The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard

THE WAR AND FISCAL POLICY. WE regret to find that Tariff Re- formers in various parts of the country are endeavouring- to exploit the present war conditions, and the unexampled patriotic fervour which the nation's extremity has evoked for the purpose of undermining the fiscal policy of this country. Officially this question, like all other vital questions affecting party politics, has been rele- gated to the limbo of restraint; but here and there extremists, forgetting the truce, are urging forward what ought to be a suspended propaganda. This Is hardly fair either to their opponents or to the nation at large. The immediate business of the country should be to conquer its enemies Dav by day it becomes more obvious that this task will exact every ounce of energy, and eivery item of sacrifice, that the people are capable of but the country is necessarily weakened in its purpose and impaired in its efficiency by any dissensions arising from controversies over such capital issues as Tariff Reform and Free Trade. Such controversies shoulfl, therefore, be deprecated. Presum- ably, any possible change in the exist- ing fiscal system of Great Britain would be aimed primarily at Germany. Germany, however, in so far as her rivalry in foreign markets ;s con- cerned, has ceased to exist. For tht moment her foreign trade has prac- tically disappeared. Still, when the war is over, it is possible, probable even, that we shall have to reconsider our commercial policy. Free Trade and Protection, after all, are questions of principle | and national well-being. They are not, or at least ought not to be, ques- f tion^ affecting party supremacy. Con- sequently we ought to keep an open mind with regard to them, not onlv during- the continuance of this colossal struggle, but also for some time after- wards, since the country cannot possibly return to normal pre-war con- ditions for many years. Principles are founded on the facts of experience, and as experience changes, so do our principles. Moreover, what is ex- pedient is often more vital to a nation's safety than strict adherence to prin- ciples. The experience of this country during the past eighteen months is record of expediency. One by one the old-established principles have had to go by the board and it may well be that circumstances will compel Great Britain to fashion her policy on ex- pediency when even the echo of war has ceased to dim in our ears. In any case, Free Traders and Protectionists will have to recognise the abnormal conditions created by the war and to reconsider their principles in the light of the new facts which the struggle has revealed. For a decade, possibly for a much longer period, the nation will be in a state of convalescence and he would be an obstinate, not to say a foolish, patient who would refuse to accept a diet suitable to his con- valescent condition, whatever that diet might be. Protagonists on both sides, therefore, should be prepared to face the fact that the conditions of industry and commerce will remain abnormal for a term of years after peace has been established. Let us not forget that our whole industrial system has been thoroughly disorganised. Our position as a mercantile power, which was apparently unassailable a few years ago has mbeen enormously re- duced by losses, while that of neutral countries has been largely, if not pro- portionately increased. Labour has been conscribed to an unheard-of extent. Capital has been shackled. extent. Capital has been shackled. Individual enterprise has been sup- pressed. It may be added, too, that our unrivalled commercial experience, to which our supremacy hitherto must be very largely attributed, is lving dormant, and it is impossible to say how much of its vitality it will have lost during the present ¿ suspense and interregnum. Moreover, restraints in production have been removed though the Government is under an obligation to restore them at the earliest possible moment. Germany has been isolated, and: no one knows what (stocks of goods she has been able to accumulate, or to what extent she may be able to flood the market with them as soon as peace has been declared. It is diffi- cult to foresee in what respects the increasing- dependence of her Allies on Britain through loans will! operate hereafter. It is almost certain that the British colonies will demand closer commercial unity. The prevailing prosperity of the agricultural industry rests on an abnormal situation. Farmers have sunk additional capital on the assumption, doubtless, that high prices for their products will con- tinue for some time. It seems, therefore, that a period of adaptation must of necessity ensue, and we should be prepared to meet it with an open mind. Eschewing quack remedies, we should be guided by reason not by prejudice or established custom but rather by the necessities of a new age.

