The Carmarthen Weekly Reporter

To Final Uest. FUNERAL OF THE LiTE REV W. L. EVANS, OF PLYMOUTH, PA., U.S.A. The Wilkes-Barre Recorder of September 23th contained the follc)ivin,- Yesterday afternoon was laid to rest all that was mortal of Rev W L Evans, pastor of Pilgrim Church, Plymouth. It was ono of the largest fuiierais Plymouth has ever witnessed. Several of Ills classmates at Car- marthen, Wales, and Yale, Connecticut, had come from their different fields of labour to .-how tbc-ir respect. The pastors of Plymouth assembled at the parsonage of the Christian Church and marched in a body to and from the huuso. The service at the house was commenced at 2 p.m. by a prayer offered by Rev R N Harris of Mount Carmel. Then the largo coucourso of people went to the church. where the service was continued under charge of Rev E J Morris, of Wilkes-Barre, The edifice was much too small to hoid a third of the people that had gathered. After singing" Lead Kindly Light," Scripture was read by the Rev J E Davies of Plymouth Then the choir sang, Jesus Calls Us." Rev W II Harvey, pastor of the Christian Church, Plymouth, offered prayer. After the choir had sung Thy Sauds of Time," the following ministers gave addresses Rev E Flack of Pivmouth s ;oic for the pastors of the borough, followed by tho following classmates of Mr Evans; Rev Evan Evans, Bridgeport, Con.; Rev John Davies, of Johnstown, who returns so Wales to convey the 6ad news of Rev Mr Evans's death to his aged parents Rev Samuel I. Davies, Apalachin, N.Y. Rev Hugh Jones, Neath Rev W S Morgan, D.D., Scranton Rev B. James, Rev E Evans, Nanticoke, Dr. T C Edwards, Kingston, and Rev E J Morris, Wilkes-Barre. Resolutions as follows were read by Rev R N Harris, of Mount Carmel, representing the Mount Carmel Church, where deceased laboured previous to his coming to Plymouth. It is with feelings of the most piofound regret that we, as the pastor and members of your sister Church at Mount Carmel, Pa., learn of the death of your beloved pastor and friend: Rev W L Evans. The telegram reads He is dead.' But we, who knew him best and with whom, like yourselves, he has so faithfully labored, must alter its reading and say Servant of God, well done. The battle is over the victory won.' That we extend to you, as the members of the church and congregation, our sincere and heartfelt sympathy and in grateful remem- brance of his noble work, together with his exemplary life and character. That we inscribe upon our church records our esteem and love for one who was an honor to the ministry of his Master, and that we express, through you, to his beloved wife our pro- found sympathy in her deepest sorrow, assuring her that it is our united prayer that the Lord of all comfort and the Father of all mercies may so guide, comfort and sustaiu you ail in this your hour of sore bereavement As to cause, you know that our brief and temporal loss is his eternal gain. Wishing you grace, mercy and peace, we remain fraternally yours on behalf of the church." The services were brought to a close ind the large concourse of people began their journey to Shawnee Cemetery. At the grave another classmate of the Rev Mr Evans at Carmarthen College addressed the assemblage -Rev Owen Enock, of Wales. After singing "Aberystwyth" in Welsh the commital and benediction was given by Rev Mr Morris, and then the remains were left to rest. The following ministers were in attend- ance Rev John Davies, Johnstown Rev Evan Ev ins, B idgeport, Conn.; Rev R N Harries, Mount Carmel; Rev Dr W S Morgan Hyde Park, Scranton Rev Hugh Jones, Neath Rev Samuel I Davies, Apala- chin, V.Y.; Rev Owen Enock, AVales Rev W J Richards, D.D., Wilkes-Barre Rev D M George, Pittston Rev Thcophilus Davies, Plains Rev J P Thomas, Nanticoke Rev J J Jenkins, Rendham Rev David Jones, Scranton Rev F Filo Evans, Lansford; Rev T C Edwards, D.D., Kingston Rev E J Morris, Wilkes-Barre Rev E Evans, Nanti- coke Rev H C Harvey, Rev E Flack, Rev W L Thorpe, Rev John Hague, Rev George Price, Rev J E Davies, Rev Mr Prosser, Plymouth Rev Rees Rees, Scrandton Rev B James, Rev David Phillips, Plymouth, and Thomas T Williams, of Mount Carmel, The honorary pall bearers: William E Jones, Edward Evans, John G Thomas, Lewis Davies, Edward Hopwood, Daniel B Lewis. The carriers were James B. Lewis, Benjamin Walters, Evan P. Evans, Benjamin Edwards. John Krothe, John D. Jones. The flower bearers were Griffith Jenkins, Raymond Lewis, Thomas J Hollier, Thomas Jenkins, Edgar James, David D Davies. Rev D L Davis, Williamstown, was unable to be present on account of serious illness. Rev W L Evans was born on April 13th, 1869, at Allwaus, Pencader, Carmarthenshire At the age of 17, he prepared for College at Old College School, Carmarthenshire. Two years later, 1887, he entered the Presbyterian College, Carmarthenshire, and graduated in 1891. In the fall of 1891 he came to America and entered Yale College and graduated from the Divinity School, B.D., in 1894. After completing his theological course he was unanimously called to the ministry of the Pilgrim Congregational Church, Plymouth. Since that time he has labored faithfully with his people, and as the years have gone by the ties of Christian love which bound him and his people together have been so endeared that their severance brings unspeakable sorrow. His labors in the church were attended with signal success. During his pastorate many have been received into the fellowship of the church, and in every department of church work success has attended his earnest efforts. His death has involved in sorrow an extensive circle of friends, and the most poignant regret is experienced that one so dis- tinguished should be cut off in the morning of his existence from the prosecution of the great work to which he had been solemnly consecrated. He was amiable and unaffected in his demeanor, liberal and catholic in spirit, and honest and uncomprising in the advocacy of the sentiments he entertained. An accomplished scholar, an amiable speaker and a truly pious and enlightened Christian, which is the highest possible praise we can accord him.—a Christian being the highest style of man. On June 2nd, 1898, Mr Evans was married to Miss Gertrude Jones, daughter of Mr and Mrs John E Jones, of Plymouth. After the ceremony they visited at the old home in Wales, where his aged parents, one brother and eight sisters survive. The pastors of the Plymouth association selected a committee to draft resolutions of sympathy. I

