The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard

F AOTS AND FANCIES. To the young recruits the sergeant is a much more awrul person than even the -colonel. A sergeant in one of the regi- ments of the Now Army came along twice to inquire if anyone had seen the colonel. Presently the colonel arrived, and on his way had to reprimand a raw recruit for not saluting. "Do you know 1 am the colonel?" he said. "Oh, you'll cop it, said the recruit. "The sergeant has been here I twice looking for you. Recruiting Officer (to brawny pitman who has just passed his medical examination): What regiment do you wish to joinr Pit- man I don't care. Officer: Sure you have! no preference ? Pitman: Well, put me in ¡ one o' them that spikes the beggars. "This war has certainly brought out a lot of heroes." "What's happened now? "Why 4.003 Germans, sixty cannons, and two forts were taken by one Frenchman." ¡ "What are you talking about! That's im- possible." I don't care how impossible it. is;.be.t.ool.-tlienialll" ^bo 1S h'1 A photographer." A veteran, talking to his great graiiuson of eight or nine years, remarked: Nearly a veneration and a half ago my head was grazed by a bullet at the Siege of Sebnstopol." The lad looked at the old man's head thoughtfully, and said: "There isn't much grazing there now. is there, grandpapa ?" On a crowded tramcar one wet night a coin was heard to drop. As several pas- sengers craned their necks an old man stooped and picked it up. "Anybody lost lialf a crown?" he asked anxiously. passengers hurriedly searched their pockets and shouted, "I have." ell, I've found a penny towards it," said the old man He's been very gcod to me, said a woman at the Police Court. "He never hit me unless I ask for it." < So your husband kept house and cooked his own meals while you were away. Did he enjoy it?" "Ho says he did, but T notice that the parrot has learned to swear j during mv absence." Wev'e been having n. regulai- clearance at the house, throwing all sorts of old things away. This morning I put one of; ■our wedding presents on the tire." "Good heavens." exclaimed his friend, hat was it?" "Only a copper kettle" was the C°The, n«w Viceroy of Ireland has had his share of heckling. At one meeting he was continually interrupted by a man who per- sisted in making irrelevant remarks. "What are you?" Mr. Ivor Guest (as he then was) cried at last in despair, are you a Positivist, Collectivist, Socialist, Marx- ist, Opportunist, Solutionist, Communist, or what?" The man was taken aback by the question, and could only reply, 1 m 'only a machinist." ,Mon

FROM THE "PAPERS Sir W. Williams Wvnn presided over a meeting of the Montgomeryshire Recruit- ing Committee at Welshpool on Monday and reported that Lord Kenyon, the com- manding officer, had informed him that he expected the new regiment of Welsh Horse being trained at Newtown would soon be full. Recruits were coming from all parts, .and already one draft had been sent to the first regiment at Diss, in Norfolk. So far Montgomeryshire had found about 2,200 for the Territorial regiments. Unfortu- nately, nearly all the recruits continued to come from the 6ame districts, while the up- land districts scarcely sent any men. When recruiters came lound the men hid themselves. They were acting like fools or ,children. ,They refused to go to a, fair where there were recruiters. Mr. A. Williams Wvnn said landowners should make it known that in letting farms and employing hands after the war preference would always be given to those who had ¡ served their King and country. Arrange- ments were made for more house-to-house I canvassing. Mr. Ellis J. Griffith, K.C.. M.P.. has re- signed the Under-Secretaryship of State for the Home Department. His resignation is due to personal reasons. He has been throughout, and still remains, in complete I sympathy with the policy of the Govern- ment, and will continue to support it in the House of Commons. When Mr. Ellis! Griffith accepted office two years ago he did; so with the additional object of rendering i personal assistance in framing the Welsh Church Bill and in carrying it through the House of Commons. During October, November, and Decem- ber the Road Board indicated additional advances to highway authorities amounting in the aggregate to L170,935, of which £ 132,843 was by way of grant and L38,092 by way of loan. The advances* made and indicated up to December 31st less indica. tions cancelled, amounted to £ 5,954,304. Of this total £ 4,508,585 was by way of grant and £ 1,445,719 by way of loan. The formal grants completed, with the approval of the Treasury, during the quarter, amounting to £ 337,939, were applied as fol- lows:—Road crust improvements, £ 219,774; road widenings and improvement of curves and corners, £ 80.994; road diversions, £ 6,134; reconstruction and improvement o bridges. £ '4,620; and new roads and bridges, £ 26,467. Some time ago Mr. Richard Marpole. of Vancouver, a high official of the Canadian Pacific Railway, wrote to the Chancellor of the Exchequer offering to send ten men at his own expense to join the Welsh Army Corps. Mr. Lloyd George sent the letter to Mr. Owen W. Owen, who has re- ceived a cable from Mr. Marpole stating that he is sending twenty men, and they will leave St. John's, Newfoundland, on January 20th. The men will arrive fully equipped. A writer in n London contemporary re-; news the suggestion that, it. is an appro- • priate time to repine the. German "Ich Dien," the mot/tor of the Prince of Wales,i with its Welsh equivalent. With its issue fo,' this month "The Welsh Outlook" oper-S ifc f'J'd volume. The editor confesses that, like all beginners, ho hns not reiehed ideals in the first volume, hut it is satisfactory to learn that he has been sufficiently encouraged to con- tinue mivsuing them. The current issue contains interest!" <r articles on up-to-dnte subjects. DrJ Fleur" writes on "The jRr'tiQh ill which lie mpsets cher- ished superstitions about racml origins. Mr "Stanley H. Wat-kins contributes an article on "Education and Research," in which he defils with the backward child and thA choice of subjects. There are several capital sketches and ncems. The maga- zine also contains some excellent ill-ustri- tions.