MEDICAL RECRUITING. I WHILST it is clear that many districts m and out of Wales could spare medical practitioners for the armv without creating a shortage which would endanger the preservation of public health, it is equally clear that the number of medical enlistments in other districts is so considerable as to render it a great task for the doctors left at home to minister adequately to the needs of the civilian population. We have repeatedly called attention to the great and urgent need of doctors for the army so as to ensure that the gallant men wfto are ready to lav down their lives for King and country should receive all the care and atten- tion that medical skill can render. At the same time it is also of great im- portance that the medical interests of the civilian population of this country should be carefully guarded. Maternity and child welfare schemes are being propounded to-day all over the country in order to check the colossal wastage ;n infant life which has been going on throughout the years as the result largely of lack of skilled attention and ignorance shown at childbirth and immediately after. The saving of human life is always of paramount importance, but it was never more so than in these days when the flower of our manluod is being slain by the thousand in battle on land and sea. In many districts it Is now next to impos- sible to make maternity and child wel- fare schemes a success owing to the shortage of doctors. The' campaign against untrained midwives is likeiy to prove abortive for the same reason. That there is need to suppress once and for all untrained rnidwives is pro- nouncedly proved in the last annual medical report for Merionethshire. The Medical Officer points out that the maternal mortality in Merioneth- shire is appalling and that the infantile mortality rate must also cause considerable anxiety. He ascribes the present deplorable state of affairs as due largely to the number of untrained nvdwives practising in the county. There are ten registered rnidwives only in the county, and what is true of Merionethshire is more or less true of other counties in and out of Wales. In a recent circular, the Central Medical War Committee, to whom the work of medical recruiting has been delegated, state that "in the interests "of the doctors who have gone or are "going, of ther patients, of future "recruiting and of the country in eneral, it behoves us to conduct our ''recruiting with careful regard to the "needs of every locality." The Com- mittee say their task is to adjust the demands in each area so as to con- vince both doctors and the general public that these demands are equal. We are glad that due attention is being paid by the Committee to this aspect of medcal recruiting. There is cer- tainly no teason in one town we know of, with a population of 4,500, apart from the rural population around. being asked to spare another doctor for the army when three out of the five doctors serving the town and district are already with the colours, whereas other towns not a hundred miles away, with a population of from 1,500 to 3,500, still have the services of three doctors each and more. The medical service in many localities is already so depleted that to deplete it further would be a serious matter to the ordinary needs of the civilian popula- tion and would assuredly end in disaster for maternity and child welfare schemes. We agree with the views of the Central Medical War Committee that taking the country generally there is an ample supply of doctors of mili- tary age to meet any demands that seem likely to be made on the profes- sion but these men are unequally dis- tributed. "Some are in areas never "too well supplied with doctors at "any time in which the withdrawal of "comparatively few might cause "serious difficulties. Some are in areas where the proportion of doctors "to the population is such that a large "number could be spared with com- paratively little inconvenience to the "community. The task before the "Committee is to so adjust the "demands in each area as to convince "both doctors and the general public I "that these demands are equitable.

