Llanelly Star

6 Russian and the Tribunal I WANTS HIS CASE HEARD IN I PRIVATE. The proceedings at the meeting of the Borough Tribunal on Thursday evening when Coun. J. L. Jones presided in the absence of the Mayor (Aid. D. James Davies) were enlivened by a Russian Jew named Bennett L. Lewis, of Andrew street, who when his name was called shouted "Mine is in private." The Deputy Clerk (Mr. D. J. Phillips) addressing Lewis, who was standing in the well of the Court, said: "Come for- ward and make your application, please." Lewis (emphatically) No, I wont. I was told yesterday that my case would be taken in private. The Deputy Clerk: The next case on the list is Bennett L. Lewis, Mr. Chair- man. (to the appellant) If you want to say anything come into the witness box, plwe. Lewis: No, I wont. Eventually Lewis stepped into the witness box, and the Clerk addressing him asked "Are you tennett L. Lewis ?" Lewis: I want my case heard in private. The Deputy Clerk: You must answer th ese questions first of all. When the question was repeated ap- peltmt replied "Yes." The Deputy Clerk: Are you a draper residing at Andrew street ?—Yes. The Deuty Clerk: Now. you are at lib««$y to make your application. Lewis; I have asked Mr. Chapman to pao/e thy case in private. Lieut. Chapman: Yot! gfust make your application to the Tribunal. iewis: Vorv ive-tl, I ask Mr. Chairman.)4 that my case be taken in private. Mr. D. Jennings: What objections '5kt»v you to the case being heard in pub- lic? Iwîs: I have a little objection, it is not very great, but it may injure my I business if the case is heard in public. J Mr. Jennings: What is your business ? Lewis: I am a travelling draper and commission agent. i Mr. Jennings: What iS a commission agent P-O.h, you know all about it (laughter), t dane say Mr. Leslie Wil- liMns has told you (renewed laughter). Mr. Jennings: I have no objection to a case being heard in private if there are any reasonable grounds, but I don't see why this should be heard in private. Lewis: I know you are prejudiced (laughter). I know all about it, but I ftrif entitled to fair play although I am Jew, Tile Deputy Clerk: It is ilic, Tribunal who have to decide. Lewis (pointing to Ü, Jennings): But this gentleman is deciding, not the Tribunal (laughter). The Deputy Clerk: lie has a perfect riillt to object; to your application, but it is for the Tribunal to decide. The Chairn^an (to Lewis) We have dewied to hear your case in public. In his appeal Lewis stated that he was unmarried and was Classified C 2, that he was 41 years of age when Con- scription came in force relating to Russians, and that he was not liable to seupe. The Deputy Clerk: Are you a Russian? Lewis: Yes. The Deputy Clerk: Then your applica- tion for exemption is too late. Lewis (sarcastically): Is- that so ? D. me'! How is it- The Deputy Clerk (to the Tribunal) If Mr. Lewis admits that he is a Russian subject his application cannot be enter- tained as lie did not appeal within the specified period. I Lewis said the Army authorities would nop accept him in 1916 because they did not'want Russians and now he wasover milwry age. The Deputy Clerk: The Tribunal can- into the question if you are over ag4, it is a matter for the Police Court. Lewis: I will tell you my age; I am dote to 43. My father fought in the war between Russia and Turkey in 1876, and I was six months old then. The Chairman: Then how did you come to put your age down as 41 in your ap- pera- form ? Lewis made a rambling statement in ¥ course of which he referred to the 22 years he was at Aberystwyth and also to the recent prosecution against him at the Police Court for betting in which Mr. Leslie Williams was the solicitor for the police. Mr Jennings: Personally I- have no ob- jection to the case being heard. I may say that this man came to Llanelly from Aberystwyth, and the military were un- able to trace his address for a while. When they got it, a calling-up notice was served upon him. Lewis (excitedly): Long before that I called at the Drill Hall, Lieut. Martin being in charge at the time. I ex- plained my case to Lieut. Martin and he said: I know your point." They retain- ed my papers, and owing to a little un- pleasantness between Mr. Leslie Williams and myself the Aberystwyth police -were written to, but Mr. Williams found my character was equally as white as his (loud laughter). Mr. Jennings: You must not say a word here about Mr. Leslie Williams. Lewis: After the Police Court case was passed, they sent me a calling-up notice, but I have a paper to show that I am communicating with the Russian Consul so as to get my birth certificate. A slip of paper was handed to the Tri- bunal by Lewis who said "I am not let- ting the grass grow under my feet (laughter). I maintain that I am exempt because I am a Rqssian subject and I am entitled to fair play. There are thirteen million Jews in the world The Leputy Clerk: On question of a Russian subject, Mr. Chairman, the man should have made his application on 21st September, 1917, if he wanted an exemption- Lewis interposed, whereupon the Deputy Clerk strongly said "Please be' quiet." Turning to the Tribunal, he I continued, "If it is a question Qf being   -k I I "1' ) 1>1.' 1 over age, 1? is ior I?e *?' t'?ry 01* ?? Police Court. Lewis warmly protested and made a lengthy statement, the Chairman chiming in by saying "We shall be guided by the Clerk who advises us that we have no I jurisdiction. Lewis: Quite so, but I have been in- formed -——- The Chan-man: The case is now closed. Lewis (heatedly) You have heard the tale over and over again. You can take a horse to the well, but you cannot- m,- it drink (Laughter). I ask for the neces- sary time to get an answer to, my appli- cation to the Russian Consul for my birth certificate. The Deupty Cleric; That is A matter between you, and the military. Am I not to have a chance to PVOVe my age ? Ald. R. P. Thomas: Good-night Mr. Lewis. Clear out now (laughter). Lewis continued to harrangue the Tri- bunal, and the Chairman said "Your case is finished with." Lewis I mean to have my rights; I can see the Tribunal is prejudiced to- night because the Mayor is not here (laughter).