ABERYSTWYTH DISTRICT EDUCATION COMMITTEE, Monday, January Ilth,-Present: Mr. R. J. R. Loxdale, Castle Hill, presiding; Mrs. T. Campbell James, Captain T. Doughton, Messrs. j) C. Roberts, C. M. Williams, John Evans, Aberystwyth; William Morris, Borth; E. J. Evans, Cnwcybar- wit; J. E. Evans, Talybont; Jen kin James, director of education; and the attendance officers. Atfondanae.v—The monthly returns showed that the banners for good attend- ance were won by Cwmpadarn infants 92.4. Eglwysfach 89, Goginan 91.3, Gors 92.1. Brynherbert 94.7. In Aberystwyth the low attendance was attributed to the arrival of troops, as well as severe weather and children suffering from colds.—Mr. C. M. Williams gave notice to propose at the next, meeting that the minimum percentage to win the banner should be ninety. That would be a better incentive to improve the attendances than merely giving the banner for highest attendance in the group. Mr. Williams also proposed that an appeal should be mado to headmasters, which was agreed to. Appointments.—There was only one ap"- plication for the post of certificated assist ant teacher at the boys' department of Alexandra-road Schools, that of Miss Jennie Burbeck, of Blaenau Gwent Infants' School, Abertillery. Miss Burbeck was ap" pointed at a salary of £ 80 a year.—Miss Winifred Jones wrote declining the post of monitress offered her at Clarach Church School as the salary of £10 was too small It was agreed to appoint Miss Polly Thomas, Llanfihangel, at a salary of on the understanding that she proceeded, to further qualify. Cookery.—Arrangements were made for conveyance of girls to the Aberystwyth centre for cookery instructions as was dona last year in the case of Rhydypennau and Talybont Schools. No Quorum.—In spite of the fact that there was no quorum, Mr. E. J. Evans, who was the only manager present, decided to go through the agenda at the managers' meeting at Llangwyryfon for the reason that no meeting was held in November owing to no quorum and that the practice of going through the agenda by a single manager in another district had not been objected to by the District Committee. With regard to the application for fourteen new dual desk from the managers of Llanrhys- tyd Church School. Mr. Evans decided to refer the matter back with a request for the following particulars :—The date of the managers' meeting at which it was decided to make the application and the names c. all the managers present. It was furthcj recommended that no application involving large expenditure of miblic money shouh he entertained from the managers of that particular school until they have discharge, their duties with regard to the Terminer a tion of the school cleaner.—The report was adopted. Joined the Colours.—Mr. Owen Thomas, formerly of Llangefni, assistant" teacher at Aberystwyth National School, wrote that he vad joined the North Wales Pals Battalion ond hoped the Committee would continue his full school pay minus the army allow- ance during his period of service.—On the proposition of Mr. D. C. Robert- it was rvn-eed to comply with the request as had hoen done in other cases and the Director was authcrispd to make arrangements for a temporary appointment. F,pi,leniie-s.At a meeting of the man- agers of Devil's Bridge group, the Attend- ance Officer submitted his report for the past month, from which it appeared that the 'majority of the schools had suffered from outbreaks of epidemics in the various localities. The Managers deplored the fact that such outbreaks of epidemics should entail loss of grant, and wished it to b-9 recorded as their opinion that the Board of Fdneation should pay a. soecial enidemie rrrant to meet cases of that kind.—The director said there was no doubt that the toard should make a special grant. Mr n. C. Roberts: Our case is a strong one.— H was agreed to bring the matte;- before the County Education Authority on Thar.* day. w Sanitary.—A report. was presented by the School Medical Officer on the sanitary con- ditions of Llanfihangel-y-creuddyn School, having regard to the illnesses among the children.—It was agreed to refer the re- commendations to the School Managers end the County Architect.-The Director said improvements to the School were to earned out next Easter.The Chair- man It is no wonder that there was so much illness BOARD OF CUARDIANS, Monday, January 11th.—Present: Messrs. E. J. Evans, Cnwcybarcud, cliarirmcn Dl.' Jenkins, Bryncarnedd, vice-chairman; David James. Penrhyncoch; W. Thomas, E. Llewellin, J. R. Griffiths. John Morgan, Aberystwyth R. L. Thomas, Tirmynach T. Oliver Jones, Devil's Bridge: William Jones Cyfoethybrenin; John Roberts, Uchayndre J. L Powell. Cwmrheidol; E. J. Williams, Enoch Jenkins, Ceulana- maesmawr; J. M. Jones, Llanddeinol David Jones Llanbadarn Lower William Thomas, Parcel Canol; W. T. Lewis, Borth; J. Bunco Morgan, Glanlr>ad; J. G. Stephens, Llancynfelin; John James. Llanbadarn Upper; D. James, Melindwr John Richards, Tynpynfaivh David Edwards. J. M. Jones, Llanilar; Evan Hughes, Issavndre; Hugh clerk; Owen Morgan, assistant clerk; William Lloyd, master; and the reliev- ing officers. Remembering the Inmates. -In celebra- tion of Christmas and the new -ar the inmates were as usual well remembered and an interesting report was given by the Master. The Conversazione Committee had kindly sent