EDITORIAL NOTES. The dve ■ sion of the Government to recognize the Volunteer Training Corps is gratilying to the large number of men who have aacrifieed valuable time and leisure to adapt themselves for the defence of their country. The recent wintry weather has demon- strated the almost complete immunity of the Wv,t Co-ast of Wales from snow and frost at a time when the Midlands and other parts of the country were ice and snow-bound. Those are conditions which might with advantage be brought to the notice of the public in England. An important movement wa.s inaugur- ated at Cardiff last week to promote the medical training of women. There is unanimity throughout Wales in support- ing the school of medicine established in Cardiff, and the new movement to train women will be doubly welcomed owing to tire reduced number of men students. We expect the Cardiganshire County Council -to be quaking in fear and trembling since the majority of members of Llanilar Debating Society have ex- pressed the opinion that the Council did not carry out its duties for the good of the inhabitants. For whose good does the th, Council carry out its duties, then? The expression of opinion might have been a little more explicit. (Machynlleth Rural Distret Council can not be accused of extravagance in adding a war bonus of 2s. weekly to the wage of 17s paid to the roac'men. When the priee of necesi-iti-es has advanced thirty to forty per cent. a man who can provide food, clothes, and shelter for himself and family on 19s. a week should be appointed Chan- cellor of the Exchequer, not a roadman. "Ieh Dien" being a German motto, we support the agitation in favour of the Prince of Wales adopting" Eich Dyn" instead. Whatever foundation there may be for its historical tradition, there is no question that Eich Dyn" is truly Welsh, eupftohious, and expressive. We also hope that when the war is over the agita- tion ffoi- a Welsh residence for the Prince of Wales will be successfully renewed. The Earl of Lisburne has offered a plot of ground free of rent to the inhabitants of Llanafan for the purpose of growing vegetables. The movement to increase food production is spreading throughout the land. His Lordship's generosity may prove an example to other landlords and an encouragement to the inhabitants to i-eatize the need and importance of the movement. A letter from Mr. John Rees, a member of the Cardiganshire Education Com- mittee. which we publish in another part of the paper in reply to the letter from Mr. J. M. Howell, shows that the problem of secondary education has more than one aspect. Not tliq least important aspect is that with which parents are chiefly con- cerned and they certainly deserve to be considered in any attempt to solve the problem. More important than all are the interests of the children. It is by con- convincing parents of the advantages of secondary education in promoting the welfare of their boys and girts that they can be induced to avail themselves fully of the opportunities which are offered to them and to assist the authorities in dis- covering and developing native talent. Cardiganshire Education Committee is to be congratulated on endeavouring to tackle the problem and on seeking the aid of the elementary schoolmasters. Conscientious objection to military ser- vice. as to other forms of compulsory legislation, is rightly allowed by the State. We have every sympathy with and respect for the views of those who are opposed to vvjy'j both on political and religious grounds. Tins paper has always con- demned the spirit of militarism and all that it stands for, so that in criticising the appeals of conscientious objectors before local tribunals and the clamours of the insihrnifieant ".pacifist.group in Parlia- ment we are not actuated hv any dis- respect to their principtes but rather by feelings of surprise at their selfishness, their tindiffei-ence to the realities of the situation, and their arrogance in regard to the interests of the country which pro- vides them with comforts and privileges. While we are not prepared to enter into a disputation with them as to the teachings of Christianity, we think it will suffice to refer to the doctrine of St. James that "by works a man is justified and not by "faith oniy." and to St. Paul's charge to Tiniotliv, that he "might war a good "1rarfare; holding faith, and a good con- science." If an individual is so con- scientious that lie, like the priest and Levite. cannot risk himself for the sake of others, his Christianity is a trifling matter and it would be well for him to inquire whether he does not suffer more from a disordered mind than from a tender con- science. It is now too late to satisfy conscientious j objectors and the advocates of peace by a justification of the war. They are entitled to their own personal opinions: but they are not entitled to let those opinions endanger the country. We believe that the majority of people who are opposed to war would not tolerate aggression, or yield to the brutal dominance of Ger- many. If a further justification of the war were ne<rssnry. the recent speech of Mr. Asquith W:;1,s ample, and it v. as also an overwhelming rebuke to the preten- tious demands for a premature peace. The country cannot but be appalled by the losses, suffering, and ruin caused by the continuation of the war and would welcome a just and lasting, settlement, based on the evacuation of conquered territory, respect for the principle of nationaltv. and provision for the establishment of an in- ternational tribunal. Nevertheless, the country abo realizes that the war must be fought to a finish before those desirable ends can be attained. The war must be fought, to a finish not only to punish Ger- many for her crimes and brutality, but also to make future wars impossible. Stupendous and disastrous as the present war is. we are afraid it will not bear comparison with a future war unless it can be avoided. Our quarrel with the pacifists is that by their propaganda they are helping to pro- long the war instead of shortening it and are increasing the difficulties in the way < of securing permanent peace. I. The