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"COUNTY TIMES" FIXTURE LIST Tuesday, June 27th.—Quarter Sessions. Wednesday, Jmre 28.—County War Distress Committee. Friday, June 80th.—Higher Education Com- mittee. Thursday, July 6tb,-County Appeal Tri- bunal, Brecon. Friday, July 7tb.-Education Staffing and Salaries and Buildings Committees. Monday, July 10th.—Education Finance Committee. Friday, July 14th.-Standing Joint and Main Roads Committees. Monday, July 17th.-County Finance Com- mittee. Friday, July 21st.-Ediacation Authority. Friday, July 28tb.-Countv Council. Entertainments, public meetings, eto., which are advertised in the Brecon County Times," will be notified under tbe above beading without further charge. Similar notices of other events will be accepted at advertisement rates. GLASBURY. ANNIVERSARY. The anniversary services took place at the Congregational Church on Glasbury Green on Sunday afternoon and even- ing. The Rev W. Jones, pastor, presided at both meetings, and there were very good congregations. Recitations and songs were nicely rendered by the children. The Misses Pritchard, Newchurch, Mr Tom Jones, Builth, and the Rev D. C. Lloyd, sang a quartette, and Miss Marjorie Price, Clyro, Mr Prosser, and Mr J. R. Watkins, Moity, also sang solos at both services. Miss Dorothy Lloyd ably presided at the harmonium. The collections were for the Sunday School fund. THE LATE MR DA TID PROSSBR. After a long illness of some five years Mr David Prosser, BlaenHyndeg Isaf, passed away on Jun-i 15th, at the ripe age of 78. A native of Glasbury, he bad lived in the locality all his life, and was greatly respected in the neighbourhood, and he will be much missed. He had been a mflst faithful member of Maesyronen Chapel, and for years had held the office of a deacon. The funeral took place at Maesyronen on the 19th inst, and the Pastor (the Rev W. Jones) and the Rev D. C. Lloyd efficiated. The bearers were Mr D Prosser, Perthiduon, Mr Stephens, Tylemawr, Me Jones, Brynsifiog, Mr R Jones, the Villa, Mr Prothero, Wenallt, Mr Prosser, Huntingdon, Mr Phillips, Cilgwyn, and Mr T D Evans, Talgartb. The chief mourners were Mrs Prosser (widow), Mr Thomas Prosser, Mr Albert Prosser, Mr C James Prosser, Mr W Prosser, and Mr Roger Prosser (sons), Mrs A Jones and Mrs T Evans (daughters). The undertaker was Mr T D Evans, Talgarth. There were many floral tributes.

TOWN AND COUNTY.: The committee which is to be responsible for the next three years for the administration of the War Pensions Act in Breconshire made fairly rapid progres on Friday last with the tedious, but necessary work of setting its own house in order. A chairman and vice-chairman were appointed, and the important question of the constitution of the district committees, which will have the actual handling of oases to be assisted, was settled. Their membership was also in part arranged and provision made for its completion-in a way which should produce a satisfactory personnel. One could not help feeling that in certain quarters there was a disposition to magnify the importance of having councillors on the distrioMbommittees, as if their membership of the County Council endowed them with some special qualities for the administration of the War Pensions Act but as the Act stipulates that there shall be a substantial leaven of those who have bad experience of similar work, it is reasonable to hope that the district control will be well guided. And in this respect, as Mr Harries very clearly showed, Breoonshire is specially fortunate in having had at work from the commencement of the war a voluntary organi- sation of its own, administering its own funds through competent district oommittees, free from outside interference and consequent vexa- tious delays. As matters now stand, Lord Glannsk's action in founding the Breconshire War Fond proves iio be even more of a states. manlike deed than mo&t of us imagined at the time. Other oounties whose leaders resolved to throw in their lot with the national move- ment do not know where they are to get funds to meet new cases between the end of June and the time the State grant commences, a time not yet announced. Breoonshire is happy in having a considerable fund of its own and a War Distress Committee ready to go on wisely spending it until surla time as the new coin, mittee under the Pensions Act has money of its own to spend. It is a singular illustration of the ineptitude which dogs all the doings of Parliament and Governments in connection with the relief of war distress that, without time being given to get the local machinery into operation and without any indication as to when a grant may be expected, the Central Statutory Committee sent a letter to Brecon. shire asking the local committee to begin its work on July 1st! One blot on the War Pensions Act which was severely animadverted upon by the Breoonshire County Council at their last meeting, the provision whereby local oom- mittees are to be left to collect a good deal of the money they are expected to spend is receiving more and more attention in other parts of the country. One has noticed leading articles criticising the parsimony of the Govern. ment in a number