The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard

AN INDUSTRY. I am endeavouring to build up an industry in West Wales—aoi in- dustry which pays its workers fair- wages cm a 48 hour week. That industry is printing, bookbinding, lithography, office supplies, station- ery manufacture, bag making, etc. This effort is being made on a foundation well and truly laid by the late Sir John Gibson; but higher wages and increased com- petition have to be met. Therefore, I am soliciting your support—the support of you who believe in pla,nting industries in country towns where living con- ditions are congenial. With a staff -of 50 strong, fully equipped, much can be done. It's a. business pro- position. Our representatives, Mr J. H. Richards (North), Mr. Tom Rees (South) will be calling on you. When they call please grant them "an interyiew. It will not be time wasted. R. READ. Editor-Manager. 1919 THE TALYBONT AND NORTH CARDIGANSHIRE twenty-first AGRICULTURAL &HORTICULTURAL SHOW INCLUDING GRAND TROTTING, TURNOUTS. SHEEP SHEARING and GUESSING COMPETITIONS, TO BE HBLD Wednesday, the 3rd September, 1919 Prestdent: SIR LEWES T, LOVEDEN 1PRYSE, Bart Silver Medals. Gogerddan Challenge Cup Additional Prizes Cardiganshire Shire Horse Society— Beat foal from "Sussex Slatesuiau." Entry Fee, Is. 1st. Prize £3 !od£2; 3rd £1. Given by Messrs Rees & Evans, Entry 2/6— Beat Galloping Race (Open). lat Prize 2nd £1. -By Messrs Cook Brothers & Norman.— (Open to all Comers), Best 3 year old Mare and over. C2 10s. Entry Fee, 2s. Open Galloping race for Entry year. 3 times over the Course. <. c. Given by White Lion Friends. Entries Close Morning of Show. Secretary-H. T GRIFFITHS, The Mill, Talybont, Cards. OOLISEU ABERYSTWYTH. THURSDAY, Aug 28th, for Thrae Nights. MATINEE Saturday. MAODONALD & YOUNG PUBSBNT By arrangement with ALFRED BlíTT. PEG 0' MY HEARrr A COMEDY OF YOUTH IN THREE ATS. By J. HARTLEY MANNERS. The Greatest Success .of the London Season. From The Comedy and Globe Theatres, London. -Produced uuder the Personal Direction o( the Author. The Pavilion Theatre AND CONCERT HALL. PROMENADE. BARMOUTH. SPECIAL FAREWELL MATINEE ot the SUMMER ENTBRTAINER5 In the Concert Hall. on Friday, Aug. 29. Bright and Varied Programme. POPULAR PRICES & 8d. (includins Tax). In Pavilion Theatre, Saturday, Aug. 30, At 3 o'clock. SPECIAL MATINEE of "The Irresistible MarmadukeM Direct from the Haymarket Theatre. London. Monday Next, Sept. 1, for 6 Nights only, THE FAMOUS Compton Comedy Co. Special Matinee. Saturday, Sept. 6, SHAKESPEARE'S AS YOU LIKE IT." 'Convenient Trains to and from Barmouth for these Matinees. Popular Prices.. 3/6. 2/4, and 1/3 (All includins Tax). n33. Grand PIER PAVILION ABERYSTWYTH. MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 1st, 1919. And 5 following Nights. Special Matinee Wedpesday at 3. MB FRANK GERALD & MR VAL GURNEY Present a New and Daringly Original PIay.ie entitled A Sinner in Paradise By Val GURNKY. The most astonishing play since "DAMAGED GOODS" dealing with an extremely difficult and delicate problem in the boldest, and franket way, and yet without offence. The following in a letter which appeared in the Eastern Daily Press," Norwich 4*A Sinner in Paradise." To the Editor. Sir-I hope hundreds of our young men and women will go and see A Sinner in Paradise' tlris week nr the Theatre. It will do more good than thousands of sermons on an itu portant moral subject. A play reverently aad splendidly acted. W. C. GRIFFITH, Vicar of St. Benedict's, Norwich. May 6th, 1919. K.B —THIS PLAY IS NOT FOR CHILDREN. By arraiigemant with Mesirs Ibbs fcTillett' 19. Hanover Squue, Loudon, W. ROYAL PIER PAVILION, ABERYSTWYTH. Lessee Mr J. F. Younge SATURDAY. AUGUST 30th. at 3 p m., SUNDAY, AUGUST 31st, at 8 p.m., TWO SPECIAL GRAND CONCERTS Will be given by MISS CARRIE TUBB The FAMOUS SOPRANO, Assisted by the following well known Artistes: Mr JOHN HUNTINGDON, the New Baritone of the Qaeen's Hall and Principal Concerts; Miss BE TRICE EVELYN, the Popular 'Cellist; Mr BERKELEY MASON, Pianoforte. Prices (including Tax): Stalls. 3s 6d Pit, 2s 4d Admhtsion, I* 3d. Booking Office at Entrance to Pavilion. ~SARON7T-LANBADARN. Grand Eisteddfod Will be held at the above Chapel on Wednesday, November 5th, 1919. OHtBF ITRMS. Chief Choral: "Pa fodd y glanha" (Tom Price); Ladies' Choir: "Llwyn Onn' (D E. Evansi; Male Voice: "Ser y boren (Dr Protheroe) Part SOllg Nant a'r blodeuyn" T,tI1 Price). Prizes: Chief Choral, £7: and other sub- stantial prizes. <2d. e vsh, by will he ready in a few days and c*n he had from the Secretaries, Mr D. R. WILLIAMS, Bilston House, LUnbadarn j; M r B. EVANS, Isycoed. ^X#lanbsd»ro. TRE'RDDOL. THE ANNUAL EISTEDDFOD la connection with the Wesleyan Chapel, will take place On DECEMBER 26th, 1919. Handsome Prizes, including GRAND SILVER CHALLENGE CUPS. SecretRry-Mr. J. T. EDWARDS, Temperance House, Taliesin, s369 Ciirdigaoshire. 1

Tide Table (Aberystwvth) for Sept. 1919 t Date Time ft. in. Date Tim. ill ft. 1-11 38 13 3 17—12 34a m. 14 3 2-12 Onoon 13 1 18— 1 56 12 7 3-12 51".w. 11 5 19- 3 26 12 8 1- 4 10 5 iO- 4 44 13 6 5- 3 30 10 10 21- 5 42 15 2 6- 4 47 IS 1 21-628 16 8 7- 5 42 13 10 23- 7 7 17 7 8- 6 26 15 8 24-N7 44 18 2 9— 7 6 17 3 25- 8 19 °18 8 10-F7 44 18 7 26- 8 5* 18 1 11- 8 21 "19 10 27— 9 23 17 2 12- 9 2 19 8 28— < 53 16 1 13- 9 41 18 11 29-10 26 15 1 14—10 23 18 0 oO-ll 3 13 9 15-11 8 16 « 10-12 1p.m. 14 9 F—Full Moon if—New Moon Time of iirst high tide (a.m. daily unless otherwise stated) 4Depth of tide on Old Dock Sill, Liverpool. Highest rises of Spring tides N.B-The above times refer to local times and one hour u.ust be added during opera- tion of Summer time Wallace E. Whitehouse, M.Sc.