various kinds of cakes for the inmates who enjoyed them. On New Year's night an excellent entertainment was given by members of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers and Cheshire regiments. The entertainment was held in the Boardroom, which was tastefully decorated, and the artistes were given a good reception by the The chair was taken by Alder- man Edwin Morris, the mayor and chair- man of the House Committee. A capital programme was gone through and the artis-tes were loudly applauded. Private Ellis Jones (Oheshires), Privates John Williams, Evans, and Morris Wil- liams, 7th R.W.F., sang with good effect, and Private Anderson was versatile and humorous. Corporal Eitzharries, A.S.C., Cheshires, also sang admirably, and a dance was cleverly executed by Private Doughty, A.S.C., Cheshires. Comic songs were given by Private Bradbury and others. Mrs. Evans, Buarth, with accustomed readi- ness, sang several songs. Gramaphone selections proved a popular item. The accompanists were Miss Megan Evans and Miss Nancy George. Corris. Mr. T. A. Kemp proposed a vote of thanks to the Chairman and artistes, which was | eloquently seconded by ,John Campbell, one of the inmates. The soldiers were pro- vided with light refreshments and cigar- ettes given by the Matron, Assistant Matron (Miss Kate Lloyd), Nurse Davies and Cook.—A vote of thanks was accorded to all who assisted in making the rnter- tainment successful.—The annual gift of Mr. O. E., Bennetts, India, was distributed among the inmates, who appreciated it greatly and wished their thanks to be conveyed to him. A letter had been re- reived from Mr. Bennetts bv the Clerk, in the absence of Captain Fossett Roberts on military service, enclosing a cheque for £ 5 to provide the inmates with a good clitinei- tea. and tobacco on New Year's Day. He rent an extra JB2 as he under- stood that the inmates were to be removed from Tregaron to Aberystwyth. If that was not so, he asked that the extra amount should be sent to Mr Jenkin Lloyd, Tre- gnron, to give the inmates there the usual treat. Before New Year's Day nine of the inmates were removed from Tregaron, and as n result of correspondence with Mr. Jenkin Lloyd he (the Cleric) handed .£39s. to the Master for the benefit of the inmates ,nd sent the balance to Tregaron for the .mmntes remaining there.—On the Dro- position of Mr. David James, a vote of thanks was accorded Mr. Bennetts for his continued generosity. Inmates from Tregaron. The Master re- nnrted that on December 31st nine inmates were removed from Tregaron Workhouse, namely, one woronn. one bov, and seven men.—Mr. Llewellin said the boy was eleven years of age and was bliiid and feeble. The Tregaron paupers were brought befnro the Visiting Committee on ■ FVidny. There was no' doubt that the Vro^khou'e was not, a proper plaoc for boy of that description esneciallv when the Local Govern-non!: Board required all children^to he sent,from workhouses. He rtroposea that Tregaron Guardians should be asked to take stops to the hoy to a proper home, as it was their business to do so.—The proposition -{ni.<; cernded by Mr. Bunce Morenn and Tramps.—During the past fortnight it l was stated that two vagrants only we"f) lieved in tke casual ward. In the second week there was not one.—A Member; All gone to the front. Price of Boots.—A letter was read from Pontypridd Union agreeing to payment of 5s. 6d. for a pair of boots for a pauper child.—The Vice-Chairman said the price was lower than was usually allowed, and other members doubted if boots, could be i obtained at that price.—Mr. Llewellin There are no troops at Pontypridd, and they have not put up the prices. (Laugh- ter). Death.—The Master reported the death of Margaret Jones (87), who was buried at Llanfihangel. Condolence.—The Vice-Chairman pro- posed. vote of condolence with the family of the late Mr. William Jones, workhouse master, and Mr. W. Thomas, in seconding the proposition, said it was a strange coin- cidence that Mr. Pierce of iBuilth. who pre- ceded Mr. Jones as the workhouse master, had also died.—It was agreed to express condolence with both families Sympathy.—The Vice-Chairman, who presided over the meeting, proposed a vote of sympathy with Dr. BonsaII in his indis- position, which was agreed to, with the wisbj for his speedy recovery. Question of Salary.—Mr. Edwin Morris had given notice of motion that the salary of Dr. Bonsall, as medical officer to the Workhouse and for the district, should be increased.—Mr. William Thomas said Mr. Morris was not welt enough to attend and had asked him to take the matter in hand, though he was not much better with the cold. He suggested that the matter should be discussed in committee.—Mr J. J R. Griffiths: Why form ourselves into committee ? I do not see anything out of place in discussing the matter in the presence of the Press.-Afr. Llewellin agreed and said it was possible that re- marks made in committee would be mis- carried. If made in public they would lie properly reported.—It was decided by a large majority to discuss the matter pub- licly.—A proposition by Mr. John Richards to postpone the discussion for a fortnight was not seconded.