of papers. So far the protests that have been made have h&d no apparent effect, as there was no information forthcoming on tl*e snbjeot at Friday's meeting of the Breconshire Committee. The hands of the Government may be foroed, however it only wants suffioient agitation. If it would really mean a great saving to the country to accept the plan of passing on to charity a burden which nearly everybody agrees to be national, one would be disposed to smother resentment, but if the money is going to be found, there can be no saving simply because it is not collected in the form of taxes. On no other ground can the aotion of the State in making the support of the dependents of our brave soldiers and sailors a question of charity be justified, and if there is really nothing to be gained by this questionable procedure, there can be no wrong in fighting it. Moreover, there is a very strong definite ground for objection. In Breoonshire we may be more or less successful than, say, Radnor- shire or Glamorganshire in collecting funds, and our war victims may in consequence be more or less batter oared for than those in the other counties named. Where is the Govern. ment apologist who can put up a good defence of a scheme which involves such a possibility ? Experiments in the improvement of upland pastures in Mid-Wales carried out under the auspices of the University College of Wales have attracted attention in England and the well informed agricultural correspondent of the Morning Post" has this week favourably criticised the report on them. This writer points out that within his knowledge there have been private experiments so successful as to allow of the doubling of the number of stock kept on hill-sides, but he utters one word of Warning which will probably commend itself to cautious Breoonshire farmers whose farms include a good deal of upland. As the geograph- ical position of the sheep walk limits the use that may be made of it, improvements of pasture to be profitable must be kept within a moderate cost. Withoat going into the details of a teohnical subject, which are dealt with in another column, one may fairly say that the Mid-Wales experiments have been so far successful as to merit the earnest consideration of all interested in the prosperity of agriculture. It may be argued wifrb reason that during the war, with labour so scarce and stock fetching fancy prioes, farmers can hardly be expected to incur expenditure in improvements which do not present themselves just now in the form of vitally necessary things; but fancy prices are a thing of to-dB)t, improved pasture is a permanent asset, and ai least car farmers ought to keep this matter in taind as a subject deserving occasional reflection until a happier time comes when it can be treated as a practical matter.

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CRICKHOWELL. WAR HONOUR FOR DR. TOVTNLEY.—His many friends in Crickbowell and district will be delighted to learn that Captain Joseph Swinburn Townley, R.A.M.C, T.F., of Crickhowell, has been awarded the Military Cross for gallant and distinguished conduct. Dr Townley joined the Breckuocks as a combatant officer when the war broke out, but Dr Bridge, the battalion M.O., happening to be ill when the order came for the regiment to go to Aden, Colonel Lord Glanusk offered his neighbour the position and it was accepted. Dr Townley was in due course posted to the lists of the R.A.M.C. (T.F.) During and after the fighting at Lahej, near Aden, twelve months ago, Capt Townley did fine work with an improvised hospital, and numerous letters from men of the battalion speak of his devotion. Whilst at Aden Captain Townley received the sad news of the almost sudden death at Ciickhowell of his wife. He afterwards accompanied the Brecknocks to India. OBITUARY.—It is with regret that we record the death of Mr R G James, of Derwendeg, which took place last Friday evening. The deceased, who was 80 years of age a few weeks ago, had been for over 50 years a resident in this neighbourhood. Previous to his retirement some few years ago, he was in business at Llangenny, as a wollen manufacturer of some repute, and during that period he did a great deal in keeping the Welsh flancel industry before the notice of the public. During his residence in Llangenny parish be represented the Vale of Groyney on the Breconshire County Council for about twenty years, and for a short period also held a seat on the Crickhowell Board of Guardians. The deceased was also a very willing Justice of the Peace for the county. He was also a trustee for the Percy Davies Institute, a trustee in connection with the "Royal Cambrian" Lodge of Oddfellows, and chairman of the Directors of the Llangrwyney Bridge Company. He was also a prominent member of the Baptist denomination, in which capacity be will be very much missed at Crick- bowell and Llangrwyney. Much sympathy is extended to the sorrowing widow, two daughters, and two sons. Of the latter Mr W G James is chairman of the Rural District Council, and Mr S B James is manager of the National Provincial Bank at Colwyn Bay.