national movement initiated by General Owen Thomas to safeguard Welsh troops during and after the war was suc- cessfully advanced at a conference held in Shrewsbury on Friday. The Prince of Wales is to be asked to become president of the movement. A master coffin maker, who told a tribunal lie was working day and night. making coffins few the undertakers who were short of men, was told that he would be happier in the army, and his appeal was refused. Perhaps the men whose conscience is so much troubled lately by objections would also be happier in the army. An unusual case was concluded at th-e recent Derby Assizes. The jury awards £ 250 damages to a widow whose husband had died from enteric fever caused bv the presence of baecili in the water supply for which BlaekweIl Rural District Coun- cil was responsible. Even in rural dis- 1 tricts it is being realized that sanitary defects cannot be allowed to cause loss of life, and a few more salutary penalties might help to remove the apathy of sani- tary authorities with regard to improved water supplies and sanitation generally. There is a humorous and pathetic sid'e to the doctors question at Tregaron. The suggestion that the continual postpone- ment ensures a full attendance of mem- bers displays an amusing eagerness to participate in the voting. Orl the other hand, the danger of the civil population being deprived of medical aid is a serious matter. As the question now stands, there may be further developments. It is unfortunate that personal friction should interfere with a question of so much importance. Llandudno Council has decided to ask the Golf Management Committee to sus- pend Sunday play on the municipal links until after the war. It is difficult to understand the reason for this qualified prohibition. If it is a sin to plav golf, or any other game on Sunday' during the war, it will not be less of a sin after the war is over. Probably the vote is the result of a compromise, and compromises are seldom based 011 lines of consistency. The majority of golf clubs on the Welsh Coast are happily free from the distract- ing question of Sunday golf. A valuable contribution by an agricul- tural expert on the subject "Can Farm- yard Manure be used to Greater Advan- tage" appears in another part of the paper. The writer shows how by an econ- omic distribution of farmyard manure over arable and grass lands the year's crop of hay in a county like Cardigan can be in- creased in value to a total of £ 3,750. It is notorious that grass lands now get but little manure, it being mainly applied to root crops, and the writer shows in his valuable contribution that what is wanted is not to rob Peter to Paul, but a wise distribution of the wealth of the farmyard over each. The poverty of hay crops such as was experienced last year is largely due to th-e absence of manure when grass land is laid down for hay. There is a slow growth of grass at the commencement, so that when a drought subsequently occurs there is but little growth to cover the roots and moisture in the ground is immediately dried up. +;- Shoitage of labour and peessure of other work were the excuses ghvn at week's Council meeting for the bad con- dition of streets in Machynlleth. That is riot likely to be an adequate consolation for the householders and children w ho have to use the dirty streets. They want to know- why the Council pass resolutions and do not see that they are carried out. Months have elapsed since the Council agreed that the necessary work should be done, and things are much as they were. The Sur- veyor is not responsible; but the mem- bers of the Council who are content simply with passing resolutions have fallen into the usual ineptitude of public, bodies 111 not exercising their 'executive powers. Machynlleth is a beautiful town and it ought to be the pride of the Council, as well as of the ratepayers generally, to see that the streets are kept clean and fit for use, particularly in the interests of children, who are compelled to attend school, and also for the sake of public health and the appearance of the town. An important conference was In-hl last woek at Criccieth when it was shown that there has been less drunkenness. One sign of progress is the undenominational campaign started at Criecieth to induce the inhabitants to follow the King's example. The conference was noted for its influential speakers and their appeaIs both to the rich and poor for thrift and temperance. In judging the effect of the restrictions necessitated by the war in reducing drunkenness, so far as statistics at any rate are concerned, there are inanv conditions to be oonsktered before any comparison can be regarded as satisfac- tory. One oi those conditions is that there have bee: 1 thousands of men under military discipline and on active service who were under no discipline whatever previously, and for that reason the cases of drunkenness brought before magistrates were necessarily fewer. We believe that the best ways of abolishing drunkenness are by education, improved conditions of living, and healthy recreations. -x- Mr. Evan R. Davies, Pwllhvli, has brought before the Welsh Agricultural council the apparent neglect of the in- terests of AVates by the Departmental Com- mittee for the settlement of soldiers and sailors on the land after the war, and he is one of a deputation appointed to make representations to the Board of Agricul- ture. Now that Wales ill a patriotic sense has established her national entity, her intct-estst-amtot he ignored by Govern- ment departments, :'s has been the case too often in the past, and the Welsh mem- bers are expected to ensure that those in- terests are adequately represented in any movement of a. national character. Wales is particularly interested in the settlement of soldiers and sailors 011 the land and offers exceptional opportunities for taking schemes of afforestation, drainage, arterial water supplies, road making, land reclamation, and other essential public work. Professor liryner Jones and Mr. Evan R. Davies will no doubt f>e able to put a forcible case on behalf of Wales before the Board ol Agriculture.

