -rhe /Si:g-?a* of Clietato Miss Sopb.«i Morgan, I 6-vsijmttif death we recorded in our last j i&8#& took place on Thursday afternoon, the I interment feelsg made at Pessygara cemetery. I The deceased V?IJO was forty-eight years of age, was the ye»sges-t of ion.rt«?ea children born to the i;Ue"Mr and Mrs David Morgan, Pwllglas. She kid been sHi&g for years and had for the last Mteeu months bees confined to her room. Tiae IJ&vs WiSliara Moa^n, Pwllglas, and R. J. Keea, M.A., Aberystwyth, officiated at the house, and the Bevx D. Oaron Joiies, Berth, and T. JcBkMss, T^lybcnit, at the graveside, where the Uymii, O Fryniau Oaersalem ceir g;weled was alsss sung. The chief mourtiers were Mrs Edwa-rds, Gwyafa, Mrs Owens, Peny werii. antJ Sirs Evans, I ladders field (sister^), Mtsssry David Morgan, London, William Morga-oy €Jarn House, Bev T. J. Morgan, Messed iiicbard Morgan, London, late of North pa>jtade, AberyAtwyth, and Mr J. Bonce S2orgai)->Glaafr3ed (brothers), Beauti- fni flora; iribE'Ses bnii been received from Misses Jones^. ower place, London, With deepest sysspatlsy," and 41 With sincere regrets" frcta Nephews and Nieces at 13widersi&eM. Amongst tJtÐSO present were H ev D. Lewis, Capel IJewi, Dr. James, Fagwr, J. J. Maghes, Talyhont, H. P..Edwards, butcher, Abejtystwyth, Charles Evans, do., Richard Aberystwyth, Thomas Jones, Cross sii'tt'-t. H. P. Roberts, Borth, David l>i.iw»rdH, De>llor, Cmsswood, John Thomas, late Feljo«yif\is, J, T. Morgan, J. P. Maes- cewydd, WHlsara Phillips, Uwyiiglas,, JOTSJ li>lvvards, Penygarn, H. Meredith, Aberystwyth, R. J ones, Tyllwyd, Llanfarian^ .1..Richards, coal merchant, Borth, D. 3. Morgan, Garn Villa, John Edmund Jones, Dolair, James Williams, Penybont, Thomas Jones, Frank Richards, Glan- lerry, A. P. ITovrey, Naiiteellan fawr. Edward Edwards, PenyipHses, T. IJoyd, Rhydy{)enau .Inn,John Morgan, biruksmitf), Dole, Hugh Owen, B,)\V street, Morris, Tj-nl lech wed cl, Biebard Hughes, Penygarn, Capt. Richards, Maelgw vn, John Ji^aes, Peneefn, Edward Evans, Shytlypeaara Biclt, James Da vies. Bow Staeet, James,. Oaerg^wyd.J, Evan James, Si'ysgwyii Issa, J.oaes.. Bryngwya Mawr, Thomas Jones, Court, Evans, Cottage, Peng a; a.

TARIFF REFORM NOTES. CHICAGO MEAT FOR BRITISH SOLDIERS. The eelsoes of the Chicago meat scandals 1'i3;ve scarcely died away when we hear that our. War OHiee has given a large order for tinsedi is-&a o ts- a. Gbicago firra. No doubt every wifl betaken to ensure that the meat shall be ef the highest quality and packed asj-ck*? feygienie coi^ditions. Still, it &\onot be i'oi-geiteo, as ihe Morning Post reminds us, that in the Spanish American war more men are said to have been killed by American tinaed raeat than by the bullets of the enemy. "At acy rate," says our con-t ieBft-posapy, Hit would 00 iRteresting to know v> lietk-ej- in %hm s-ass* the A^nericaris have secured thesr ce»t?a«4s' ea ilt,- strength of cheapness only. ObvJoosiy. £ !mpire would be in a stronger position if tile military authorities in to make it self-s¥)fiH?isg ia usspeet of the food re<julrement3 of war. At the ^3o3onia} Con- femice of Il-K)2 the Government of the United Kingdom |o«4ed in pissing a ueauiuious resolu- tioo. in favour of pseferes-ce 14»ing given to products of; the- finpire in Government eoairasis wiiersve? The final qae.iiiiom to wblcJi the public require