—Another regrettable death to record is that of Mr David Saunders, of The Green, which took place on Friday morning last. The deceased had been ailing for a con- siderable time. He was very widely known throughout the neighbourhood. The funeral took place at St. Edmund's Church on Monday, when there was a large attendance. The service was taken by the Rev. H P Somerset, R.D., rector. HUNTING.-The Crickhowell Harriers, having passed through a somewhat precarious exis- tence since the death of the late Mr J A Doyle, are about to be disbanded, much to the regret of a large section of the community in this neigh- bourhood and at Abergavenny. At a recent meet. ing of subscribers, an offer of Mrs Solly-Flood (formerly Mrs C H Martin, of The Hill, Abergavenny), who took over the pack after the much regretted death on active service of Mr C H Martin, was placed before the meeting to take over the hounds, and start a "subscription" pack. The war very doubtless has a lot to do with the reason, but whatever the reason it is an unfortunate fact that it has been found impossible to find a sufficient number of sub- scribers to justify the committee proceeding any further with the venture. An adjourned meet- ing of subscribers was held on Thursday last to further consider the question, when the chair was taken by Mr A Beckwith. It was decided that the subscriptions in response to the circular sent out by the secretary, were insufficient to carry od the pack, and the meeting was reluctantly obliged to decline the offer made by Mrs Solly- Flood to hand over the harriers to a committee in Crickhowell. A vote of thanks to Mrs Solly. Flood for what she had done for the barriers, coupled with the name of Miss Rees, who has so ably carried out the duties of secretary, was carried unanimously, and the meeting also placed on record their keen appreciation of the work done and the sport shown by the hunts- man, Wm. Jones, throughout the 25 years he had discharged the duties. LIBRARY.—After having been closed for a period of stock-taking, the public library is again re-opened to the public for the purpose of borrowing books, which may be taken out between 5 and 6 o'clock on Saturdays. The subscription is a very moderate one, being 6d. per quarter only. It is not proposed at present to re-open the reading room, but the committee hope, nevertheless, to receive the support of the public in the books department. There are over 2,000 volumes to select from, including a large number of very high-class works from the library of the late Mr J A Doyle. TRIBUNAL. The local Tribunal, presided over by Mr W G James, in the unavoidable absence of Mr E Pine-Gordon, sat on Friday afternoon last, and dealt with between SO and 60 appeals, but none of them was of very much public interest. Col. Sandeman, of Danypark, appealed in respect of tree employees, a woodman, a gardener, and a carpenter. It was stated that only five men were working on the Danypark Estate, and all of them were married. Two men were granted conditional exemption for 8ix months, and one. three months. The Gilwern Clock Engineering Co. appealed for an employee who was a skilled man having charge of the lathes whilst the company were doing some important muni- tion work. Mr C S Hughes appeared for the Company, and said the man was promised a badge, but up to the present, it bad not arrived. There was no other skilled workman on the floor where this man worked, and it was essential that he should be kept. As a matter of fact if be was taken away the company would have to "close down as far as munition work was concerned. To remove him would only hit the country. The company had very large contracts in hand which it would be an impossibility to carry out if be was taken away. It was decided to give one month, and if the necessary badge was not obtained by that time, the employers were given leave to appeal again.—A Crickhowell butcher appealed for a son who had been allowed to the end of this month. It was stated that another brother, working chiefly at the Blaenavon business, bad been granted conditional ex- emption. The local appeal was eventually withdrawn on the understanding ami a further month was allowed which was accepted as final. —Two Gilwern landlords of licensed premises appealed chiefly on the grounds of unfitness, and, both cases were referred for further

HAY. LETTER OF THANKS.—Lady Milman, chair- man of the Primrose League War Comforts Committee, has sent a grateful letter of thanks to Mr A. C. Samson in connection with the receipt of L2 17s, proceeds of the lantern lecture recently given by Mr H Lancaster, at the Drill Hall. WAR NOTES. Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant L Henderson has been home on leave from the Welsh Division Training Camp at Rhyl. His promotion has been rapid. Joining the 20th Welsh at Cardiff on December 14th last, he was made corporal two days later, sergeant on January 4tb, and given his present rank on March 1st. Quartermaster Sergeant Henderson is an old campaigner, wearing the medals of the Matabele war and the South African war (King's and Queen's). In the former he served in the Bechuanaland Border Police, and in the latter in the Transport Section and then in the Scottish Horse. He also took part in the Jameson Raid in 1896 and was then a prisoner of war at Dornkop for three weeks,-Private T H Wiliams, of the South Wales Borderers, who was severely wounded and burnt by a bomb explosion when serving with a trench mortar battery, is making good progress. When he reached the war hospital at Stratford bis condition was very critical, but he soon took the turn and is now reported to be getting better every day.