A young man who was to lie called up under the group scheme in two weeks wiote to the recruiting officer at "']10- den for a pair of khaki trousers because his own trrusers would not survive two wear, and he did not want to buy any new clothes for a short time. new clothes for a short time.

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FENPARKE- Presertation.-On the morning of St. David's Day Mr. T. Llewelyn Thomas, headmasbl-r of Penparke School, was Use recipient of a. handsome gift in the shape of a silver jug, from the school staff and scholars as a tangible expression. of their good wishes 011 the occasion of his recent marriage. The presentation was made by the Rev. T. E. P. Davies, vicar of Llany- ehaiarn (one of the School Managers) who, in the course of a brief address in English and in Welsh, referred to the good work dom; by Mr Thomas since his appoint- ment and expressed the hope that lr. and Mrs. Thomas would long lie spared to bear each other company in health and happi- ness along Hfe¡'s highway. Mr. Thomas suitably responded. A carefully-prepared programme of songs, glees, and recitations was afterwards gone through by the scholars.

YSTRAD MEURIG. Death.- The remains oi Mrs. Parry, Rreissa, were interred at Llanafan on We diiesdity. the 23rd Eebruary. She was the relict of the late Mr- Morris Parry, l)reissa, who predeceased his wife, by some seventeen years. Mrs. Parry was a mem- ber of the Àlorgan family of Hafod New ydd and thus was closely connected with many of the well-known families in the north of the county. She reared a large family at Dreissa, where she snent- the whole of her married life. She died at the age of-ninety- two, having seen five sovereigns 011 the British throne. She preserved her Jaeulties to the last and. quite in keeping with the custom of the old-fashioned people of the district, insisted upon discussing the arrangements for her own funeral. Her surviving children are Mr Thomas Parry, Haverfordwest; Mr John Parry. Myn- aehdy; Mr. Morris Parry, London; Mr. Joseph Parry, IJletchley Mr George Parry, Dreissa; Mrs. Jenkins, Swvddffynon; Mr. Jones, Esgairgors; and Miss Mary Parry, Dreissa. The funeral started at one p.m. for Llanafan. The hearse was escorted by a large number of. neighbours to the church where the funeral service was held. The wreaths were numerous and beautiful. Among the relatives present were Dr. and Among the relatives present were Dr. and Mrs. Morgan. Mount Hazel. Pontrhydy- groes; Mr. Morgan, Hafod Newydd Ai\lV. and Mrs. Morgan, Bryneithinog Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Pentrebrywmint; Mr. and Mrs. Jones, Bwlch the Rev. and Mrs. Al.organ, Tynlon as well as a great number of grand-children. The funeral sennon was preached by the Rev. G. Davys Jones headmaster of Ystrad Meurig School, on Sunday evening, February 27th. The deceased lady's husband and son have held the office of churchwarden in Ystiad Meurig Church continuously for the past fifty years.