THE LABOURER IN MERIONETH. The condition of the farm labourer in Merioneth prior to the passing of the Corn Production! Act has been admir- ably reviewed by Mr. W. J. Williams, who acted as one of the investigators for the Board of Agriculture. His report which is available in the form of a Blue Book contains a mass of very interest- ing matter but his conclusions are strikingly disappointing for he sees no improvement in the lot of the labourer —no improvement on the conditions which he endured fifty years ago. It would be easy to say that the farmer is to blame; that Free Trade is the cause; that the labourer himself has -had no soul above the soil; or that the con- dition is due to the decay of agriculture and wretched housing. All, not Jnc, of these conditions lead up to the result which Mr. Williams arrives at. The fourth sheep-rearing county in the Principality, Merioneth contains fairly extensive holdings, but the acreage s made up of sheep walks and poor pasturage areas. Its distance from the manufacturing areas means a higher percentage of young men on the land and forty-eight per cent. are under forty-five years of age. In wages there had been a small increase since 1913 (when the average for the county xx,as iis.' sd.) to 16s. in 1917; L;nd, according to Mr. Williams, farmers and labourers work together without much friction or interference from out- side agencies. There are no class dis- tinctions. Labourers become farmers and farmers labourers with the alter- nating fortunes of providence, without changing their social status." Rec-ea tive agencies are few apart from the chapels, and the investigator finds a need for some more work in this direc- tion. Although there are plenty of houses in certain areas,' because the slate trade has diminished in volume, the conditions are still "deplorable," there being no district which has a full number of cottages sufficiert fcr an average family. Hours of labour h: d not altered when the report vas written; wages had not increased suffi- ciently to meet the cost of living, and social conditions had improved only "slightly. This was in March, igis-- eighteen months ago. Since then the new Act has come into operation and it would be interesting to know what effect it has had on the problem. If farmer and labourer work together in happy unison would it not be possible to create out of the chaog some scheme of social amelioration which would prevent the r-ecessity for men to sleep over cattle stalls or to Jive without in- terests and recreation. The Stite-has done something: it remains to be seen whether master and man can now bt ir, about improvement.

NO REFORMATORIES. An outcome of the war will be prison reform. It will come slowly, but it will be all the more powerful. A more pressing need is for the enlightenment of public opinion in the matter of re- reformatories and convents. Magis- trates of a certain school seem to think that they have performed their duty when they send a boy to an industrial school or a girl to a Home.' They have not done their duty-they have shirked it. The revelations in the daily press this week are a glaring side-light on the condition of things in very many reformatories, and in the main they are not schools of reform, but schools of degradation, mental, moral, and physical. They are the feeble efforts of a past generation to cope with a problem they did not understand; and are stamped with all the bigotry of a mid-Victorian age. There is, however, one fejfture about industrial schools which is a striking contrast to that of the convents—they are under Govern- ment inspection. This may .mean much or little: it certainly means something. Recently the; Cardiff Board of Guard- ians had decided to commit an unrdlv girl to a convent, and it was only after an outburst of public iindignation that Z, the Board admitted that once within its walls the girl became a virtual prisoner and that no Government inspection was permitted. In Britain to-day such a thing-is almost unbelievable, but it is no less a fact. Committed to such a place by so-called justices," the un- fortunate victim has no redress and no escape. It is. reminiscent of the dark ages. The juvenile criminal is seldom, if ever, reformed by the regime of the reformatory, and for this reason the re- formatory must go. It will cease to be when magistrates realise that in the Probation Act and Care Committees lie the real remedies for juvenile crime. To send boys and girls to reformatories is to foster all the criminal instincts and to build up a race of men and ,ome!n whose hatred of law, order, and gov- ernment finds its outlet in riot, in loot- ing, and in preying upon society.

EDITORIAL NOTES. In England a woman has been fined f5 for throwing a loaf of bread into the swill tub. There is a wicked waste of bread going on all over the country and visitors to Aberystwyth are no exception. A prosecution now and then would do qood, for persons who waste bread pre beyond the reach of reasoning. Tbey should be put in prison and made to live on water and the bread they threw away. o In reply to an appeal to seventeen riparian owners on the Dee to allow ex-service men free fishing, only four consented to the request. The question naturally arises did the Creator of the civer intend that these fourteen persons should monopolise it in perpetuity? • • Sunday was the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Rowland Hill, founder of penny postage. Though comparatively a small matter, the extra war-tuno postage has been a conspicuous indication of the backward trend of war and its handicaps to progress. It will probably take a long time before the boon of penny postage will again be enjoyed and be- fore the effects of the war will permit the business of the country to return to its normal oosition. • • • Barmouth Council has decided to take over the business of bathing machines and .beach < chairs. Whether thedventure is wise-o# other- 4-11 kk_ TT.n -A. n xii wiac wine wm ..Kt.w;. xxitHerLv, nUrI.8fUutill Council's essays in business undertakings have not been marked by conspicuous success. Some of them landed the town in almost over- whelming burdens. The question of taking over the responsibility for bathing machines, requires more consideration than seems o have been given to it up to the present. • it • The sales of large estates ail over the coun- try have naturally caused perturbation among tenant farmers. An estate sale was with- drawn at Worcester on Saturday as the result of the action of the Farmers' Union. The tenants endeavoured for months to make a private deal. Efforts are now being made gen- erally to induce landlords to offer farms pri- vately to the tenants rather than invite open competition with the consequent danger of in- flated prices. By joint action which is possible by means of the Farmers' Union farmers can also avoid bidding against each other and put themselves in a strong position. » Last week we referred in this column to the disadvantage to farmers in having an inter- mediate trade. At a Lampeter fair a horse was sold for £47. Before the day was over the horse changed hands four times, with a profit on each bargain until the final price reached £65. Another horse was sold at Car- marthen four times in one day and on the fourth transaction there was a profit of S7. Both instances occurred this year and can no doubt be multiplied. The obvious fact is that the original owners were not acquainted with market prices and therefore lost the advan- tages of direct bargaining. At Pwllheli last week a grave-digger from Llamaelhaiarn was fined for a breach of the Explosives Act in circumstances which appear almost incredible and prove once more that "truth is stranger than fiction." As the result of an accident, children were found to have taken dynamite caps from a cellar under the Parish Church and twelve balls of dynamite were found in the ovan of the heaETng appar- atus. It was fortunate for the grave-digger that the dynamite was not found by secret service agents, or he might have been sus- pected of a Bolshevik plot. Worse still, the Welsh bishops might have suspected that he was in league with the three irreconcileables, Major David Davies, Mr. Haydn Jones, and Mr. S. Robinson in an attempt to blow up the Parish Church. Columns of gossip relating to Welsh matters are published in a number of daily and weekly newspapers, the meaning of which in many in- stances baffles understanding. For instance, the principalship of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, and the supposed retire- ment of Mr. Vaughan Davies, M.P., are men- tioned continually on the basis of mere rumour and wild assumption. If the correspondents knew a little more they would write a great deal less. Names of public men have been made use of in an unwarrantably free and cheap manner, with the result that those-who take the trouble to read the gossip cannot help asking, "What is behind it all?" As far as the Liberals of Cardiganshire and the authorities of the College are concerned they do not require the gratis advice of out- siders in fulfilling their responsibilities. < Another attempt is bein2 made to widen Glanfread road, a short and narrow but popular thoroughfare between Llandre and Talybont, with the view of having it taken over by the County Council as a main road. Sir Auckland Geddes recently said that the future of this country, both as regards agri- culture and housing, depends on having good roads. However beautiful they might be, he condemned hedges as being awkward for transport facilities. It is necessary to have roads wide and strong dnough for the heavy traffic which must accompany the development of the countryside. GHnfroad roac* is unttted by its narrowne-,qs for, t"t sort, of traffic arid is congested even by present requirements. Con- sidering the amount of timber haulage, not to mention the ordinary traffic of the district and the possibilities of future development, Glan- fread road is worthy of special consideration by the Road Board. Montgomeryshire Agricultural Committee, following Lampeter Town Council, has protested against the extravagance of the Board of Agriculture and the bureaucratic mania for appointing numerous officials. In order to verify the claims of corn growers for guaran- teed prices under the Corn Production Act, the Board has appointed sixteen inspectors for the county. Each inspector is engaged on a task which necessitates a heavy charge on pub- lic funds in the way of travelling expenses, in addition to the salary. The Committee re- fused to supplement the inspectorate by ap- pointing as requested a number of assessors, and decided to inform the Bokrd that the four officials already appointed wore sufficient to do the whole work. Farmers complain that they are over-inspected and both from that point of view, as well as in the interests of economy, the Committee's attitude will gratify agricultural communities. Mr. Lloyd George's speech on the adjourn- ment of. Parliament. was longer than some of his critics would have liked; but it was not long enough to do justice to the stupendous programme which the Government intends carrying out in solving the problems of recon- struction. As a supplement to his speech, Mr. Lloyd George has issued a summary of those proposals, the importance of which -has been somewhat overlooked by the controversial sub- jects he had to deal with. The proposals in- clude the improvement of labour conditions, the development of industry, and the restora- tion of trade. He outlined a large number of subjects which are of vital concern to the country and daserve the fullest discussion be- fore Parliament is asked to legislate. With so extensive, aprogra.mme the Government evidently dO'Jl not think the country wamts an- other general election soon. What accounts for the stability of the Government in a wonderful degree is the way it confounds dis- contented critics by cleavin" a middle way be- tween the extremist demands of opposing factions represented by the Socialists and the dukes.