—Mr Goode, gamekeeper, living at Llanigon, received a wire from the War Office on Thursday last informing him that his son, who had only recently joined the forces, bad passed away in hospital at Pembroke Dock. Second lieut. Jeffrey Grant, of the Machine Gun Corps, son of Mr and Mrs H. R. Grant, was at home on short leave last week prior to leaving for the front. Sapper Hubert L. Williams, of the Royal Engineers, and son of Mr and Mrs Septimus Williams, of Castle St., has been invalided from France and is now in Middlesex Hospital, Napsbury, St. Albans. Sergt. Cyril Marwood, of the King's Shropshire Light Infantry, son d Mrs Marwood, Swan Terrace, is now in hospital at Malta. He received a bullet wound through the knee in action. There was joy in a camp in France last week when Ptes Le uard Cater, Parry Jones, and Ivor Davies, all of Hay, met for the first time as soldiers. Naturally Auld Lang Syne was sang, putting to shame all previous performances. CLYRO PETTY SESSIONS, Monday.—Before Col. R Beavan (chairman), and the Hon. F G Morgan. TRANSFER. An application for the transfer of the license of the Plough Inn, Llanstephan, from Elizabeth Jones to Arthur Pace, was granted. BETTER EMPLOYED. Thomas Sandles was summoned for riding on a timber carriage without reins. The police stated that defendant, who was a married man living in Hay, had joined the colours, and instructions had been received from the Acting Chief Constable to withdraw the summons. CONSIDERATE EMPLOYER, Charles Roberts, who also did not appear, was fined 5s for riding without reins. The employer had written admitting the offence and offering to pay the fine. v ALLEGED BRUTAL ASSAULT AT GLASBURY. William Davies, of Lane Cottage, Boughrood, a timber feller, summoned Albert Hinksman, of the Swan Cottage, Glasbury, platelayer for assault. Complainant stated that on May Ilth he was having tea with others at Swan Cottage, when defendant came in out of the garden with a fork in his hand and struck him with the handle across the top of the head. Witness went outside and Hinksman followed him and struck at his head again, the blow falling on his shoulders. Defendant also threatened to stick the fork into him, and kicked him in a vital place. Witness had not had a mis-word with anyone in the house and no provocation bad been given defendant. He (witness) went home to Craven Arms, where he was in bed for 14 days under the doctor's hands. Frank Williams, of Lane Cottage, Erwood, a stepson of complainant, said he saw the assault and he corroborated all that the last witness had said. During the assault defendant's wife told him not to be a fool, as the man bad done nothing wrong, and Hinksman was quiet for a bit, but shortly afterwards he walked up to complainapt and kicked him as stated as bard as be could. Witness and bis stepfather packed up their things and went away the next morning and saw no more of defendant. Defendant gave evidence to the effect that on March 15th he was called into the house by his daughter, aged 12 years, who was crying and said that Mr Davies was going to break every- thing on the table. At 10 30 p.m. the same evening witness's wife, with Davies's consent, went to unlace his boots and Davies pushed her down. Later the same night complainant struck him on the left shoulder. On May 10th Davies struck the frying pan out of Mrs Hinksman's hand when she was cooking his tea, and twice the same night be jumped out of bed and threatened him. The next day, the lltb, he was ordering witness's daughter about the house, and when he (defendant) went in and asked what was the matter, he got up and threatened bim. Defendant was fined 30s and given a fortnight to pay.

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medical examination. -Major. General Sir Alex Tulloch, Glaslyn, Gilwern, appealed for his gardener. In his claim, the veteran soldier, whose two sons have distinguished themselves in the present war, stated that be was economising as desired officially. He had put his motor down and the members of the house- hold managed on f lb of meat per head per day. To do tbis, however, the upkeep of a large garden was necessary and his gardener, a married man of 38, was indispensable to him.—The Military Representative How many men do you keep ?-General Tulloch Two men, including one gardener and a boy of 14. I have a farm and they look after this. The other man is 69.-The Military Represantaiive But he is not an old man !—Mr A J Thomas What do you call old then?—The Military Repre- sentative I am 69 myself and I consider I am young. (Hear, bear).—General Tulloch If you take my gardener I do not know what I shall do. I am afraid I shall become like Nebuchadnezzar of old and go out to grass. (Loud laughter). I already live on vegetables.— Exempted to September 23rd.