—Mr. W. Thomas pro- ceeded to give the report of the committee who had considered Dr. Bonsall's applica- tion for an increase of salary. They were, he said, unanimously in favour of increas- ing the salary on account of length of service. Another reason was that Dr. Bonsall had previously applied, and the application was tber. adjourned on the understanding, it was believed, that it would be favourably considered later on. The Clerk had obtained information from other unions, which showed that six unions only paid less tljtii Aberystwyth to their medical officers and the other unions paid more. Half the salary was repaid by the Local Government Board.—Mr. Llewellin I think that is wrong.—-The Clerk said there was evidently ft. misapprehension. What lie informed the Committee was that the Local Government Board paid half the salary of the sanitary medical officers.—Mr Thomas said he asked the Clerk a definite question on the point. He understood the answer differently. Anyway, the Com- mittee were unanimous, except- as to the «mount. Some of the members suggested an increase of £10. others £20. and others £30, to make the salary £ 100.—Replying to Mr. Richards. Mr. Thomas said Dr. Bonsall had applied for an increase of JS70 to double his salary. Dr Bonsall aiso told the Committee that if his salary was. not increased he would resign.—Mr. W. T. Lewis, confirmed the report given by Mr. Thomas and said Dr. Bonsall was quite I firm. The Committee (lid not fed in a position to recommend a definite sum. Per- sonally, he thought Dr. Bonsall was fully entitled to the increase of £ 30, as he had served the Guardians faithfully and hon- ourably. He was an old servant and should he treated honourably especially as had been underpaid for many yeors.A,fi, Wy Thomas said the Committee also considered that there was f1. decrease in vaccination fees and additional inmates had ken brought from Tregaron.—Mr R. L. Thomas said as a member of the Chmmitt¿> he advocated all increase of £ 10. When appointed Dr. Bonsall's salary was £20 for the Workhouse, and there were more in- mates then. Another point was that a large number of old paupers were now pensioners.—-The Vice-Chairman said the pensioners had medical relief. -Mr. David Edwards agreed that an increase of £ 10 would be sufficient, as the work was less. He joined with the other members of the Committee in recognizing Dr Bonsall's past services.—Mr. David Jones, another mom. her of the Committee, said it was import- ant to consider the scarcity of doctor* and the pressure on the medical profession, particularly in the present crisis. If Dr: Bonsall resigned, there would be a diffi- culty in obtaining a successor unless the salary was considerably increased. Dr. Bonsall had served the Guardians well in the past.—Mr. E. J. Evans said the im- portant point was the threatened resigna- tion of Dr. Bonsall. It was true that the work was less,but there was no doubt that if there was a vacancy there would have to be a larger salary for Dr. Bonsall's suc- cessor. He considered that an increase of £30 would be reasonable. As one of the oldest members, he remembered Dr. Bonsall's appointment and supported him. He had worked in hearty co-operation with the Guardians throughout the years, ex- cepting one occasion. In that conflict with Dr. ,Bonaall bo (Mr. Evans) was at the front. Dr. Bonsall proved himself a fair and good fighter and was not a coward. He was defeated, but instead of snarling he continued to work heartilv with the Guardians in the discharge of his duties and showed himself a thorough gentleman. The Guardians should also show they were not spiteful. The County Council made increases of salaries periodically. Ii, was a long time, however, since Dr Bonsall's salary was increased. He proposed that an increase of L30 should be given.—Mr. W. T Lewis seconded the proposition.—Mr Evan Hughes said Dr. Bonsall wanted an increase of salary when the ratepayers, whom the Guardians represented, expected them to be economical. Dr. Bonsall ought to show patriotism and ought to sacrifice in that crisis. Therefore he (Mr. Hughes) proposed that an increase of Lio only should be made.—Mr. David Edwards seconded the amendment.—Mr. Llewellin said that. when Dr. Bonsall made Ins appli- cation the Guardians would recollect that ho said he would be against granting an increacso to any official during the war; but he admitted that circumstances had altered. Now that were troops in Aberystwyth things would not bo so bad for the ratepayers of the union generally because he took it that when Aberystwyth prospered the whole of thr union also prospered. His objection to the considera- tion of the application had therefore fallen to the ground. He could not go against the unanimous recommendation of the committee appointed to consider the] matter. Personally, however,, he thought! that the committee had not given the matter the consideration it deserved. They were misinformed first of all as to the re- payment of the salary. Since. 