CAPEL VICAR. MARRIAC,E.-On Mcnday at the Wesdeyan Ciwoel of Cipel Vicar, by the Rev. D. Lewis Jonee, minis er, and Mr John M. Howell, regis, trar, the marriage was solemnised between Vl' Rev. T. Jone; Husjhes WerJeynn minister, Dinas Mawdrlwv, and Miss Catherine Jones, of Gar .h- lwyd Fawr. The bride, who is the only daugh. t;>r, waa eriven away by her fa her (Mr D.' Herbert Jones). {

CORRESPONDENCE. MR. JOHN EDWARDS AND MR. VAUGHAN DAVIES. M.P. Sir,—I have roceived a copy of Mr. Vaughan Daviess letter to the Food Committee, and would ask yotlf indulgence to reply. In fair- ness to your readers I would point out that the Executive Officer had written the Hon. Member regarding the milk question, and Controller; but after some time had received no reply. Hence my remark that he was look- ing after the interest of hia own class, having in mind at the! time farmers and milk pro- ducers whose interest no doubt he was con- sidering. Now. as to. :.ho gratuitous remarks he com- plained of. As you will remember in August, 1917, the railway men of Aberystwyth organ- ised a public meeting with the Right Hon. J. H. Thomas, M.P.. as speaker. Out of courtesy to the Member fa- Cardiganshire, Mr. Dae was asked to preside. He at onre consented, but on second thoughts declined. I, person- ally, interviewed him. but still declined, say- ing he did not know Mr. Thomas and that he had the county people to consider; Mr. Thomas might say something he could r associate himself with. The broad-minded county peop'e of Cardigan would net in any way have objected to Mr. Davies T>residiDar at a meetins addressed by the Right. Hon. Member for Derby. It would not in any way have lowered the dignity of Mr. Davies nr" that of aTlY of his friends. I Jeave t, to yonr readers as to what n- struction they would place on his remarks. ThA working elasses were not worth his eon- s;de-a+ion on this occasion. Are, they worth it in Parliament?—Yours respectfully. JOHN EDWARDS. Fr-),i Villr*. Sor+herate, August 28th, .1919. <

100 GUESTS IN DANGER.. BIG BUILDING COMPLETELY GUTTED. ——————— ,b. 'i THRILLING STORIES OF RESCUE. The biggest fire known in Aberystwyth since t the College fire in 1885 occurred in the early j hours of Tuesday when in a few short hou:s the block of buildings facing the sea and extending along Terrace-road to Bath-street, known as the Waterloo Hydro, were gutted from end to end, leaving the walls alone 3 anding. The fire was first discovered in the basement on the Promenade side where the members of the hotel staff took their meals. By two o'clock the flames were issu- ing from the upper portion of the front of the building and by five o'clock the fire had obtained 6tmplete mastery. When the fire broke out the wind was blowing from the south and against the Terrace-road side of the hotel. As the fire progressed the wind veered j into the south-west with the result that when the front doors and windows fell in the flames were fanned by a strong wind and driven backward throughout the block facing Bath- street. The Fire Brigade attacked the fire from the back in the hope of cutting off the fire from the rear; but it was soon evident that nothing could be saved. In quick succession rcom after room at the fron becamo illuminated and then burst in o flame. Then the dormer windows and roof on the western end' where the fire originated fell in with a crash. The front rooms on the ground floor, as well as the upper rooms to the fourth storey, were biasing cauldrons fed continuously by the falling THE HOTEL ON THE MORNING AFTER THE FIRE. PORTIONS OF THE FRONT FELL IN SHORTLY AFTER THE PICTURE WAS TAKEN. floors of timber. The flames crept along from room to room to the eastern end of the hotel, including the billiard room, until the entire frontage was a mass cf fire. Before the furthermost rooms wore reached, however, human interest was excited by a statement that a visitor was sleeping in the further attic. A ladder was procured, but it would reach no further than the window of the room immedi- ately below and the excitement grew intense as the roof was sending i ff columns of smoke and the flames were rapidly app-ombtng the r attic. Another ladder was ■o is ted- t:p and attached to the top of the firs". ladder in order to reach the imprisoned v.sitor. One of the fire- men and a young townsman were seen to ch'mb up and get into the a.t'.ic and eventually, amid the cheers of the crowd, descended into safety. Shortly after the attic was in a blaze. A hose was affixed to a hydrant on the Promenade and efforts were successfully made to cut off the fire from the adjoining Terrace house, between '¡' which and the hotel there fortunately existed a four-feet wall. I In the meantime the fire was steadily pur- suing its course down Terrace-road to the Bath- street end of the hotel block. -One window j after another became illuminated, then broke into a blaze, and the upper windows belched forth volumes of flame extending to nearly half across the street. The back premises j seen from Queen's-road and Bath-street were one mass of flame. The fire crept downward from top to bottom storey and shop after shop on the ground floor took fire. The firemen 1 endeavoured to save the shop at the corner of Bath-street and Terrace-road; but it is doubt- ful whether any Brigade could have saved it and it became evident to all that nothing would stop the fire until it had burnt itself out. The Hydro baths on thf. Bath-street side and the upper rooms and roofs blazed furiously until approaching daybreak and then little was left of the Hydro but its blackened wels and chimneys. It was feared that the walls would fall into Terrace-road which was there. ■* fore kept clear of spectators, but they re- mained standing until the end.