PA ,3ROKHiO NOTICE. P. SHARFF, 80, STATION ROAD, LLANELLY, Begs to inform the Public of -Llanelly and District that he is prepared to ad- vance Cash on Gold and Silver Jewellery, Clothing, Boots, etc. Also a large stock of new and second-hand Clothing, foots, etc., for Sale.

I IIIIH ■ ail——ft'lll IWIBHiHI d.lll1 1 III lllili11 iH llllllll MB III B IIII IIII 111 TOMORROW'S SACRED CONCERT. Tomorrow, a sacred concert will be given at the Hippodrome, which has been kindly lent by Mr. Isaac, by the Llanelly Male Voice Party, assisted by local ar- tistes, the arrangements' being in the hands of Mr. Ben. John, Princess street. The proceeds will be devoted • to the fund to provide X-Ray apparatus for Stebonheath. The apparatus will be handed over to the Llanelly Hospital at I the close of the war.

Two girls of 16, who altered their birth certificates in order to be employed in a danger building, where they would earn 50 per cent. more money, were fined £ 1 Is. at a Midland Court on Saturday. lfiteiaLi ill i&iai aiytoiifaii It

The Nevill Family. ITS INTIMATE CONNECTION WITH LLANELLY. The proposal to honour Major Nevill, D. S. O., by conferring on him the freedom of Llanelly will be cordially received there for, apart from his own personal merits, the major's family have been intimately and honourably connected with the town for more than a hundred years. At the beginning of the nineteenth century Charles Nevill came from the Midlands to found the Llanelly copperworks, which was the great industrial centre of the place in days before the tinplate trade had given Llanelly its present status. Mr Nevill was a man of great business ability and from a little known book, "Some Ac- count of Methodism at Chester," pub- lished in 1833, we learn that he was a pious and estimable character as well. Prior to coming to Wales he had "lived many years in Birmingham, an ornament to his Christian profession." He was a shrewd man' of vigorous mind, who 'knew how to blend a degree of inflexibility 'with moderation and complacency.' He married Miss Janion, sister of the writer of the little book, who was highly es- teemed for her virtues," and was accident- ally killed on a tramroad at Llanelly. Their son, Richard Janion Nevill, was an outstanding local figure till his death, some sixty years ago. More inflexible even than his father, he was a man of striking appearance and commanding pre- sence, and held in such awe and reverence locally as can scarcely be realised to-day. Hi's sons, again-Charles, Richard, and I William Henry-were well known and be- loved by the Llanellyites of a generation now growing elderly. The eldest of the three sat for Parliament, beating the laie Sir Arthur Stepney, no small feat in those days. The relations between the Nevills and their workmen were cordial, and even intimate, and in all things they I set a noble and worthy example alike So their contemporaries and their successors —(Western Mail).