1888 prac- tically the ivhole salaries of union officials had been repaid by the Local (i It Board under the Lorn! C-rovernmenf Act. The annual amount credited to the union was P,774 and. whether the salary was jn- creased or reduced, that amount would be paid. Aberystwyth Union had not in- —»asj»d i» population and salaries had not been increased to any great extent. For that reason they were in a better position than largo unions like Cardiff and Pontypridd, where the population had considerably in- creased and the salaries had gone up by leaps and bounds. Those unions received the same amount as was paid in salaries before 1833. What were the facts with reference to Dr. Bonsall ? He was appointed on March 24th. 1891, at a salary of £ 20 as workhouse medical officer and £ 25 as dis- trict medical officer. The total remunera- tion, as shown in the abstract of accounts for the year ended March 31st 1892 was as follows:—Salary, £ 45; vaccination fees. -11 15s.; extra medical fees, R,21 !N. total, £78 74s. The present salary was £ 40 as workhouse medical officer and £}O as district medical officer. The total re- muneration, accord in sr to the abstract of ^counts for the year ended March 31st, 1914 was as follows:—Salary £70: vae- "i^at'on fees. £ 19 g. extra med'crt] fees, "5: lunatic* 9 5s. total, :£103 14s. The average of the total remuneration for past five years was £ 122 a year, compared with .P7F,) -4s. when Dr. Bonsall was appointed. The average number of. inmates in the Wf>rkhotise in the fr-st half-year after Br. TtonsnlVs appointment was 655 pauper? nd 3.4 vagrants. a total of practically '«;xty-nine per dav. Tn the past half-year ■•■here was an average of forty-two paupers ?nd vagrants a total of forty-five TVen add'ng the nine ;nmafee from Tro ~"»ror» ;(-, worl-7 mal-c fiftr-fanr acainsf ".irty-nine, "0 that as far as the Work- house was concerned it would not. bc, said I that Dr. Bonsall's work was as much as it was at the beginning. The number oi ¡ out-door paupers in Aberystwyth parish was 121 in the past half-year, compared with 115 relieved in the first half-year, in ) face of those facts, if Dr. Bonsall was I satisfied with his salary on his appointment I he ought to be satisfied now; but he was not satisfied, and when he said that he re- quired his salary to be doubled the Guard- ians were not likely to do much with him unless they doubled the salary. Reference had been made to Dr. Bonsall's faithful j services. Personally, as a representative of the ratepayers and knowing what he did. he (Mr. Llewellin) could not concur with that statement. The reason he wanted the matter discussed publicly was that he wanted to say so publicly. He considered Dr. Bonsall had been a quibbler—he could prove the point—and had caused unnecessary bother. Before his illness the Relieving Officer informed him (Mr. Llewellin) that Dr. Bonsall was un- able to attend to some of the Aberystwyth cases, because he was too busy. He had nox appointed a deputy. His former deputy resigned, but that was not intimated to the Guardians. Dr. Harries was attending to the cases in the Workhouse; but outdoor paupers were engaging private doctors. The Guardians must look at the facts and not be intimidated because Dr. Bonsall came to them and said if they did not increase his salary he would resign and that it would be difficult to have another doctor in his place. Having regard to the unanimous opinion of the Committee that the salary should be increased, he did not wish to oppose, but was inclined to propose an amendment that the matter should be re-considered by a committee consisting of four members from each district to go into the whole question of Dr. Bonsall's salary and also consider the position of other medical men in the union. The total re- muneration of Dr. Rees, Llanilar, who was appointed in 1901 had reduced from £62 to £65" though the acreage of his district was ten times as large the acreage oT Dr. Bonsall's district, and the population was nearly half. In certain unions medical men took up public positions of that kind, charitably—at Carmarthen, for instance— but that was not fair, as all should be treated alike.—The Vice-Chairman: We have had far more information from Mr. Llewellin than from the Committee.—Mr. J. R. Griffiths said that after Mr. Llewellin.'s speech it was evident that the Guardians, not even the Committee, were not in possession of all the facts. He agreed with Mr. Llewellin that another committee should be appointed to consider the matter. The Guardians had to con- sider the ratepayers and the -poor.—Mr. W. Thomas explained that he asked Dr. Bonsall if his application for an extra £70 was final, and his reply was that he would be prepared to consider n reasonable Offer. —Mr. W. T. Lewis If Dr. Bonsall resigns wo will have a difficulty in having a suc- cei-'sor at the same salary.—Mr. D. Edwards We can have a doctor on the same terms as other people.—Mr. Lewis: But other unions pay more than we do.— The Clerk said the Committee asked Dr. Bonsall to wait for another month or six weeks in order to make further inquiries. He declined to wait more than a fortnight, and the fortnight ended that day. He could resign on a month's notice.—Mr. J. M. Jones iTIlanilnr) if Dr. Bonsall wax so particular about the time why had he not been equally particular in appointing a deputy?—The Cleric read a letter from Dr. Bonsall, dated November 18th, asking for an answer by return of post. as much depended on the reply, and he had other prospects in view. The Committee, the Clerk added, did not have time to make further inquiries.—Mr. John Morgan said if the matter was postponed the increase could be made retrospective After further talk, it was decided by a largo majority, to adjourn the matter and to appoint a committee consisting of four members from each district.