HOW IT HAPPENED. | NARRATIVES OF VICTIMS AND EYE- WITNESSES. ( Among the onlookers, who assembled in large numbetrs cn the Promenade, in Terrace- road, Bath-street, and Corporation-street, the foremost question was whether any lives were in danger and as the assurance was passed along that, as far as could be ascertained, all had been saved, the excitement was calmed. There was anxiety, however, with the wind blowing strongly and fanning the flames that the fire would extend to the adjoining house and endanger the whole of t.t.e middle I part of the Marinerparade, as well as the houses in Bath-street. The wind blew for a time toward the sea, but changed to the south-west which was the means cf saving ¡ Bath-street from the conflagration. According to all accounts the fire was dis- j cohered at 1.30 a.m. and effor r were made to jJ extinguish ,it befcce the alarm was 1 given. Shj&r -ly after midnight there was i a hervy downfall of rain, but the ■rain had ceased before the fire was discovered. ■rain had ceased before the fire was discovered. Telephone messages were setnt to the Police Station, and P.C. Arthur Jones, who was in- formed when on duty in North-parade, im- mediately gave the alarm and the Fire Brigade was summoned. P.S. Thomas Davies and P.C. Jones, on arriving at the scene, entered by •he side-doer in Terrace-rcad and Proceeded to the basement where they found a beam on fire. M. Jean Pasche, chef; Herbert Wilson, J fire. M. Jean Pasche, chef; Herbert Wilson, hoots; and James Good, assistant hoots bad bn endeavouring to extinguish the fire by ) throwing1 Wf.ietM but owinp to ;-lie smokd 1 flames they had to retire. It is presumed that by then one of tLe gal pipes had burst. Realising the gravity of tl.e situation, the police at once gave the alarm 1n the Upper p rooms and roused the visitors. As far as I could possibly be known at the time every- body was roused and warnfeu to clear off t £ s I premises. » Mr. Rhys Ellis, chcmist, Yang up Mr. P. B. Loveday in Chalybeire-^treet and brought I ladders which were r.f the greatest use in rescuing the occupants of the upper rooms. There were, of course, .hrilling episodes. Most of the visitors, after having been warned, were I able to go downstairs and thlis escape in time. There were pitiful cries for "help" and the screaming and shouting could be heard from I a distance. Some managed to bring their clothes and baggage with them; but many came in their night attire only and were greatly agitated. They were sheltered in the Belle Vue Hotel, Grosvenor House, and several houses on the Terrace. All the accom- I ¡ modation available was used. The Bandstand C was also filled and a few remained in the I open-air shivering and wondering what to do. 1 St. Michael's Hall was then opened and i afforded refuge for thofr. in distress untjlf-f eight o'clock when breakfast was provldedf I; for all the victims at Teviotdale's, North- parade. Subsequently, many of the visitorsr were able to return to their own homes by the i ten o'clock and mid-day trains. The names and addresses of all the visitors who were re- ¡ moved from the Hotel were recorded by the Ii police and numbered 100. < By half-past two o'clock the fire had got hold If of the Hotel from one end to the other and 11 before five o'clock the building was com- f pleitely gutted. Seven, members of the Fire <, Brigade were on duty, under the command of T Gap <ain Jaxnen Evans and the Deputy 1 Captain (David Edwards). The police acted ] under the direction of Supt. Phillips, assisted s by Inspieetor Edwards. They worked hard f until half-past six. It is to the credit of the Fire Brigade that they displayed commendable J 1 promptitude and skill in their efforts to pre- vent the ire spreading and in confining it to the one site. There was a plentiful supply of water from stand-pipes in Terrace-roaii and on the Promenade. There was anxiety for a long t;me that the fire would extend to the adjoining house, No. 30, Marine-terrace, a d^uble-fron ed house in which Mr. and Mrs. J John Gibson and family reside, who were removed and, similar precautions were taken in the next adjoining houses, including the ¡ "Deva." Several visitors cleared out of ? d- joining houses on the Terrace and with their children camped on the Promenade until the danger of the fire spreading was over. As the result of an incessant flow of water and the I-Iiiekness of the partition wall the fire did not pentt ate further eastwaid. A representative of the "Cambr'an News'' interviewed a number of the staff and vhito-s u -s on Tuesday morning. M. Jean Piis-he, chef, who was sleeping in the top part of the Hotel, 1 said that on hearing a disturbance he im- mediately rushed downstaiis. He wore his working trousers and vest only Rod lost every- thing else including his s. vmgs in Treasury notes. Smoke was th^ri < .,ning rt m the base ment kitchen underneath the office, situated near the front entrance hall. For half an hour he continued his efforts to extinguish the fir4 bv throwing bucketfuls of water on o 1 the burning woodwork: but the increasing] flames forced him ,to yield. Herbert Wilson, boots at the Hydro, retired to bed about eleven o'clock; but did not sleep until near twelve. About 1-30 o'clock he was awakened by the slamming of a door and a scieam and found that his room was full of smoke. He got his clothes, went down to the basement where the members of the staff took their meals. He obtained water from the taps for the French Chef to throw on to the fire and it was through the coolness and bravery of the Chef that the fire was some- what checked at the start or probably there vtould have been loss of life befoie the visi- ccuid have escaped. The pipes got dam- aged by the- fire and the water supply gave out and the gas pipes mfclted, followed by the lighted gas as the pipes gave cut. Shortly afterward flames were seen coming through the-flooring of the hail and the police directed that the hotel should be cieaced. Some of the inmates got down the stairs while others got on to the balcony and were caught in blankells as they jumped on to the Promenade. There were 150 in the Hydro at the time, including I the staff. They were hospitably sheltered by I the Belle Vue Hotel and Mr. Teviotdale, James Good, assistant boots, was sleeping in the attic when he was awakened by the smell Of smoke and by crackling noises. After reaching the ground floor, he found Mrs. Richards, the manageress, in distress, and after helping her he gave a hand to the Chef in throwing water and to the police in awaken- ing the visitors. Miss Norah Harries, daughter of Dr. Har- ries, Grosvenor House, was one of the first to give the alarm of five, She was disturbed by seeing light which seemed to blaze all at one# and she had never seen anything equal to the sight. The visitors on escaping from the Hotel thronged into the house in an excited and frightened state. Mr. Lionel Harries, son of Dr. Harries, also gave assistance in en- deavouring to extinguish the fire at the out- siet-and in helping visitors to clear from the remises. When the Terraco-road side of the Hd-el was in full blaze Grosvenor House and I the lecked-up shops. Messrs. Jones Bros. office, the two reit ■aurants on the opposite side of tho read were threatened by the blazing heat wh'ch crackcd tho glass in the windows and sco"'eIie<5 the walls'. "Three of us were sleeping cn the third landing," said Mrs. Edge and her daughter, I of Edgbastcn, "when we heard people running downstairs and shouting. We did not have time t"> collect our belongings, but we went rhfr, with coats over our night attire and in the darkness we had difficulty in finding the way to go." They, however, heard a voice saying "This way down, please," and hurried as fast as they rnuld out.s!de. Marlame Laura Evans-Williams, the famous I Welsh soprano of the Queen's Hall and lead- inLondon concerts, wa« staying at the Hotel with her concert party, in the course of their Welsh tour. They were naturally distracted, having lost their clothing, jewellery, music, and other valuable belongings. Mr. Purcell Jones, who delighted the large audience at the Coliseum on Sunday night, lost h's cello Vafcafed at 2130, "It was. one of the most awful experiences I have ever bad," said Madame Laura Evan "Williams. "We were tokl at first that th«re was no need for alarm as it was only a cigarette that had set fire [ to some paper; but it turned out to be more serious and1 we had to clear out almost in j rags. We failed to return for our l&gs, but we j wrapped ourselves with towrels. We are now J in borrowed plumes. We have bten very I kindly treated this mo-ning and we are as happy as possible." Mrs. Ankers, Gorseland, North-road, saw the party at St. Michael's Hall and took them to her llO11 where she enterta'ned them and others. Two members of the concert party, Mr. Manuel Jcnes, tenor, and Mr. ^Michael Mu!l- inar, accompanist, had an exciting experience. The latter being of a nervous temperament I wau quickly overcome. Mr. Manuel Jones car- ried him cn his back while sliding down the water pipe from their bedroom oil the Bath- street side. Madame Laura ti vans-Williams street side. Mada.me Laura ti vans-Williams and party were able to procetd 0 Tnwyi. on TV.esda.y 1o continue their tour. j A visitor from Yorkshire,who did net wi'-h h'r name to be published, was one of a party of seven, in<?!flding his mother over seventy years of asre, stat'fng at (he Hotel. lie p&vp ex- pression to the? general feeling of gratitude for the kindness s'nowri by the townspeople, j Awakened at 1.45 it .Hi. by some one crying "Help," he turned lib the light and en look- i out ibbro-icn his bedferocm door on \o the third floor landiner was met by a huge vol- lime of black smoke. They were naturally Frightened, but managed to escape uninsured, "We have been very kindly tr n.t- ';i. "le idded, "and I appreciate til- kindness be- j :anse we ha V" lost all Vip had." From a bedroom facing the serv. two oJn vomen managed to escape by bin. blankets :o the of thr> verandah and descending j >n to the Promenade. I A PLUCKY" RESOUE. I 'The m<->«;t thrilling incident wis the rescue of I fr. A. Bennett, bootmaker. Mardol, Shrews- •<"ry, who has one le'l criprica. He Pr.d an- other man w-re seen in a dormer w-rdow "t, ;hP tri «f f.ho eastern rn'-neT of the Hotel. of Mr. L«>vednv's laddeis was erected in WHit of the verandah and war- held l.y Mr. 'i^vedav and Mr Jcnkin Hnrrnhrevs. it. was 'ound fhpt the ladder, which reached three rt.oreys wti. not Wig enough to reach 'he ton •eom where Mr. wa." seep. The cca-rl .1æ:.r wag then fixed In the window bv Mr lioveday -ad Mr Trmkin Humnhreys, who is a erpeant in the Brigade. Both of them ren- )pred meritorious service, and a junior offiror of ho merchant *r,-vice, %'r n rhomas, SOlD of Mrs. Thomas, Edieston House, (Queen's-road, performed a gallant nd risky deed which won the admiration of the crowd of onlookers. He climbed up the second ladder, but found that Mr. Bennett was able to descend wi -liout assistance. The bedioom and the room underneath were tiieai ablaze. Mr. Thomas also suc- ceeded in unfastening the second ladder before returning. Unfortunately, he hurt his heel by having to kick his foot through the window in order to obtain an opeurng t'o fasten the laddar to tho frame of the window and the injury prevented him returning to duty on Tnf-vlny. Mr. A. Bennett, boot manufacturer, Mardol, Shrewsbury (who lost his leg when a child in an accident on a farm) went to the Hydro on Saturday and was given a bedroom on "the top lirulmg. He went to bed about twelve o'clock end slept, until about two in the morning when he was awakened by hearing excited voices in the street below. He went to the window in the dormer cf the roof to see what was wron? and saw :hat the further end of the fcote! was onfire. He immediately got into his clothcs, pushed a few things ino his bag, and tried to get down the sr airs, but was unable to proceed because of smc-ke. Realising tha his only way of escape was through the window he shouted for help and shortly aferward reaJi-sed that an attempt was being "made to rescue him. A ladder had been reared against the building, but did no. reach higher than the fourth storey. A very gallant atcmpt was nevertheless made by Mr. James Jackson, Hyde Grove, Chaxlton.on-Medlock, who mounted to the top of thn ladder and attempted to threw a rope to Mr. Bennett, which unfor- tunately failed. A second ladder was then attached to the top of the first, but there was still an intervening space cf some six feet of roof between '.he ladder's top and the dormer. That being so, Mr Jack Thomas did a brave piece of work. He assisted Mr. Benn&t., who by this time was in a pretty bad condition, on to the ladder and both descended savely to 'he Promenade, He was then kindly taken in by the R-ev. Mawddwy Jcnes and hospitably treavxj. Mr. Bennett lest his watch, mackintosh, and several things which had to be loft behind in the room.

HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION OF THE WATERLOO. The Waterloo Hydro Hotel formed a tri- angular block of buildings, well-equipped, richly furnished, and occupying a commanding position in the centre of the Marine Parade, and extending a'ong Terrace-road and Bath- street, the site being conside-ed one of the m-st valuable iu West Wales. There were c-riginally nine houses which were incorporated into one building held on a lease from the Corporation for a term of seventy-five years from 1908, at an annual rental of £60. The Hotel had accommodation for 200 visitors in 107 bedrooms. The large dining room could seat 250 and the smaller dining room 65. The public rooms, all of which were handsomely furnished, included a ballroom. lounge, smok- ing room, coffee room, drawing room, and billiard room. Along tie front" were two ex- tensive balconies, to which there was access from the principal rooms. Over P-3,000 was expended on the installation of electrical and medicinal baths of modern construction in 1912. There were also hot and c'Jd, sea and fresh water baths. For thirty years the business was con- ducted by Mrs. A Griffith and Miss A. E. Morris, the proprietors. Owing to the exten- sion of business, the premises were twice en- largcd and modernised. In 1908 the business was converted into a company under the title of Mwis aid Çrith. L:.mitcj. The property was under a nvvigige to Mr. T. Lewtg, Cardiff. An interesting history is attached. to the Waterloo for it stood on cue of the ancient landmarks of the town, jhe name was de- rived from the Wateiloo House, owred bf Dr. Jam of, who was a not-able inhabitant. The house was built in -.he Waterloo year, 1815, and was purchased by the Morris familv in 1833 from Dr. James whose surgery adjoined in Terrace-road and was occupied after him bv Messrs. Murphy and Rowley, dentists. The surgery was also bought by the new owners, as well as No. 27, Marine-narade which were added to the Hotel. In 1887 a splendid stair- case was constructed of mahogany and pitch- pine, and made an attractive feature of the premises. An adjoining eottage in Terrace- road, owned and occupied by the father of Mrs. E. H. JameS, was also purchased with the shop of Miss Urania Davies and the well known lapidary shop known as Egyptian House at the corner of Bath-street. The late Mr. Peake's premises on the Bath-street side were also purchased, as well as No. 28, Marine- terrace, belonging to Mrs. Rowland Morgan, and No. 29, belonging to Mr. John Evans who was managing clerk to M. H. Davis and Sons. On those three sites the Hvdro and ballroom were erected at a cost, of £ 10.000. Above and around the original Waterloo additions had been made which resulted in a commodious I hotel for seaside -isi -orr-. Shops and a vacant restaurant occupied the lower t'art of the Terraco-road side and all were destroyed by the fire, the contents of which, it is understood, have not been in- sured. On the site of the old Eeyptian House a fancy emporiu n was kept by Mr. Frank Phil- lips. The two other shops were kept by Sergt Neal as a tobacconist, and by Mrs. Longley for confectionery. The Hot-I and its contents w-cre valued at £ 31,665. It is estimated that the furniture alone at pre war prices was worth over ES,OM and none of it has been saved. Though the proprietors did not live on the premises they had valuable personal pcissessionst there. Among them was the unique collection of horns adorn in? the ballroom. They were horns of nnimals" killed by the late Mr. William Gri- ffith durin? his expeditions in Central Africa with Mr. Selous, the famous hunter. Numerous political, municipal, and social functions have been held at the Hydro. Mr. Lloyd George, on one of his visits, spoke from the balconv. Mrs. Lloyd George has also been entertained, and among other eminent guests were Ladv Henry Somerset. Mr. Runciman, Mr McTtenna. Lord Rend el, Sir John Williams, Maior David Davies., The total damage ed is estimated at £ 50.000. It is understood that the property was insured. M. Maurice Zola arrived on Monday from the P?,rk Hotel, Cardiff, to manage the busi- ness in succession to Mrs- Richards, the man- ageress, wild has not been in good health. COMMENTS. Having regard to the size of .the building "nd its collapse it was remarkably fortunate that no untoward accidents happened during the hours that the large orowds witnessed the fire. It was also a rgtisfactory. feature that, in spite of the rush ajid excitement which naturally prevailed, .all the visitors were able to escape uninjured. Their exit was facili- tated by the accessibility of the corridors. The visitors were loud in their expressions of gratitude for the help and kindness they re- ceived. It was believed that the fire could ha.ve Øp!\ moderated at the outset, but the staff being strangers did not indw where the meter