The National Canine Deface League medal has been awarded to "Bess," a fox terrier, for giving warning of fire and I saving the lives of seberal people at Clitheroe.

i Mr. Tom Protheroe, 88, Pembrey road, was not the person of the same name re- siding in Pembrey road, who was fined at the Police Court on Wednesday for play- ing "banker" on a Sunday.

I Women Workers. I AN INCREASE OF WAGES. Mrs. Rogers, Coronation road, the local organizer under the National Feder- ation of Women Workers, was yesterday officially informed that the demand of the Federation, along with other organiza- tions, for an increase to female munition workers working under statutory rules and orders, had been granted. Women over 18 years are to receive an advance of 3s. 6d., while the girls have been -granted an advance of Is. 9d. The increases date from the first full pay day after December 15th.

7- PASTOR FOR Y.M.C.A. WORK IN FRANCE. The numerous friends of the Rev. D. J. Charles, B.A., minister of the Congre- gational Churches of Pengam and Black- wood, Mon., and son of Mr. and Mrs. D. Charles, 14, Princess street, Llanelly, will be interested to know that he sailed for France on Wednesday nforning in order to take up duties for a, period of four months out there with the Y.M.C.A. L ..???_ 

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In the Holy Land INTERESTING LETTER FROM A LLANELLY SOLDIER. I I A deeply interesting letter has been I received by Mr Charles Davies, Cheriton, Albert street, from his son, Driver C. L. Davies, who is servingwith the Royal Engineers in Palestine. We are per- mitted to make the following extracts which, we feel sure, will be read with pleasure by the public of Llanelly:— In Hebron. We are now in the Holy City. First of all I will give you a. bit of an idea. of our doings of late. Well, to start with we entered the town of Hebron on the 5th December at 4 p.m. with the Turks retreating before us. We slept in Hebron for the night. The inhabitants of the town gave us a great welcome as we marched in. liebron is a very beautiful town and well laid out in terraces, with walls of loose stones. The place is simply plastered with splendid fruit gardens. The 6th saw us move out of-Hebron early, on to Bethlehem, the day was bitterly cold. The 7th, still advancing; pouring rain all day and night. Saturday, the 8th, the Turks held us up two miles this side of the town of Bethlehem, but our j artillery soon put old Johnny on the move. Saturday night we slept in a monastary along side Solomon's Well. The day of days. Sunday, the 9th, was undoubtedly the- day of days. We nlade a triumphant entry into Bethlehem about 10 o'clock. The Church and Convent bells were peal- ing and singing with jqy. Crowds of people lined the streets, shaking hands with us and saying "Welcome the English, we have been waiting for you a very long time." sotiiloiiem. find words to express my sell in writing as to the town of Bethlehem. It is simply delightful. Indeed I feel proud (to think I have had the honour of being in the town where Christ was born. Yes, a beautiful place He was born in. It was very sad to hear the people tell us cf the treatment they have suffered at the hands of the Turks. After they had related their suffering, they would say "But to-day, we are happy because the English are here." They asked us also if the Turks would ever come back again, and when we assured them that they wouldn't, they were overwhelmed with joy. Work of the Engineers. Before I go any, further, I may say that our Company were at the head of the Division all through the advance on water development and road repairing, because Johnny had blown the road up in a good many places to hinder our ad- vance. In sRite of all, the R.E.'s were there every time. At Bethlehem we were given any amount of unleavened bread (hrown) and fruit, figs, and oranges. We stayed in Bethlehem Sunday and Mon- day. We -slept in a monastary, a great big place, with an Eastern Orthodox Church (Greek) in one >part which is still used. It was at this place that Elijah rested. Then on the other side of the road are two crosses, at which place Christ rested when He carried His cross on the way to Calvary. Where Christ was born. The most important thing about Bethlehem is the place where Christ was born. I will try to describe it to you. Worse luck, I have mot been inside the church, because none of us have had~ the t i me, but we lio, time, but we hope to see everything soon. There's going to be leave to see all these places of interest. As it is, I've been within ten yards of the place where Christ was born. It's a big church and splendidly built of lime and "bath stone, and called the "Church of the Nativity." It seems that the cave containing the manger in which Christ was born is still there, and above it is built a very fine: altar. The Holy City. 1 On Tuesday morning we left Bethle- hem, for the Holy City where we arrived at 3 p.m. As usual we had a capital re- caption with ail the inhabitants. I am writing this in a school where we are billeted and whcr. wo will have our Christmas. The oi l Jerusalem is sur- rounded by a big wall. There are three gates to enter it: the Jaffa Gate, Damas- cas Gate and Jericho. Our billet is jn. the New Jerusalem, about 30 yards from the wall of the city. About 600 yards. frdm here is the Mount of Olives, and 100 yards the Garden of Gethsemane. Mount Calvary is about a quarter of a mile from here. In the New Jerusalem there is a German Colony" American, French, Jewish and Greek. We get plenty of eggs, fruit and whole meal bread. They charge us three piastres for- a 2 lb. loaf,, and by gum it goes down I well,-good stuff The Jews here are dressed comically, exactly/like Quakers; its. laughable to see them. Jericho is about 5 miles from here. Jericho is "Jerusalem my happy home, when shall I come to thee," but I never dreamt of seeing it. But it has come true, and as I must say it is the greatest privilege of I my life. Cethsemane. I This morning I went to see the Garden of Gethsemane a, very nice Garden, and a fine church. I have also seen the spot where Stephen was stoned to death, and Calvary, and the Mount of Olives. The Holy Sepulchere is inside the walls of Old Jerusalem.