Poultry Keeping.—At the Town Hall, on Friday, Mr. Edward Brown conducted an enquiry for the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries into the poultry industry in Wales with a view to its further development. The enquiry was not deemed sufficiently important to be advertised, and the attend- ance was small.-—Alderman D. J. Williams, Tregaron, who presided said wliat Waotl really wanted in Cardiganshire was a~good- market. At present farmers obtained on. an average Is. 6d. only for a trussed fowl. -—Mr. Brown said he came into Wales at the invitation of the Board to study as far as possible the conditions of the poultry industry throughout the Principality, and at a later period he hoped to present to the Board a report on the lines along which further development might, take place. In his judgment, the true hue of success in poultry management was that of breed. The effects of the European war were such that probably we should not see the same supply of eggs as in the past for many years to come. He should not be surprised if the war lasted much longer that Ger- many would be swept off the egg nnv ket. He was talking the wther day to a minister in Belgium who said they would haveno poultry in that country shortly. Last year, added Mr. Brown, we paid other countries six and a half millions sterling for eggs and We could produce that and more in our own country. Eggs had increased in cost since October by 30 per cent. As to feeding, many people were inclined to feed too heavily. The only principle w:ts to give what the fowls could not obtain for themselves, and if the feeding was lijainly in the evening it would reduce the and the birds would be better off. Unfortun- ately in Cardiganshire there was a very serious aspect of the question and that was disease among poultry. In his repcrt he would have to deal with it fully. On one farm the previous day he was told that 200 fowls had died and at others from forty to fifty. The result was that people vould not increase their stock as Ions as there was that danger. There were some arms and some districts free from disease, tut in other districts almost every farm in- fected. He urged the scientific rearing of poultry. Until people adopted the portable house system and distributed their fowls over the land with not more than twenty- five fowls in each house he was afraid there would be no real check to the disease. To aggravate the matter the people weie too fond of using Indian corn. He was in Bulgaria, a short time ago and was surprised to find that farmers there knew more about the prices in London markets than ninety- nine per cent. of the Welsh farmers. Sev- eral questions were put to Mr. Brown who replied. He urged tho farmers to try and get eggs to the market quickly instead of keeping them seven or nine days.A vote of thanks was accorded to the lecture. BnARD OF CUABDIANS, Friday. January 8th Present: Mr. Rees LI. Evans (n the chair); Rev. R. C. Jones. Lampeter: Messrs. Tom Davies, Cellan; 1. M. Griffiths, Llanfairchydogau: Thomas Davids and Thomas Bowen, Llanwenog; Evan Evans, Llanwnen; LI. O. lavies, Trcfilan Watkin Davies and M. L. W. Lloyd Price, LJanvbyther: Bavid Dav- ies, Llanycrwys; Bavid Thomas. Llan- fihatigel-rhos-ycorn; and D. Lewis, Pen- earreg: with Messrs. 'J. E. Lloyd, clerk; T. Lewis, master; and D. Evans T. LI. Evan.?, relieving officers. Nursing.—The Local Government Board wrote approving of the arrangements made by the Guardians f' the provison of skilled nursing at the Workhouse aid also of the intention of the Guardians to contri- bute £10 yearly to the local Nursing Asso- ciation in lieu of the services of their trained nurse. Finance.—The Clerk reported that £500 was due to the County Council that day, but there was not sufficient funds in hand. The overseers were very backward it their payments. — The Clerk was instructed to write to the defaulting overseers. Religion.—Discussion took place as to the religious services held at the Wojthouse and also the question of leave for ir,mates. —The Master spoke of his care for the spiritual welfare of the inmates, and added that his book would show that they were given leave very freely. Vagrants. The Master reported that! there seemed to be a b;,iil of vagrant? who made r. circle of Mid-Wales Workhouses. He expressed the opinion that the V-igrancv Committee should deal with them.—A long discussion followed and it was ultimately decided on the proposition of M1". Lloyd Price, seconded by Mr. T. Davi. that '■(he Clerk should onmirmnieate with the V-i granoy Committee. TfiWN C0UKCII Thursday.—Present: Alder- men Walter "Davies (mayor), E. Evans, W Jones and Lewis Jones; Councillors William Davies. Tdris Jones, 1.1. Bankes Price, D. F. Lloyd, David Davies. Bavid Jones, J. D. Owen, David Thomas and J. S. Jones; with Messrs. J. E. LJoyd, town clerk; and R. W. Ashman, surveyor. Report. In tlie course of his report the Sanitary Inspector said a gas main was being laid in New-street. The .street was drained and there was no reason why building operations should not be proceeded with. He referred to a fire which occurred recently and sug- gested improvements to the Brigade.