an answer is whether the present Government now repudiate this resolutiou on behalf of the Mother CmBit ry¡.:o. TARIFF" REFORM AND IIABOUB. In an article on the above subject in 44 Ti.e Oothsik," Mr Ù, i1. Wlien we say that iZu- hope- ^xhreb iite Unionist party shcrSshe# d oM position in the sow eh-* mu. itaac-es ms&k rest can the advocacy of Tai-iii Relorra-j. we TEre bearing iu mind the iB<e«iea4iea a tN,e doctrine that a srian is. throwlag away the benefits of a • dem-oof a-tie fraseh-sf} if be does «ot apply his vo^e HK^teriatS benefit of his class. For evil or lor pifal ihe x'SGOÐh.a' been taught and learaed, and ~m>- B^aderoieal exposure of tlse felkseies. ol Se«fis?isED will avail for its amea-riung. glilo of the Tariff Reform policy, regarded aeerely as a means of sepfiosrt, a»ihat it combines the &j>j3seal to patffiotisxa- wsth the other sort of appeal. We assoane- beio tfcafc it is quite a jnistake to sappsse tisat the Imperialist ier-s^Bet tm& yfefl Sa the class that believes in Mir J £ mr iJ&riiif. The deraonstra- aoii ef itlOO" h!;lirS gfxn^ in aprle of 1906 the working raen- wl;l siiB 'vote for the Empire when they aye pe^Ei-ide*? tbjut the Empire aeedfe tlieli* It s^-are right, preference will eoai-»lie}iite k».^esna} »t««si8. encourage imperial loyalty, ùr-e-i:gHYffll Imperial defence, aod- help to give ifc«r Bmjsre sulBcieaey to W'it1}stan-ti,tf:ie assssralt&cf ^ealoas nations. But also ciiles&- \<s- ars- rewstaleii. Tarilf Reform -^ill- serve the higlier purposes of the trades »»SDB%. TiSfe Indtast^iaS classes are willing to learn this if tlse pwels a>e dt iveti home;. WHA1' ABGCT mm WG LOAF NOW ? IS!ecto?,.E,s yon saH sec-lrom ihe papers, the p; ice of the loaf has just been j-ais&d a is&y rise further. So maeh fae-the Mg loaf mkikar Free Trade fcH-jveriiin&B-i' Bread has rises-, ilJll pnec laecause of the slio^tage &f Um wheat supplies. M'j- Gimmharbi1) p?edk-d«)3 ibisda»ger three 7enrs ag. lif you Isadi t&ejss. fx4lowul lis advice and gives IJ1"Pf-aroH<0 to oar Co5t>«5es, millions of :vsrea- would rslo cultivation in Gajiada, A-ustroiia SSM! tther d otiJr Dominions Isejond the sess-, ami tfee area of the wheat sapply w&ciQ itzive increased, in which NIS3 bread wauld' a&i isa^e risen in price. Su^ly yoop-eyes JWW be opened. lain for Tariff Refsrsa which will increase iif^ area of suppbr, and consequently giye yoa. j?eal Big Loaf and in audition aiare eiaployaastife acd JK:,}.ter wa,ges. mm TrLAl€K IN THE UNIONIST T yonu<5 rae» aruo%t; the UBionist leaders, sey» tlie '4 People," andfrrslaod perfectly well how vi?al the insae is. We have been assured over jsntl or or by Mr Balfour himself, sad by others, that Tarilf Beforra is the first plank in platform. We all know tl?at -anti}" it ia^sctOed noother great construc- tive measure ea&l>e sett&aa^ted by the Unionist pasty Hlr»t whenever it is ssppwsBC^ ivs- are «e»dsEB»ed to a policy of pT2?« j3Cgat50ii. -1, win the coofidence at' the country merely ~by objecting to tho ^rojosaJa of tlie-otlse? side-, aDd the best men 1::1 oar raafes-Bulsralt to be put to such a Sapelfess ts&ski. Mr BaWamr has consented to ])<ti"j Tai'iif inform ia the fwielrejit. We look fe»0«atiane-$&• ieep Si in that position. Any readers daslriag iiiforisation upon the s^oeid write Henry sLongataff, Secseta^ Si Wales Tarifi Reform "Fedei?atiGSv CaeJj^l.