I CYMRODORION. On Friday evening, at the Town Hall,. at 8.15, Mr. Rowland Thomas, M.A. (Lond)., Intermediate School, Brecon, will deliver a lecture on "Dr. Richard I Price, who was one of the most eminent. Welshmen of the eighteenth century.

HUGHES, Ironmonger, 11, Station • Road, Llanelly, has a very large stock of all Household Ironmongery, in- cluding Mangle and Washer oombined, Mangles, both large and Table Mangles, 2 Gents' Bicycles and 1 Lady's, second- hand -portable Boilers & Stoves, Fenders and Coal Vases, Portmanteaus and Ladies Dress Baskets; also c hoice array of pre- sents. Good stock of Cartridges. See Windows.

Volunteer Battalion. A and B Companies.. Battalion Orders by Lieut.-CoL W. N. Jones, commanding 1st Battalion, Car- | marthenshire Volunteer Regiment.—Drill Hall, Murray street, Llauelly, for week ending January 19th, 1918. Jan. 13, Sunday: Route March: Extended order, Outposts, 3 hours. Jan 14, Monday: Officers and N.C.O. class by Adjutant and R.S.E. re- spectively. I, Jan. 15, Tuesday: Lecture field dressing, 1 hour; Musketry, 1 hour. I Jan. 17, Thursday: Bayonet Fighting, 1 hour; Guard duties, 1 hour. j Jan. 18, Friday: Bayonet Fighting, 1 hour; Musketry, 1 hour. Training.—Sunday, Jan. 13th, Parade. t Dress for this parade will bo as follows-- Marching Order—Uniform to be worn" by those in possession of same; Armlets to be worn by those attending in plain clothes. Recruits.—Recruit Drills will take place at each parade as laid down in the "Programme of Work" in addition to the I Efficients Training. Efficients Sections A, B and C.-Pro- vision for averaging attendances over a II quarter. Extract from Volunteer Force Order, No. CXXV., dated Dec. 1st, 1917: "It has been decided in the case of effi- cients to regard their Undertakings a» fulfilled if they attend during each quar- ter at least three times the number of each kind of drill prescribed as the monthly minimum for the arm of the service to which they severally belong. A quarter will be defined as one of the periods of three calendar months be- ( ginning January 1st, April 1st, July 1st and October 1st." Equipment.—Any N.C.O. or men of Sections A, B, C and D, who has not al- ready been issued with Equipment, can obtain same from the Quartermaster's Stores any Drill Night after parade, pro- viding the Company Quartermaster Sergt. of the Company concerned is present. ARTHUR J. BURN, 2nd Lieut, for ITajolo, Acting Adjutant 1st Bat. Carra. Vol. Rgt Printed and Published by Brinley R. Jones. Printer and Stationer, Vaughan strnet, Llanelly, January 12th, 1918.