Weather and the Crops. Y\ al-js, SovJiuad, and Ireland appaar to have more nearly an average yield than 1 England this year. Tho tine weather lute in the so::son helped the Welshman, and the Scot, whilst Ireland escaped our harsh and ungenial spring. The pat crop in Cumber- laud, Westmoreland, and the Lake district is grown on many upland acres on little more than the chance of its ripening. This year the fine and warm September enabled farmers to harvest the crop to the last sheaf and taking the whole of Lhe United King- dom it is probable that oats will bo the least bolow the average of tho year's crops. Wheat is the poore.-t of the three yields. With regard to trade the wheat markets of the last fix days have been depressed by reason ot the large imports, bnt as these receipts leave only moderate quantities on passage a gradual recovery may be anticipa ted. Flour is about Gd lower on the week, and is not a brisk sal0 oven at this decline. Maize has been in improved request, and has been in better demand for making purposes, whilst the feeding sorts, although unchanged in London, are 3d cheaper in Bristol.

Clergyman's Komancc. "LOVE CONQUERS ALL." A romantic fact, stranger than fiction, has been brought before my own personal notice (says a writer in the Gentlewoman "). Nineteen years ago a clergyman, a very charming and distinguished man of high hmdy, vicar cf a church iuthe country, bap- tised one Sunday afternoon, with a number of other children, tho baby daughter of a miner and his wife. The clergyman was always interested in the family, one of the poorest in his parish, and visited them regularly about once a week. From year to year he watchod the little girl grow up among her brothers and risters. Before she was 12 years old she became a rag piekex, and went on with her cocupation at a factory until she was 16, when the clergymau confirmed her, and seeing more of her than he had done before, while giving her instruction, was struck with her curious air of refinement, her gentle voice, and inte-estuig face. Quite unexpectedly ho made her an offer of marriage, but before he married announ- ced that he wished to educate her. So the girl was taken from her parents and sent to a town not far from London to be taught music and languages, as well as reading,writing and arithmetic. To theatres and picture galleries she was frequently conducted, and her progress became rapid. Curious, I must confess, to see the girl who had stolen the heart of a savant and a courtier (Cor such the clergyman is), I begged a friend for au introduction. Without a trace of country aeconf, and with the most natural and graceful manner, she surpassed every expectation. Pretty as a picture, reposeful innocent of self-assertivoness on tho one hand, or of manvaise houte on the other—-so I may describe her. Now she is 19, and shortly to marry the clergyman of 50 years.