—On the proposition of Mr. William Davies, sec- onded by Alderman Lewis Jones, the mat- ter was referred to the Water Committee. Refugees. The Mayor said m response to an invita- tion by the Council offel ing hospitality to a number of Belgian refugees there were now twelve guests. He took that oppor- tunity or thanking the inhabitants for the excellent way in which they provided a home for them. The guests were happy and comfortable and appreciated the kind- ness shown them. He had visited Peter- well Girls' School and was handed by Miss Evans, the headmistress, with £ 1 contri- buted towards the Belgian Orphan Fund. He had. forwarded the amount to the proper quarter and received an acknow- ledgement. ■— On the proposition of the Mayor a hearty vote of thanks was tend- ered to Mr. Jones, LIanwenog School, and Committee for forwarding the proceeds of a concert held there to the local Belgian Refugee Fund. Isolation Hospital. A letter from the County Council with ^cfi'cnc? to the provision of isolation hospitals for infectious disease was, on the proposition of Aldarman Evan Evans, re- ferred to the Finance Committee. Roads. The Clerk to the County Council also wrote that the Road Board were desirous of completing the preliminary steps for the classification of roads and asked that the census of traffic be sent in.The matter was left to the Surveyor. Town Clock. Mr. D. Davies, for the Streets Commit- tee, called attention to certain repairs which were needed for the town cleck.- The question was adjourned. Fire. Referring to the recent fire, Mr. D. F. Lloyd, for the Water Committee, said the Brigade acted with commendable prompti- tude. Concert. Mr. D. Jones said a balance sheet had been submitted of the recent Belgian con- cert. The amount received" was £32 14s. 3d and the balance £ 24' 2s. lid. One-third of the latter amount ( £ 8) had been sent to the Central Fund and the remainder (£16 2s. lid) had been handed to tho Treas- urer fcr the Iccal fund. He suggested that Mr. Lewis, Arfryn, who had rendered every good service in connection with the concert be co-opted as a member of the Belgian Refugee Committee.—After discussion, this was agreed to. Lampeter Rural Council. Housing Conditions Again. Mr. LJew. O. Davies presided over a meeting of the Council on Friday. The Local Government Board wrote with I reference to the housing conditions and asked what action had been taken bv the Council.—Tlie Clerk v.-as directed to that the Council did not consider the eJ:(, tion of workmen's dwellings practicable, but but they were doing all in their power to improve the sanitary conditions of dwel- ling houses, It was decided to take no action regard- ing a lettar from the County Council with reference to the erection of isolation hos- pitals for the accommodation of cases in- fectious diseases.

TREGARON Guild of St. Caron.—The usual meeting was held on Thursday evening. The Rev. J. N. Evans, Cellan, delivered an address on Gogwydd yr Oea. P The Vicar presided over a large attendance and the address was much appreciated. DE,ath.-Thc demise of Mr. Evan Wil- liams (late of Aberdwr) took place on Wed- nesday of last week at High-street, Pentre. Deceased was eighty-seven years of age. Up to the previous Saturday night he was in fairly good health. He had, however, a serious attack of bronchitis. The funeral took place on Saturday, inter- ment being made at Bwlchgwynt Cemetery. The Rev. T. Madoc Jones, B.A. (vicar) officiated at the house and the Rev. M. Evans at Bwlchgwynt. The Rev. D. M. Davies, B.A., antcwmne, was also present. The War. Private T. Jones of the Royal Engineers, and brother of Mr. A. W Jones, health insurance officer, spent some days at Delfryn during the week. He was on active service in France. for ten weeks, being originally with the 6th Welsh Battal- ion, but was transferred to the Royal Engin- eers and acted alternately as scout, tele- phone-operator, and dispatch rider. While on duty as scout in Ypres he was wounded in the thigh by a German sniper. The latter was hiding on the beam of a ruined house and Private Jones for some time could not malve out where he was. A I A French comrade who met Jones in Ypres was killed by the sniper's first shot and fell at his feet. Jones beiner wounded crawled behind a wall, using his rifle to lean on and looked round for the enemv. Eventually, he saw a part of his head over the wall and his first shot brought him to the ground. Jones was by this time in an exhausted condition and it was after nine hours that he was picked up by a passing transport van. Having been in a French hospital for some time, he was removed to Sandgate and thence to Swansea. By now he is able to go about. He returned to Swansea hospital on Thursday to undergo another operation. His many friends wish him a complete recovery. Death.