_ko_ BARDDONIAE rH. DAN OLYGIAETIT ISYLOG-, YSBYTTY YSTWYTH, YSTliAD M'EUUIG. Y GYbTADL-EUA-Ellllff. Awdwr y ddavi be-nill bmiM-Kgol i V Haf" ydyw David Evans ("Dewi C«oh"), Ty'nwaeil, Tregarcn. Proftwydwn ddyfodol disglaer i'r aw- I enydd ienanc 1wn oiid ittto yrnroddi i farddoni. Exceliior! GWOBRWYON. Cynygia y Parch. J. D. Evans, Goginau, gopi o I "Tanau y Delyn Dorwyd" yn wobr am yr enyiyn goreu i'r "Ehedydd,tes.tyn y medr y cawr a'r .1 coraeh gann avno. C'ynyrch awen fyw Telynog,—• un o'r beiixM ieiisainc mwyaf athrylithfasvr a fagwyd ar fi-onzia. i yw y llyfrya hwn. j Gresyn i danoau telya her yr awdwr gael eu tori mcr gyna?t Cioiiitiair yr engiynioii gan roddwr y j wobr, yr hvra sydd yn an o englynwyr goren Ceredigion. Y g-ystadieoaeth yn ugored i'r byd. Hefyd rhoddir copi o ODI;i?S Tsylog'^am y ddaa J Ceredigion. Y g-ystadieoaeth yn ugored i'r byd. Hefyd rhoddir copio ODI;i?S aiii y ddaa J benill gorevi i'r '■ Hydref." Y gystadleua'ith yn gyfyngodig i rai heb enillynflaenorol. Yr englyu- iou a'r penillLon i fod yu Haw Isylog, St. John's | College, Ystmchne-cirig, erbya y l^eg o Hydrt-i, i 1907.

33?—I, Y WAS8- Gv/naetli y gwr du h wn alaaasdra ofnatlwy ar pin beirmadaeth ar y penillion i'r "Haf. Yn lie "cyn ma-gu ycliydig o bin," darllener "cyn magu Yalie f Hyfryd wenau 'r hetslwen I ac A'i murmurawl swyn dailleser "Hyfryd wenau'r healwen a'i raviruxuKiivl swyn." Sylwasom hefyd ar amryw walian eraill, oud ni chaniata gofod i ai ea nodi. Cynghoreui y cys&i- ydd i beidio an titrio o fewnhyd braich i ni yn fuan I Divrygiad, os. gwelwch yn d:v, onide rhaid i ui daSu y gwaith o olygu y Golofn Earddol" i fynu. AT Y BEIEDD. Y naae pentwr o gyfansoddiada-o wedi dyfod i'n llaw, rhai o honynt yn bau: dda. ac craill heb fod cystal. Gan fod drysau hen goleg uchelfri Ystrad- meurig wedi ca&l- en taflu unwaith eto o led y pen" ar ol gwyiinn'r haf, a ninan dipyn yn brysnr wrt.h geisio treitklio at wreiddian yr jeithoedd meirwon, hyderwn y bydd i'r beirdd f add en i ni am beidio ysgrifenu beirniadaeth ar eu cynyrthion o hyn allan. Cofion cynbes .-itynfc oil, a bydd yn dda genym glywed oddiwrthynt yn ami. TY TR AEGLWYDDL (Cyd-fnddugol.) Ty o g-ymeriad diga.mwri.-Ty *r Mad Dories uchelfri; Yn ei fron deddfan di fri A gleddir gan Arglwyddi. ISYLOG. Y FUN 0 GEREDIGION. 'iiwyji adwaeu geneth ieuanc ddel, Un wylaidd feI y lili, Yr lij-fwyn wyryf. O mae'n. cUos; 'Rwyn ngos a'i haddoli: Atdynfit fy sexx-hydiau cu Yw hi a "plierl fy nwyfrori," Gariadus ferch angyles guu Yw 'r fun o Geredigion. z, Sidanaidd wallt o liw y ncsv A der.ros ar ei dwyrudd Polydrau byw ei llygaid dercb, Gynhyrfa serch y prydydd Gwefusau Hiw y mc-fus ter A mwyn ber fel y mafon A chanddi gusan bias y gwin Yw 'i- fun o Geredigion. Y blod'yu ghvys "forget me not." 'Rw)' 'n clotio ar dy dlysni; Adgofio wna dy enw mad Erfyniad Olwen immi: Co's arwydd yn ei da gran clir, Ei bod yn bur a ffyddlon, Fel eiddew wrth y graig fe lyn, Y fun o Geredigion. Adfywiol hoen i'm calon srlaf. Dderbyniaf drwy ei gwenau Sirioli wnant ei gwyneb hardd. Fel gardd o nef-rosynau Mae yn ei hymadroddion mwyn, Wir swyn a byw deleidion, A go^lais tannau calon dyn Won, 'r fun o Geredigion. Yn gydrnar im rwyf am gael bos, I lonni fy awyrgylch, j Yn arwydd o fy serch dilys Rho'f am ei bys gain eurgylch Can's ar ei hell rinweddau clir, Mae eariad pur yn goi-on, 0 gwawria 'r dydd caf im fy Iron j Y fun o Geredigion. Rwy'n gweled yn yr ene-th ddel, Ddefnydd ymgeledd gymhv/ys, Gwna hon fy mwth yn anisedd. glyd, A'm haelwyd yn baradwys; | Ceir rhai yn cana fore- a h 1"1 yr, I I arwyr a'u gorohestion, Mi ganaf finnan 'n ffordd fy hun I'r fun o Gereclsgion. I Ystumtuen. LLYWELYN GRIFFiTHS. LOCAL WILLS. Mr John Lloyd, of C-lyn NoddJa, Ilonllan, Cardiganshire, who died on the 11th April last, left estate of the gross value of £1,286 Os5d, with net personalty =61,358- 15s, and probate of his will, dated the 31st December, 11)00, has baen granted to the Rev. William Kivell, of the Vicarage, Newcastle Emlyn. The testator left his estate in trust for his daughter, Mary James, daring her life, and subject to her interest he left his farm, Yr Efelfach, to his grand-daughter, Margaret Letitia James, and the residue of his estate be left to his grand- daughters, Margaret Letitia and Sarah Mary James. Mr Edward Evans, of Eglwysfach, Glandyfi, Cardiganshire, grocer, who died on the 8th July last, left estate of the gross value of id.531 17s., with net personalty je516 7s 6d, and probate of his will dated 1st July last has been granted to his brother, Mr William Evans, of the same address. The testator left £300 to his brother, the Rev John Evans, £170 to his sister Mary Owen, JE50 to his brother Hugh, £50 each to his nieces Elizabeth Ann Lewis and Sarah Mary Humphreys, and he left his freehold estate to his nephew John Gwilym Evans. He be- queathed £50 to the Wesleyan Chapel at I Eglwysfach, 250 to the South Wales District Wesleyan Conference, aC50 to the South Wales District Home Mission. The residue of his estate he left to bis said brother William. H THIS TERRIBLE SUMMER." First Seaside Landlady So I see you have someone in at last, Mrs Bacon Second Seaside Landlady 44 Yes-the bailiffs London Opinion." LLANBADARN. PETTY SESSIONs.