LLANDYSSUL. County School Successes.—.Margaret Kdwardes-Evans, a pupil of the County School, has recently passed the London matriculation at the age of sixteen. Last month her brother (Huw Meredydd Edwardes-Evans) with 5.686 marks, suc- ceeded in gaining a splendid position among the candidates for entrance into the Mili- tary College, Sandhurst. He is the fourth son of the Rev. J. Edwards-Evans, M.A., vicar of Ringway, Manchester, and the fourth brother to join the army since the beginning of the war. Ivan Amphlett Evans, who was practising as a solicitor at Ipswich, joined immediately the war broke out and is now a lieutenant in the Welsh Regiment, Jack, after ifnishing his training at theRoyal Military College, Sandhurst, soon got his pilots' certificate and is now at the front with the Flying Corps attached to the Welsh Fusiliers. Jim, the third son, who is in business in Calcutta, joined the Calcutta Light Horse and has already seen active service in India. It may interest some of the iu- habitants of Mid-Cardiganshire to know that tht; four brothers are grandsons of the InieHev. Evan EnUls (Hafod). vicar of LI angeitho. In addition to these successes. Evan Tom Jones, of Llanweiiog, has obtained a post in the London and Provin- ial Bank at Nai berth; John Owen Jones, of Llandyssul, has passed the entrance ex- amination into the London City and Mid- land Bank; and Maggie Gibbon, an old pupil, has obtained a clerkship in one of the London banks.

LLANGEITHO. Wounded.Prirate Richard Williams 13th Welsh (2nd Rholldda) has been wounded in France. His sister (Miss Jane Williams, of Tynwern), received the information from one of her brother's companions-in-arms on Monday. General sympathy is felt with the wounded soldier and his family, and it is hoped that his recovery will be rapid and complete. Recruits. On Monday morning Messrs John Davies, iFtfynonge^tho, and John Daniel Ebenezer, Glangw enffrwd., left for Kinmel Park. Rhyl to join the R.W.F. Furlough.—Lance-corporals Peter Davies Flynongeitho. and Tom Jones, Garnwen, Penuwch, have been home for a few days. looking well and fit. They are in the same battalion (3rd S.W.R.. stationed at Sniggery (Aunp, Hightown, Liverpool) as Corporal Tudor. Ceitho Wothington, The Rectory, and Privates Tom Jenkins, Drovers Arms. and Tom Williams, Gwynfil, to all of whom the lance-corporals bore good testimony.

ABERAYRON. Accident.—Mr. Evan Thomas, steam sawyer at Messrs Powell Steam Saw Mills, sustained a severe fracture of the leg at the Saw Mills on Tuesday, February 29th. He is progressing satisfactorily. Wedding. On Tuesday, at the Register Office, before John M. Howell. Mr. D. Davies, 9, ietoria-street, was married to M iss Alary Davies, Betley House. I One of our Boys. Captain D Thomas Davies, once of Rock-terrace, Aberayron, where he was bred and born, now a citizen of Seattle, AVashington, until recently officer of the steamer "Cordova," of the Alaska Steamshij) Company and afterwards port warden of Seattle, has been elected master of the bay ferry pi4ot steamer, "West Seattle." St. David's Day at the Council Schoo.