—The death of Mr. John Jones Richards, C.M., son of Mr. and Mrs. Rich- ards, Tanyfynwent. Tregaron, took place at his home in Mitcham. London. He had been ill for a. long time. During the past summer he stayed for many weeks at Tany- fynwent and gained much in health. After his return he again had a serious relapse and gradually grew worse. He was popular at Mitcham especially at Gowinge Park Schools where lie had been assistant master for many years. The funeral took place on Monday of last week at All Saint's Ben- hilton, Sutton (Surrey), the Rev. C. Carey Taylor, under whom deceased was at one time assistant master at Benhilton Schools, officiating. The chief mourners were Mrs. Ethel -Richards (widow), Miss Rita Rich- ards (daughter), Mr. and Mrs. Richards (father and mother), Mrs. W. Davies (sis- ter), the Misses Mary, Sue and Lizzie Rich- ards (sisters), Mr. F. Gregory (father-in- law), Mr. W. Davies .and Mr. B. Gregory (brothers-in-law). The respect with which deceased was held was evidenced by the large number of floral tributes sent. A beautiful cross came from the headmaster and staff of Gowinge Park Schools and a wreath from "his beys" at the same school Sympathy was extended to the bereaved family at London and Tregaron. BOARD OF GUARDIANS, Tuesday, January 12th.—Pr-e.sent: Mr. Thomas Edwards, Llwynbeudy, chairman; the Rev3. D. G. Davies, Blaenpennal, vice-chairman; T. R. Davies, Llanddewibrefi; Messrs. D. J. Williams, John Owen, W. R. Morgan, Caron Lower; David Davies, Gartheli; David Evans, Bettws Leiki; John Lod- wick, Nantcwnlle; Thomas Morgan. Ystradmeurig; Abraham Morgan, Ysbytty; David Bavies, Doithie; R. D. Arch, Garon Upper; Daniel Jenkins, Gwynfil; Evan Evans, Lledrod Lower J. W. Davies, Llangeitho; Timothy Evans, Deriodyn; Jenkin Lloyd, clerk; M. Mor- gans, master; Rees Rowlands, relieving officer; Peter Williams, treasurer; S. L,90 I Tregonning, E. R. Lloyd, surveyors; E. C. Evans, sanitary inspector; Dr J. Morgan, Dr. E. Lloyd, medical officers. Closing the Workhouse. The Master re- ported that all the inmates were taken from the Workhouse on Thursday, Decem- ber 31st, and nine of them were removed to Aberystwyth Workhouse. The furniture, clothing, and bedding were removed to Monarch House undef the supervision of Mr. D. J. WiRums who, having compared the articles with the inventor, certified all were correct.-A-lt. D. J. Williams, Mr. John Owen and tt,, Vice-Chairman gave a report on the reninval of the goods from the Workhouse to Monarch House. As there was a. large, q'<«>ntity of blankets, etc., which will not be jieeessary, it was suggestod that there shoold be a sale be-j .cause of the lack of roft in Monarch1 House.—On the proposition of the Vice- Chairinan. seconded by Mr. <>ohn Ovrcn. a vote of thanks was accorded the Matron fer her assistance in preparing the stock for removal.—Mr. B. J. Williams sn;d it might be advisable to offer the blankets to the War Office ns it was understood there was a scarcity of blankets for military pnr- poses.-Thr-- Chairman said that Mr. D. D. Evans, Llanio, had suggested communica- ting with other unions which might re- quire the clothing-—The Vice-Chairman pointed out that other Unions had made

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contracts.—It was eventually agreed to offer the goods to t'le Government, and neighbouring Unions and, if they were not required, to hold a public sale. New Year's Treat.—The Clerk said Mr. C. B. Bennetts, of India, had forwarded, through Mr. Hugh Hughes, his annual amount of P,2 for the purpose of treating the inmates on New Year's Day. Those who were removed to Aberystwyth had Is. each and it was agreed to distribute the remaining £ 1 lis. amongst other inmates who have left and are boarded out.—Or. the proposition of Mr. Arch, seconded by Mr. D. Davies, Gartheli, a vote of thanks was accorded Mr. Bennetts for his generos- ity. Isolation Hospital.—Consideration of a letter from the County Council on the sub- ject of providing joint isolation hospitals was deferred. I Collector.—The Master, on retiring from the post cf collector to the Guardians, gave a report on the arrears due from relatives of paupers, showed that the amount out- standing was £69. It was expected that most of the arrears accumulated as the result of the South Wales strike. During the past quarter he collected -t85.-On the proposition of Mr. Timothy Evans, it was agreed to advertise the vacancy, the terms being ten per cent. on the collections without the payment of bonus. Congratulatory.—Mr. D. J. Williams proposed a resolution congratulating Sir John Gibson, editor of the "Cambrian News," on the knighthood conferred on ¡ him. He could remember when the "Cam- brian News" first appeared to publish re- ports from the district. There was no doubt that Sir John Gibson through the influence of his writings had been a power for good in the country. — Mr. Ev in Evans seconded the proposition which was unanimously agreed to. Appreciation.-—Mr. Evan Evans proposed a vote of thanks to the Master on his re- tiring from the office after serving the Guardians for a period of thirty-years" The Master, he said, had served the Guardians ably and faithfully and was worthy of ap- preciation.—Mr. D. J. Williams seconded the proposition which was assented to unanimously.