-Thursday, before Messrs J. T. Morgan, chairman, B. E. Morgan, J. G. Haghes-Bonsail, Griffith Evans, and Major Bonsali.- William Egerton, Park street, Bir- mingham, hawker, was summoned by Supt. H, Jones with allowing five horses to stray on the highway at Ysbytty Cynfyn, parish of Llan- badarn Fawr, on August 30tb.-P.C. Evaus, Devil's Bridge, said that about six o'clock on the morning of August 30th he found five horses, the property of the defendant, straying on the main road between Erwbarfe farm and Ysbytty Cynfyn. The horses had been there all night and they had their feet hobbled. Witness called the defendant, who said he was very sorrv.—The defendant, who did not appear,

INNOCENT ACCOMPLICES OF | cpyme. [AUTHOK'S RIGHTS RESERVED.]) Until the crack of doom the battle between I the Officers of Law and Order and criminals will continue. It must be conceded that the criminal has a certain advantage, in that he yearly supplies himself with fresh weapons of attack. I well remember a conversation year* ] ago which passed between me and a Portland jail official that aptly illastraSes the relations which police and eriu>isals will always hold to each other. j A certain young man who had forced a strong safe in a London olfice and abstracted therefrom j many valuables was eaKgbi in possession of some of the loot. He was sentenced to seven years' penal servitude. The warder told me j that the criminal in question was in apdearance effeiniiiite, and that his hands were as delicate as those of a lady and yet he had managed j to break open the most up-to-date safe on the | market in a few minutes. The warder had an opportunity of speaking to the man when he was about to be released, and asked him what he intended to do for a livelihood. The prisoner replied 41 The fsrst thing I shall do will be to purchase the strongest safe extant and master it, and then proceed to business again. I have plenty of money, but the one passion of my life is to conquer and open safc,os." In his line the prisoner stood facile prineejxs at the head of his profession. I could write much on the modern methods of thieves who .can, with certain acids and appliances, pass through the thickest steel walls, all of which filcts are common knowledge to the guardians of the public. But the object of this paper is to unfold a new danger of which our police are not generally aware. Before continuing, I may mention that the system of linger marks, although useful forpur- poses of identification, is doomed to general failure as a detector of crime, fer the modern and up-to-date burglar now wears kid gloves— another instance of smart counter-action on the part of the criminal world. I will now tell my little yarn. Not long ago an enthusiastic stamp-coHcctor, who Jived in Londou, engaged a valet whose credentials were excellent. We will call him Smith, and his master Mr Jackson. Foiram-onth all went well, but about the end of 19 — Smith's master went into the country to shoot, and on his return found that his collection had been tam- pered with. As Smith and the housemaid only had resided in the house during their master's absence suspicion naturally fell on them. The services of a private d tective were procured, 'and Mr Barker (the detective) came 1o the conclusion that the housemaid could not have I stolen the paper jewels. The stamps stolen, valued £ 1,000, were of Natal, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland but the strictest inquiries amongst stamp-dealers, great and small, failed to shed any Might on the matter. Amongst the valet's letters Barker fo-intlone- from a Smith, of Kentish Town, who proved to be a brother of Smith the valet. In it mention was made of certain homer pigeons sent from Paris for release iu this country. Barker attached little importance to tho communica- tion, but determined to search the house in Kentish Town. Nothing resulted in fact, the brother gave Barker every facility to ransack the premises. At the top of the house was a loft containing a lot of homer pigeons, and Smith, who apparently lived in great comfort, declared himself to be a 14 fancier," and dis- played one or two genuine cups which he had won in racing contests. A few