- St. David's Day was celebrated in song and verse at the Council School on Wedncsday atternoou. Alderman John M. Howeil presided. Addresses were delivered by the Chairman and Mr. J. R. Evans Miss Olive Jones, and Miss Anita Jones' were the accompanists. There was a good attendance of the public. The singing was pleasing. The children wore leeks or daffodils and entered into the spirit of the day. The programme performed was as follows:—Song, "The Viking Song," School Pupils- recitation, Deffroad Gwyl Dew i," Standards III and IV; song, "Marseillaise." School Puoils: 1 er-it-irion "Sir Barteifi," Standards j- and 11 song, Mvn'd i r Farehnad," Infants: recita- tion, "What we Mean by Our Countrv," Standards V VI. and VII song, •' l)eu well -tiyi (ii-.n ,I Flaen Twrch 'fsaf. Girls of Standards I. IT. Ill, and IV; recitation, "Y Gymraeg a, Hwiall Gerddi" (hy Llunuen), Infants sotig;, Ked. W hite, and Blue," Girls of Standard V.; recita- tion, "How We Can Serve our Countrv," Standards HI and IV. the Boll of Honour; song, "I Bias Gogerddan." School iPupil| ^ong. Yr Adar Man, Infants; song, "Tra 1B0 Dan. Girls of Standards VI and VII; it citation. "The Other Me," Infants; song, Y-e Mariners of England," School Pupils; song," The Soldiers," Infants: recitation, "C-yinru Fu'" (by John M. Howell). Standards V.. VI.. and VIT. song "The British Gren- adiers," School Pupils; recitation, "The Recessional, Standard^ V., VI., and VII; song, Y Pren ar y School Pupils; finale, "Hen Wlad h- Nhadau." The Chairman congratulated Mr. Daniel Jenkins, headmaster and his staff on the excellence of the performance. The usual votes oi thanks were accorded

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-4J MYDROILYN. Obliuary Oil Thursday, the 24th Feb- rL!-i,i-y., tile death, took place of M.ss Mar- garet iiciwards, Penbont, and iate of Oartmiwydiach, at an advanced age. Owing to her illness and indisposition, she Mas cared tor for a number of years bv her jrother and sister-in-law (Mr and Mrs Thomas Edwards, of Penbont), who nobly did their part to her in all respects. The following fuesday the funeral took place, interment being made at Bwlchvgroes Buna! Ground, where the Rev D. ilhys Thomas, Congregational Minister, Myd- roilyn. orated, Two brothers, besides a number of relates, are left to mourn their loss—one of them being the Rev J ladies^o/ the 1 y! Patron-^d by the to make if ahty who„s^ no effort., o ..ake it a success in all ways. Great praise- is due to Miss G. Loncrcroft J i! "J?', .w''° "-Kulartr attends tie classes f„ ="1<1 n-ho does excellent tl,^hSfThirf panels „f mittras srafve '"WPS durin'g fc S «»mf„nn,d^nat £ »" soldier who » eitlT the front. All „f them hafe „r1tw .acknowledging in warm terms the I-eceipc, of the Reading Room. -Ow;ii(r to the departure T l ,v /f Pl°om Secretary (Mr David John Williams. Drefaes), for London 7 temporary substitute has been appointed in the person of Mr Jenkirt Thomas, Penr&i Mi Jen kin Thomas has carried out the rWn /°rk VV,th mTe and effie'encr Past -v.^ars- and it is prasumed that satisfaction "of every^ th° f

LAMPETER. onMMmfdJ;vMarket^Tlle Irlolitlilr market was poorly attended, but there Pijk sold °fral1 pigs and poultry ^gs sold at 25s. t0 30s. per head; old hens firt^irC0Uple; -vounshens. 5s. to rTal on /|ealt ,» ith about thirty coses, i i, various kiiius were granted Tp?"ants- »hom weie i.umeis and farm servants. The borough tribunal sat on Friday evening presided ore,- bv Dr. Walker." "fl-K [oases came on aud certificates of exemn tious, some conditional and others tem porary, were granted to ull applets et de!ut° &. CW*had al,Md-v !