Tregaron Sessions. POLICE ASSAULTS. The Sessions were held on Tuesday—Mr. D. J. Williams presiding, also present the Rev. T. R. Davie>, B.A, D. D. Evans, D. L. Jones and E. Evans, Esqrs. ASSAULT ON POLICE. Jacob Davies, PanJycwarel, Ystrad Meurig, was charged with assaulting P.C. Jones, Bont' on Augus'. 18th. Mr W. P. Owen, Aberystwyth appeared for the defendant red Supec intendani 1 PhiJlips prcr-ecutcd. P.C. Jones stated that he was on dulY at Bc-nt at 10.15 p.m. on August 18th. Opposite the C.M. Chapel he mo, defendant and John Hughes.—Defendant was under the influence of drink, and he ad- vised him to go home, and to take John Hughes with him. At 10-30 p.m. when wroess was prcceeding down Station-road be was over. taken by Mr. Williams, Dolaubach. and Mr. Jcnes, a schoolmaster at BlaenUechau. Pro- ceeding together for about 200 yards he saw three men standing in the road, and h/recog- nised defendan". was one of them, 'and heard the remark—"Here he comes, let us make for him. When he was on the ground strugg- ling with Stephen Hughes, defendan, jumped on his back and clasped him by the throat un oil he was helpless. Williams, when called upon cajne to his help, and Jones beat the defendant away with a stick. When witness g-it up he fel. dazed and defendant waj, again approaching him from the rear.Witn turned round and defendant ran away towards Ystrad Meurig. By Mr. Owen: He had known defendant for for years. It w light enough to recognise him that nigh\ By Mr. Owen. He had known defendant for many years. He knew where be lived and whore he worked at- He did not go to Pan cwarel to arrest him as the mos-. likely place to find him was the Inn at Ysrrad Meurig where he was arrested on the following Wed- nesday. He knew tha., be had been a'soldler since July 1915, and had volun tarily enlisted. Sgt. Jones and himself had handcuffed him and brought him *0 Tregaron.—Defendant did not plead that he was innocent, neither had witness heard rumours of another person responsible for the assault. Thomas Williams, Dolaubach, Bont, on oath said tha, he was an ex-army man, and corro. borated the evidemce of P.C. Jones. By Supt. Phillips: He -was quite certain tha- it was the defendant who jumped on the Con- stable. The night was starry and light. Jacob Davie3, Pan-vcwarrel, Ystrad Meurig (defendant) said that he lived at Pantycwarrel since his demobilisation last February, bn. pre- vious to the war had been from home for 12 ve-ars. In July 1915 he volunteered for service and wa* with ihe 11th R.W.F. at Salonica. He was discharged with a good character, with no rrime on his history sheet, and in civilian life ihis was his first summons. On August 18th he left Black Lion, Pontrhydfondigaid, with John Hughes, and parsed' P.C. Jones on the road. John Hughes after going a short dis- tance said that he would stay for his father, and he (defendan ) went home. He met James Hughes, Dreisaf and David Edwards. Penygraig Ö to Ystrad Meurig. After a short conversation with these two he said that it was late, and took Oll. his watch remarking that it waa 10-30 p.m., and time go home. They parted and he was at Pan ycwarrel at 10.55 p.m., abcu four mile from Bont village. David Edwards, Periygrai?. Ystrad Meurig, farm servant corroborated defendant's evidence as to meeting him, and as to seeing his watch. It was 10-30 p.m. By Supt. Phillip?: He could not say whether watch was to time or not, but he did see it as it was an illuminated one. James Hughes., Swyddffynon, corroborated the evidence of las. witness. He was at Ystrad Meurig when the public house dosed at 10 o'clock, and in about half-an.hour met defen. dant. He also saw t-he wat<:h, and it was 10/30 p.m. Daniel Hughes, Pantvcwarøl, Ysrad Meurig, said that he was defendant's uncle and they lived together. On August 18th he was work- ing a night.shift and defendant and himself entered the house the same time at 10.55 p.m. Defendant could not be tJiere then if he waa a.t Bont at 10.30 p.m. Elizabeth Davies, Pantyewarel, sister of defendant corroborated the previous witness. By Supt. Phillips: She did no-, know when her uncle came home the night before, nor the night after August 18th. She knew it was 10.55 p.m. on that night. The Bench retired and "Jie Chairman said they considered the case to be proved, and fined defendant £2. EJECTMENT ORDER. The Rev. E. Jones, B.A., vicar, Bont, applied for an ejectment order apainst Mr. Newing. ton, tenant of Dolgoed, Bont. The case had been heard at the previous Ses&ions. Mr. Em- 1 ys Jones, Lampeter, appeared for the prose- 1 ys Jones, Lampeter, appeared for the prose- cuticn, and Mr. Jessop (of Mesrs. Smithl and Davies), defended Mr. J. Simpson, of the firm of Messrs. Hugh Thomas and Co., Haverfordwest gave evidence He was responsible for particulars on the Sale Catalogue. The particulars were based on im- formation received from Mr. R. D. Arch. No viTection was made wlien the Catalogue was &ent for approval. Mr. Newington in evidence at he held ?^!?0e!0n lease. T119 Jea.se ended on February 1917. Through tic death of Hr. Powell no new arrangements 8.s to he tenancy bad been made and he kept on as tenant, as if the lease had not expired. He did no raise any objection 'I to the particulars on the Catalogue a", the sale 3.s he thought of buying the property. After a .short retirement, the Chairman stated that the Bench expressed sympathy with the Vicar, but tha^ thav could not grant an order. Mr. D. J. James, sued Mr. H. Mr. D. J. James, sued Mr. H. rch, Dolgoed, Bont, with trepassing in day- I time upon land in the occupation of the I Executors of the late Thomas Phillips, Grafftan, Caron Upper, in pursuit of game. Mr. W. P. Owen, Aberystwyth, appeared for prosecutor, and Mr. Jessop (of Messrs Smith and Davies) for defendant. Mr. Jessop asked for an adjournment, as he had only been msttruc ed that morning. Mr. W. P. Owen, contended that he case should proceed, as James had travelled down from London to be present, that day, but if the case was adjourned that the applicant should pay cost. The Bench granted adjournment, and the question of costs was also deferred.