weeks after the robbery of Mr Jaek- sons's stamps a French gentleman, Du Boulay by name, was robbed of some valuable stamps -a list of which was sent to the police of this country—but before the news was disseminated iu London and elsewhere every one of the stamps was proved to have been sold to a London dealer, who described the transaction accurately to the police. A description of the vendor and the hour when the stamps were received, were all related, and the police were astonished to find that the stamps were sold within seven hours of the robbery at St. Cloud. No post could have conveyed them to England in that time. A thorough search and investi- gation took place amongst certain classes of stamp dealers who are really receivers of stolen goods, but the police were utterly baffled. I may mention that the Jackson robbery occurred in September 19—, and the Du Boulay robbery in October of the same year. Now occurred OIIle- of those eurioos incidents which so often assist the agents of the Law. On the 10th November, the same year, Barker, the private detective, had occasion to proceed to Birchington-on-Sea to make certain inquiries in a divorce case, and he lived with a farmer in the neighbourhood. The farmer had some rabbit-shooting and invited Barker to take a gun. On the 13th November, after a very stormy night, the pair proceeded out with ferrets, etc., and had good sport. After a time, a ferret 41 stuck," so to speak, and the friends were enjoying their lunch under a pine tree. A blue rock suddenly settled in the tree overhead, and the farmer shot it. On examining the pigeon, which was much bed- raggled and had apparently travelled far, they found a small pareel encased in a thin india- rubber envelope attached to the bird's leg— and that covering contained the old postage stamps of great value. Barker was shrewd. He remembered the valet Smith and his brother the fancier, and he remembered read- ing of the-St. Ctontt roM)@ry and the rapidity with which stolen stamps reached London. Having friends in the "Force "-to which he once bclonged-he wired and asked if any stamp robberies had occurred within seven hours of the pigeon's death. Very soon he discovered that a robbery had occurred, this time in the heart of Paris, and ihe stamps on the pigeon's leg were a portion of the loot. Barker now began to take measures to trip up Smith of Kentish Town, and alter elaborate inquiries found out that Smith DOt only sent homers to the Continent, but also received them at irregular intervals. Barker waited until Smith sent another lot to the Continent. About the middle of December Smith booked twenty-four birds to an address in Paris. A wire was despatched to the French police, who were warned to watch the honse and the birds. The name of the pigeon-receiver in Paris was Smith, another brother of the Ke-nt;"h Town fancier, and his house was careflsilly watched. AL 9 p.m. on tiie 17th December a man approached the house and he was immediately arrested by the French police. On him were found not only soi&if rare stamps, but also several valuable -tones stolen all hour previously from a cm io-iiy detb-r in the heart of Paris. Further invesfeiirat;m»h i-mved that the vaJt t Smith and his jwn brothers were heads of an organised ft1 In whieii confined its thefts to ligiit articles » hi«f!i birdseonld carry. The Company had ;i ivi t- in Berlin and Amsterdam, and w iien< r,r- a t-onp was about to be-made a re was sent tor distant homers. If the robbery was to take place in London, Smith of Paris hent » fi birds. The same arrangement existed at Amsterdam and Berlin. All the agents pot-sessed lofts and the very best of homers, and the staff consisted of the most expert thieves. Tie storm which had worried the pigeon and compelled it to alight at Birehington-on- Sea, was respor sible in a way for the breaking —+h<vt »An ingenious inc'nstry. Whilst on the subject, I may mention that in Africa fowls have been induced to swallow diamonds, and have then been sent alive by Chinese from Kitnberley and elsewhere to be examined internally at the end of the journey. In India, where surface diamonds exist, it has been no uncommon matter to find gems in the croup of wandering domestic fowls. Fowls pmk at any bright article on the ground, and a two-carat diamond, ruby, or emerald would assist digestion. 6. Full many a gem of purest ray serene," which reposes betimes on the bosoms of our female aristocracy has been ex- cavated from the craw of a chicken. In conclusion I would mention that pigeon fanciers know from the study of a bird's build ,i r. 11 and strength what weight it is capable of carry- iiig in fair weather. Storms upset many calcu- lations in life. FELIX.