■> dealt with. Wounded. —XeU-s has j)een recejvec. thn + 'p; MtS", Era,ls> tf hydycais House* S L £ ri!a,te John Walter E -ans of the 16th Battahon R.W.F.. has been wouldi? ,r T I Drive;—whist drive in aid of tht ™ held at VWiaHaH i ere: 1, firs Harked men-1 Mr T* B"d^street- Gentfe- Mr j t T m' MV,ndy' To» » Hall 2 klo.vd Jones, L.O and M £ 1^ushell. S D C. Fuiieral ti0 Tt0r' f'ted M.C. n unerar—Tlie funeral of Mr. More-™ Davies Coedeiddig, took place on^FriSv when the i^mains were interred at 4 Peter's Churchyard. The Rev T. Oswald offiontted i„ the house and giwiJde at tlle cl,UK'h »nd Town Councif.-—A special meetino- 0f th<> £ °" ",vh°U"Si aS lKi'' «» "iWSV !ren- i.r Binke. pC-r0 T'Me pl esent Councillor "it Cbrai« ^WI>^irr\^nC,>r8S: F T Im-H T I r Davies, D V Idns Jones D. Thomas T a Jones, and Evan Davies; Messrs Lloyd, town clerk E /> R Ernest clerk; and R \V V i^ Ws' a'ss,st«nt \lderm in W;i'r T hman, surveyor.— gratnlaS Hospif^^d^'iLoS';?1' at-S,vam™ tribunal Tt 1Hle^inS "as to appoint a of member-, should/ that the number ing ii-ei-e appointed :-Dr. St. David's College; the Rev, Kvan Ei-atis, Car- tivi*; Councillor D. F. Lloyd Capt. Davies Jtoseland; Mr Charles Fi iP* f Lano ivfns^DrS^KoaZ H°USe-: Beach.-Tlic. death took- place on Tllui-s- Bess Of Mr JWin \v?Fr months ill- always ready with hTSk^ln'tlSt Zt cami throughout a wide district. He bT XbS ao7ti,'the& He eaves a widow w.th four little claldren yth whom the greatest sympathy ifeh last rriKnf £ Pay lum their V c t'),)ute of respect. The Piers T> T to St' Potee,1»'gcrnf'egi',t0n being headed by the Church clioir- 1Jle Rev H. Rosser vicar of got..SdHth^in^Z Bunal Service. The Kev H. H. Kiehards ?bp i?aV siCoUe^, read the lesson and the Rev Canon Cumber Williams the ohnfeiS ^9 was cliaiited bv the chou and the hymns "Wyt ti yn drallodus Gristion and "Fight the good F rr^SUAK" ■Jhe iyead was piaved by the Organist (Mr Ivor C. Jones) lt the graves.de the Revs Canon Caml^ "Y De/S aii thanceHor Jones officiated beW 't!L WaS !"ng at th^ 8n>vesido W lewfs dispersed. Mr singint Thar "aS m, eharK° of tf,e 1 ,-7', ei e was a. large number of beautiful wreaths, including one bv St. Peter s Church choir.

SNOW AT LLANBADARN. Little hands clap, and faces smile gladlv to see the bright snow dancing so madlv! It pats at the window; it stops for a while lhen skips away and drifts by the stile. Children get mirthful, making life ring With the feathery garb of Winter's cold King, Clothing the church and its tower so tall. 1 urity s cloak enveloping all. 1 It conges with no sad message of woe, Rut diversion and joy a pure glow Of mirth and frolicsome glee; n-I I For they, like the snow, are wild and free. From whence do you come. beautiful snow. And whither wending? Where do you go?" Carried by rough winds from the wild North, Swept by strong currents I hurry mo- forth." Fraily, lightly, blithely, it falls. Sealing the roofs and climbing the walls; Not worried by tempest, not harassed by storm. A picture of winter and beauty of form. "Oh let's make snowballs," hearts aIr aglow. "{>'¡l joy and we'll ravel and aim a straight throw We'd like to hit Tony and give him a whack. Then cover him up in last summer's stack. M.vrii'ds of snow flakes up in the sky, Whirl'tig and scattering below and on liigli At last on eart's bosom so gently they fall And sleep like an infant till Mother Spring call. AWKI.-