I NEW QUAY. MEMORIAL SALL.—-Fridav was flag day in aid of the Memorial Hall Fund* The collectors were dressed in fancy costumes. They were iTi1SSes Davieg and Enid Griffiths, r lossy Thomas and Meda Jenkins. L. Francis rm* Evang and Maggie Edwards, Llla Evans (Dolau House), and Linda Evans, Isawel Jonas and Muriel Davies, Enid Phillips and Freda Lewis, Ellen Richards, and Valmai Davies, Dilys Evans and V. Thomas and M-sse-s Monica Williams and Daviesi. Miss Phyllis Evans sold roses Ar- rangements for the Carnival had been made by members of the Memorial Hall Committe of which the Chairman was Alderman E J. Davies, Glyn; Secretaries, M«ssrs J. p. Davies Cambrian andJ.T. Jones. 10, Park-street; treasurer Capt. T. P. Thomas, Bryneirin; assisted by a sub-committee, consisting of Dr. Kenyan Davies Guild Hall; D. M Jone., Marme-terrace; D. E. Phillip, Lloyd'. Bank I Davies> Marine-terrace • J Tr J-T A Bronwen Davies, Glasfor. pie. 6amival was an unqualified success. The town Was decorated with bunting. In the even- ing a procession assembled in Margaret-street and went through the town. It was headed Mr Frank's car bearing Mrs Frank representing Britannia. Prices for the best costumes were awarded.—Children—1, Patricia Thomas Park- street, gipsy: 2, Gwyneth Morgan, Humpty Dumpty; 3, Margaret Timothy, Cockroach- 4 Lynn Thomas, pillar box. Adults—1, Mrs Arr.an Jones, Towvnfa, mid-Victorian costume: 2, James H. Daviea, Emryis House, wounded soldier. Special prizes given by Mr. Enoch, Park-street, were awarded to 1, New Quay Hospital, Dan Phillips, Alban Davies and Fred Reesi, and Miss Gwenda Jones, The Cliffe; 1 2, Tony Jones, cupid; 3 J. Jones, Brynamman and Gwyn Parry, Overgrown babies; 4. Mrs T. C. Thomas, Park Inn; 5, Enock Thomas, Llajidy:,sul, Charlie Chaplin. The judges were Mrs Manda., Swansea.; and Mrs G. Jenkins, London. The events ended in a confetti bat le on the Pier.

(Continued from jjfevious 8olymh.) was to cat ih6 gais, and the fire <4xtin* guishers, which th§ pfojSrjfc'torR state had been provided, were also not fdtifid; provided, were also not Itffiiid;, As has already been stated, the firemen and police worked sr-renuously and their serviced were favourably commented on. The magni- tude of the fire, however, emphasised the handicaps caused by the inadequacy of the appliances, a matter which requires attention by the Town Council. There is need for addi- tional nozzles in order to ensure the use of a greater quantity of water than was possible on Tuesday morning. That will necessitate more hose, reels, and hydrants. Another necessity which was pointed out was a fire escape capable of always being kept upright in c. convenient nlace. The equipment of the Fire Brigade requires to be modernised. Throughout Tuesday the remains of the fire continued to smoulder and occasional flames appeared amid the ruins. The firemen re- mained on duty all the time. It was feared that the walls, chimneys, and ornamental copings won id fall, especially as the wind rose at night and blew hard. Traffic through Terrace-road to Bath-street and the Promen- enade had to be diverted. The ruins should be demolished as early as possible for the protection of public safety. The Are kindled on Wednesday night, but I was soon extinguished. Owing to the diversion of the traffic in Terrace-road, the steps from Crynfryn-build- ings to the Promenade aDd the new passage connecting Queen's-road and the froot proved of great convenience to pedestrians. Motors and other vehicles were obliged to go a long way ro"~nd. The two sisters, Miss Ada Morris and Mrs. Annie G-iflfiths, the pronrk-tors, provided ac- commodation far most of the stiff at No. 46, Kure