DEATH OF WELSH EX-M.P. A quaint figure in the political life of our time passed away at Hampstead on Friday, in the person of Mr Alfred Davies, ex-M.P. for the Carmarthen Boroughs. In the early days [ of the last Government, Mr Divies won fame |as the Pickwickian interrogator of Mr Cham- ( berlain, as to his administration of the Colonial | Office. Mr Davies's naivete, quaintuess and persistence provoked the House of Commons t to unrestrained laughter, and no one apprecia- ted the humour of the situation more than Air Chamberlain himself. Quick to perceive the source of his popularity the member for the Carmarthen borough made this novel form of interrogation his forte, and early in his Parlia- mentary career he was widely known through- out the country through the caricatures of | 44 Punch as Pickwick M.P. Far from resent- ing this form of fame, in which naivete was occasionally overshadowed by burlesque, Mr Davies gloried in it, and for tho remainder of his Parliamentary career he was known, with his own approval, as Pickwick M.P.

LLANILAR. PETTY SKSSIOXS. —At these sessions on Friday, before Messrs Vaughan Davies, Evan Richards, and John Bonner, James Evans, of Tynant, Khostie, farmer, was charged with having driven a carriage without a light.— P.C. Owen preved the case, and the defendant was fined Is and costs. I Snow.—The following are the results of the j green crop competitions in connection with j the annual show For the best two acres ol I green crops, 1st and 2nd prizes divided ) between T. Lewis, Pyllyista, and M. Morris, ] Piercefield, 70 marks each li. J. li. Loxdale, I Castle Hill, G2 Joel Evans, Pantycyrnau, 60; Pugh, Pencwmmawr, üO; Evan liichards, Pen- uwchfawr, 58 W. J. Rowlands, Tancastell, 57. For the best two acres of swedes, 1st prize, T. Lewis. Pyllyisaf, 70 marks Evan Richards, Penuwchfawr, 58; W. J. Rowlands, Tan- castell, 57. For the best acre of mangolds, 1st prize, W. Rees, Pantygwyfol, 61 marks H. J. R. Loxdale, 60 marks kvan Richards, Pen- uweh, 58 W. J. Rowlands, 53. Mr Evans, Escnaw, Towyn, was judge.

ABERAYRON. DISTRICT SURVEYOR.— Mr T. A. Lloyd. Adsolwen, began his duties as road surveyor for the Aberayron Union last Saturday. ACCIDENT WHILE SHOOTING.— Mr D'nie) Evans, Farmers' House, met with an accident on Pengarreg. Mr Evans was accompanied by Mr Henry Pugh and some other friends. Mr Pugh whilst shooting at a rabbit, which wa" on the hedge, accidentally shot Mr Evans \\h.. was at the other side of the hedge. Mr Evan- walked home and was examined by a doctoi who took out most of the pellets, and he is now recovering. POLICE COURT.—Thomas Thomas, Pontfaen, Cilie Aeron, was summoned by his wife, Eliza- beth Thomas, Maesffynon Cottage, Ystrad, at the Aberayron Police Court on Wednesday for desertion. The case came before the court in February, when the justices made an order of 5s a week. Defendant appealed on the ground that there was no evidence of desertion, and the judges of the divisional court, holding that there was no corroborative evidence, referred the case back for re-trial. Mr C. Denham Evans, who appeared for the wife, reminded the justices that the case was fully gone into at the last court, and they deferred their decision in order to enable the parties to come to a settlement. In February the Bench made an order of 5s a week, but the wife was now willing to accept 3s a week. Mr Daniel Watkins, Lampeter, who appeared for the husband, declined to accept those terms, and left it to the discretion of the bench. The Chairman (Major Price Lewes) said that at the re-trial of this case additional evidence had been given by a little girl and Alderman Lloyd. The court found desertion not proved. I Add Aberayron. COUNTY SCHOOL.—The County School has re opened with a large number of new pupils. The first football match of the school was played on September 19tli, with the" Old Boys of the town, by whom the school were defeated by four goals to nil. A meeting was held at the school in connection with the Debating Society. This Society was started a year ago and has proved a good movement. It was unanimously passed that it should be kept on this year. It was also stated that only the pupils of Forms III. IV. V. and VI. should be admitted to the meetings. Mr E. O. Jones, B.A., was elected (chairman) of the Society.

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ABERYSTWYTH POLICE COURT. A special court tfftg hc!d on Saturday ,"or^*i ing before Mr Robert Doughtou, nwy^V David James, Messrs William Thomas,, ::n!]oJ)JM.I. Griffiths, J. Gibson and T. Doughtou- DRUNK AND DISOltDEIZLY. Joseph Davies, Trefechan, was sua"110" by P.C. Thomas P. Davies with having drunk and disorderly in Great Darkgatc strc on tho previous day.—The Constable said t <■ about 6.30 on Friday night he was on duty North paiade when he received complaats a man was very drunk In Great Garkatesu and that he was pushing the people «« pavement. Witness proceeded there and f°.u the prisoner very drunk, cursing and &wcal1 ?j Prisoner was advised to go away bob that 110 policeman in Aberystwyth could him. Witness got hold of prisoner's ff.. he then became very violent. Both ground and on getting up tho PrlsO„0t attempted to strike the witness who then assistance from the Police Station and had locked up.—The Chief Constable s;iid l'ia.|)afc was in the Police Station when lie ^eJ!rC,nCe. the last witness was in need of assif|rt c £ Witness went there and he saw the in the Constable's custody. He was res,&,jjie- arrest violently. He was mad dru" ] £ defendant was lined 10s. and costs or in de, fourteen days with hard labour. RATE CASES. Ljttie- John Davies and Mary Davies, v3ril Darkgate street, were summoned by v pay Felix, rate collector, with refusing ;1te, R3 12s 7d general district and %vaterj c'o!ir They were also summoned by the o0r plainant with refusing to pay £ 1 ^„: £ !,•'• rate.—David Lloyd, i\orth parade, £ >n ,^fr S Herr Pareeze-, was summoned for rclBSl "ter' pay £ 1< 17s lid general district rate aI1'.lnffjn £ rates and £ 1 5s Gd poor rate. —The f°J were summoned for the recovery of al!^te. due by them iu respect of the P°orJ-a 7«>" Aiuie Lewis, 15, Greenfield street, Anne Griffiths, Pengiais terrace, due by them iu respect of the po 7d;' Anne Lewis, 15, Greenfield street, Anne Griffiths, Pengiais terrace, Thomas Owen, -1, Skinner street, lis 2d j Bennett, 20, Portland road, £ 1 1* ,'i0 paf Morgan, 16, Queen street, 17s.— Oi'ders were made in each case. DOMESTIC SQUABBLE, ^gii* In reference to the case of Margare^ against 1<redenck Morgan, Brj-ny»'or which was adjourned from the last C< .^oU W. P. Owen, who appeared for thecomP frOIl} said that a telegram had been rCce'!e,(,J 11 tt Mr Woosnam that he was unable t°a Cftl under these circumstances he had .0llto' adjourn until Mr Woosnam was iniiP^^gtv;^ attend. So far as he was concerned hJsC' ji,?'1' closed. It was not for his convenic,1^ct the I the case was acljrurned but only to 03. 9 \'P defendant.—Mr W. Thomas; There^ in- formal application for an adjourn0'jjiig'- Wednesday, only a kind of "l,^er91'(jjoOrir To-day there is no application lor an ment before us so that it comes to a bff The Mayor said that the case !SJ adjourned until next Wednesday *°r nccctf' time.—Mr W. P. Owen It will not "jja)'0'' sary for my client to No.