Fleet's Visit to Aberystwyllt OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION, The following letter, dated August 2bd, has been received by the Mayor from the Com inander-in-Chief of the Atlantic and notn Fleet on H.M.S. "Queen Elizabeth—"Sir,—I beg to inform you that the Atlantic Fleet and Submarine Flotil.as will cruise by squadrons round the British Isles during the month of September on their return to northern bases. Arrangements have been made, subject to exigencies of the service, for four battleships of the Second Battle Squadron to visit Aberystwyth from 20th September to 24th September, whea the vessels will be open to visitors, weather per- mitting, and officers and men will be granted leave to visit the shore. Any further details will be forwarded to you by Vice-Admiral Com- manding 2nd Battle Squadron, H.M.S. "Ber- ham," c/o G.P.O., to whom future correspond- ence on this subject should be addressed." The following is a list of the principal ships, of the Grand Fleet and officers commuting which will visit Aberystwyth (Holyhead if Squadron, "Barham," Bag officer, Vire-admiral Sir A. Levison, K.C.B.; 0 Captain R. Home, D.S.O. "Valiant," flag officer, Rear-Admiral L. Clinton Baker, C.B., C.B.E.; Captain H W- Longdom, C.M.G. "Malaya," Captain H. T. Butter, C.B. A submarine division will aim accompany this squadron. The "Queen Elizabeth" may visit plaots other than those in the programme. Three weeks only elapse between the start for the projected visits and the arrival of the ships u. their northern bases on September 30th. H.M.S. "Barham" if. a sister ship of the "Queen Elizabeth." She has a displacement of 27,500 tons, 56,000 h.p., and a designed speed of 25 knots. Her length over all is 650 she carries a complement of 942 officers and men. Her main armament con- sists of eight 15 iench guns and fourteen 6 iDda guns. and she was built at a cost of £ 2.500,000. She was one of the ships which foucht in bravely at. Jutland.

PERSONAL. 1 ,Dudley Morgan, who has been man- ager of tlie National Provincial Bank at Cor- wen since it was opened, has been appointed manager of the Swansea branch of the bank. Among recent awards of the Military Medal for bravery in the field are to Private D. A. Morgan, 19th R.W.F., Llanybyther; and Ser- geant W. R, Jones, Royal Engineers, Blaenaa featiniog. Mrs. Gwynne-Hughes of TreYb, LIandito, the only lady member of the Pembroke, Car- digan, and Carmarthen Agricultural Wages Committee, has resigned. She is going to "reside in Italy. ■^e Premier will be presented with as address by Carnarvonshire County Council, at Carnarvon, on Saturday, September 27tfc. when he will address the overseas troops of Carnarvonshire. One of Mrs. Lloyd George's accomplishments is that of painting. Both at Walton Heath and Criccieth some of her early pictures are to be found. Her love for sea and scenery and garden naturally made her wish to paint them, so she took lessons, and spent many happy hours of her girlhood thus occupied. The revival of the Geirionydd Arweat, a meeting of the Welsh bards, attracted a large crowd of persons, znn4g them being many English visitors. The proceedings were opeaed. in the Court of Taliesyn, on the "Mount ef Song." Sir Edward Clarke was introduced and the degree of "LIenor Llydd" conferred upon him. Efforts are to be made to hold the National Eisteddfod at Mold in 1923. It will then be exactly fifty years since the previous Natkmat Eisteddfod was held at Mold. A feature ef the National Eisteddfod held at Mold in 1875 was a visit paid by the late Mr. W. IL Gladstone, who delivered a memorable speech. The inventor of the safety match is a New- castle Emlvn man. He is Mr. William J. Griffith, and is in his seventy-seventh year. For many years he has been a resident of Newcastle, Pa, where he has carried on a suc- cessful business as chemist. He is deeply en- grossed on other inventions, which are awaited with interest by his friends ia America. The death is announced of the Rev. David Jones, formerly rector of Bangor Teifi with Henllan, which -took place on Wednesday week, at Glanawmor, Cenarth. A senior scholar of St. David's College, Lampeter, where he gradu. ated in 1865, Mr. Jones was ordained in that year, and took priest's orders in 1871 at Baa. gor. He was curate of Bodedern, Anglesea, v 1861-71; of Llangelynin, 1871-72; of IA- quicke, Pem., 1872-83; and was rector gf DNIVM Teifi from 1885 to 1913. From the bgeinning of the session of Parlia- ment to the adjournment, last week, there were 108 divisiom, in 99 of which Government tellers took part, that is to say, in which the Government policy was challenged. Of the 99 Mr. Lloyd George took part in twelve only, that being largely accounted for by his absence at the Peace Conferences. The following shows the way local M.P.'s voted:—Major C. E. Breese, 53 for the Government, and 12 against;* Major D. Davies, 8 for, 7 against: X- K. L. Vaughan Davies, 21 for; Mir. J. 3. Edwards, 20 for, 7 against; Mr. John Hinds, 30 for, 18 against; Mr. Sidney Robinson, 51 for, 11 against; Mr. Haydn Jones, 6 for, 16 against. Mr. Lloyd George has accepted the presidency of the League of Youth and Social Progress. Members of the League, including Sir William Seager, M.P., chairman of the Committee; Sir Joseph Pavjes, M.P,, and kr. John > water, waited on ihe Prune Minister at. Downr jug-street before his departure for Britanay. Mr. J. Aubrey Rees, the seereta^, explained that the objects of the League were to promote schemes for increasing production and raising the general standard of life, to organise- the. study of international questions, and to develop the principles of the League of Nations. Mr. Lloyd George gave expression to his sympathy with the objects, and insisted that the movement must be distinctly constructive. Cardigan was well represented in the Army sports at Cologne by Pte. George Davies, of -'he Royal Artillery, who is a won of Mrs Davies, Emlyn House. Grange Town. In the horse racing, riding and jumping competitions, he won the first and second prixes and waa highly complimented for his horsemanship. Shortly before the armistice he had taken part in an encounter with the enemy, and was going to bivouac for the night when he found that he had a cigarette left in his pocket, but not a match, so he hailed a soldier close by. who immediately responded. In the act of handing the match over George found the giver wag no than his brother Benjamin, both 14t the plough voluntarily at tfceip country's cail.

IfATEST MAftKfTV. Hereford, Wednesday.—Wheats were in- quired for at prices ranging from 76s. to 78s. per quarter. Winter oats slow at 66s. to 70s. per quarter. Hereford, Wednesday.—An exceptional price was JS16 a head for a bunch of yearlings, com- pared with the average of EB to £12. Some 380 fat sheep and lambs and 600 stores, for which prices were tending slightly upwards. Better class of milkers 230 to EW. Heifers with catves as low as E20. Calves a better trade, about 100, and making from aa little as 25s. to 130s. Better tone on recent markets for pigs, 20 fat and 15 store; sows with pi#s still selling dearly; but weaners a shads cheaper. Whitland, Tuesday.—There was not a bride demand for store cattle which realised prices for yearly heifers and steers up to Ell 10s.; two-year-old heifers and steers up to C15 Be. Cows and calves realised prices from £24 to £ 40; fat and rearing calves, up to RZ 3s. Store pigs up to £6 5s.; sows, £13 15s. Hereford, Wednesday .-PouMrY was cheapo-. The general run was 9s. to lis. per ccipJe, but the range was 6s. to 13s. Eggs, 4s. per dozen. CATTLE. Newcastle Emlyn.-Good supply and a fair demand. A considerable number of fat eattfs and sheep were graded and allocated. Yearl- ing store eattle sold from £9 to C13 IOS, wot two-year-olds from 214 to £19. Cows wimw calves at foot from £ 26 to each, and hef with calves from £20 to £30. Rearing ea)wee from £2 to £3 10s., and young store pip from £2 10s. to 94, according to age.