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BORTH. ENTEISTAINJIK^T.—Col. Feilden presided I over a very successful musical and dramatic entertainment held in the Assembly Kootns on Wednesday evening. The programme was as follows:—Pianoforte solo, Mrs Boddington; song, Mr Boddington; song, Miss Simons; duett, Messrs Thomson and Boddington; song, Mr T. Williams song, M iss Jenkins, quartette, the Borth Glee Society song, Mr Thomson; song, Miss Davies; song, Mr T. Williams. During the second part the farce "Any tiling tor a Change" was excellently performed, the characters being taken by the following;—Mr Iloneybail, Mr Boddington, Mr Swoflington, Mr Thomson, Mr Jeremy Census, Mr O. H. Feilden Mrs Honeyball, Mrs Boddington; Miss Margaret Honeyball, Miss Genth Eliza (a scrvai t) Miss M. A. Boddington. During the performance Mrs Boddington distributed refreshments to the choir children, and at the close of the meeting a hearty vote of thanks was accorded her for her generosity. The singing of the National Anthem brought tie meeting to a close. The proceeds were in aid j of the fiinds for protecting the north end of ¡ the village from the sea, and we understand < that a good sum was realised. OBITUARY.—We regret having to record the death which look place on Friday afternoon of Mr Lewis L< wis, mariner, Glanrhyd, Borth. The deceased, v.ho was seventy-nine years oi age, had been in delicate health for the past twelve months, but he had only been confined to his Led for a fortnight. The funeral took place on Tuesday afternoon at Penygarn Cemetery, when a large concourse of relatives and friends came together to pay their last tribute of respect to the deceased. The Hev J. C. Evans, olliciated.

— — qy ABERYSTWYTH BOARD GUARDIANS. lMfJ GUARDIANS. lMfJ The Chairman, Mr David ychaiarn, presided over the fortn'o'1 jvlo'1^' ing of this Board, which was held 01 J'X morning. There were also PresC,Vi,s$• Nathaniel Thomas, vice-chairman, James, Mrs J. T. Davies, M rs Evan > j}, J. M. Lewis, Rev T. A. Penry, ^tS a Morgan, W. T. Lewis, David badarn Lower, John Richaids, D;iV'irr)'i < Captain G. Fossett Roberts, Joseph p- J. Evans, John Roberts, John •Iai*ieS,ljjjol^^ James, Lewis Richards, William J°nf^vieS' \t Jones, Thomas Oliver Jones, John J. Sinuett Jones, J. Pugh Lewis, )v) lSj)is'V Hugh Hughes, clerk, E. Lleweiiiii, clerk, W. Jones, master, Thomns v*1 ^e\\e^ J. llughes, and Thomas Morgan officers. > VACCINATION. vgCci<W The Clerk said that the public 0He^e,^ had refused to accept the new fc°s i{jCt the Board, and as the present 10 lie they held expired that day there \<\Crtcd tIle, public vaccinators. He had ye^-n0^n i refusal to tho Local Government j lfi p had also said that the Guardians ct\ for that authority to fix the new j;0 E. Morgan suggested that the V nators meet the Board at the ne* .jjeP1'^ that they could finally settle with o Rev T. A. Penry said that it V°U t# use as the committee had failed to \o them. — Mr B. E. Morgan said til" tivel Union had come to terms of 6s e'xctlbtjes Dapywgvo the Rev T. A. Penry said that i)ie Union had come to terms of decided that the Clerk should Local Government -Board. MASTER'S REPORT. p Tho Master reported that ti»e inmates in the llouso as compare_ 4f the corresponding period last J seven vagrants had been relieved*^ in the corresponding period last J -f\ Moody had been transferred to hildr^ Union. Sarah Price and her fiv^ (J W Annie Roberts and her four chi^ F discharged. Parcels of literf-^ j [1° u->e of the inmates had been rccei ^je" P T. T3. G rierson and Sergeant-Ma.l^Lj t^c T. B. G rierson and Sergeant-Ma.l^Lj t^c and a vote of thanks was accoi j their generosity. «tJl HOUSE COMMlTT^jtt^flpJ The report of the House Co rybo I, presented by the Vice-Chairman* to mittec recommended the Guards j^ry tise for an industrial trainer at be per annum, the applicants II0^ ^0 twenty-five years of age. mended that tho following Jjyli f, accepted for the next quarter Roberts, mason; Mr D. D. Thomas, plumber, and MrR- —The report was adopted. OUT-RELIEF. iflg °J The out-relief paid by the T t0\\o*tf< during the past fortnight r0ciPie.t )'ft J. J. Hughes. £ 43 2s. to 1.^ against £ 42 19s. to 133 recip'e Mr Thomas Vaughan. £ 59 l»fJO/ recipients; corresponding nJ1s i £ 60 lis 4d to 218. Mr Tll0ndjn| F J £ 59 17s lid to 211 correspov f £ 60 lis -Id to 218. —

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