Electricity versus Gas at Cardiff. A QUESTION OF CHEAPNESS. A meeting of the Cardiff Lighting and Electrical Committee was held on Tuesday, Aiderman P W C-irey prcsidi.1g.-The Chairman stated that several people objected to tho initial expense connected with electric lighting, the wiring costing 12s to 14s per lamp. In some towns the company or local authority did the wiring at their own expense at first and then charged the customer ono penny per unit until the original outlay was liquidated. At Poplar, where the p-nny-in- the-slot system was in operation, tho com- pany did the wiring and charged did per Board of Trade unit. They were putting electricity into workmen's cottages. At that Mr Buxton, tin inventor of tho system, claimed that electricity was cheaper than gas at 2s 0d. The chairman added that there I could be no questioning the fact that electri- city at 4d per unitwas lightfor light, cheaper than gas at 2s 2d per 1,000ft. and they were paying in Cardiff 3s 4d per 1,000ft.—Mr Hallet questioned the Chairman's statement but the latter said he was quite prepared to prove what ho had stated. \)

New Gas Installation in London. The Strand is at present (says the London Daily News ") the scene of an interesting competition between electricity and gas. The large electric arc lights are very noticeable, and so are the new gaslights at the important crossing at Wellington-street. At this point there are six brilliant lamp, forming an instal- lation by Mr Sugg, the well-known gas engineer. As the result, of three years' experimentation, Mr Sugg has arrived at a method of multiplying the lighting fpower of gas by ten, at, according to his estimate, half the price of electricity for the same amount of light. The result may be seen at Wellington street and it goes far to reach Mr Sugg's ideal of making the Strand by night as light as by day, and thereby saving time, temper, and life The method is, when explained, simple. Instead of gas being burnt at the ordinary pressure ot, say, two inches, it is raised to a pressure of nine inches at the foot of the burner, by means of a small hydraulic ram, stationed in any convenient spot near, and actuated from the water mains. The ram which supplies the pressure for the six lights at Wellington-street would serve for several more. The gas rises under sn automatic pressure into a steatite jet, which intercepts the passage of heat downwards; this is need- ful ou account of the intense heat at the point of burning,which platinum is unat Ie to resist. The gas carries with it a body of air, and the mixture passes through holes made in the steatite, and burns with a blue flame like that of a spirit lamp, but of very high intensity. On the burner is placed a mantle, whtch, in fact, is that of the Sunlight pattern, which, becomes incandescent. Hence the light. A Wellington street lamp cousists of three such burners, each consuming thirty feet of gas per hour, altogether equal to a thousand candles. Mr Sugg's theory is that the non luminous gas and the small amount of richly-luminous gas are converted by the fierce heat into acetylene gas, for which the oxygen of the air is such a powerful affinity that it parts company with the nitrogen and rushes through the mantle, combining with the acetylene inside. Anyway this light—which we undersrand is to be carried through the Strand and also from the Horse Guards to Westminster Bridge-can be judged by its results. Cross-lights, which are as troublesome as cross-currents fn poli- tics, are done away with. We shall expect to hear next from the electric engineers, and when, if ever, they have gone one better, Mr Sugg may have something more to say.

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llatlen- Powell and Wales. ] Wo have received from Mr W T Williams (.0:1 1 Mrs Williams, of Wood's-row, Car- marthen, and formerly clerk in the ollioe of the Town Clerk), now with No. 14 General Ho^pitu, all interesting account of the, welcome given to General Badeu-Powell by a deputation from the Cape Cambrian Society. Mr Edmund Powell, the president of the society, acted as their spokesman. In the couise of his reply General 13adeu-Po\voll said Mr Powell's speech had Hot only aroused his deepest gratitude, but had, he must confess, made him thoroughly ashamed because although lie was a Welshman, and had WYlsh blood in his veins, ho had never dOliO his duty to Wales. lie was what they called a prodigal — (laughter)—because he had never properly lived in Wales, and had never learned tho Welsh language. Now that they had forgiven him, and taken him back into the fold, he would do his best to reform. (Laughter")- lie might tell them that Oil his mother's side he came from Cardiff, and oil his father's side from Car- narvon, and that his god-gather built Menni Bridge, so that ho might claim to have some connection with Wales. His motto was "A'rNydyw Pwyll pyd," which meant, Where there is a Powell," he didn't quite know what it was, but at any rate it was something fairly good "—(laughter)—and they had discovered something good in him which he did not know of before. (Lionewed laughter.) Now that they had been gcod enough to take him back into the fold, ho would ia the future, whea he had the opportunity of distinguishing himself, endeavour to do so not merely for his own saite but for the honour of Ió Little Wales." (Loud applause.) He assured them that he would endeavour to maintain the name of Wales ia the highest degree that any Welsh- man could wish of him. (Hear, hear.)

ihe Worship of Khaki. AS A POLICY IT MEANS INSANITY AND NATIONAL DECAY. In last week's Outlook under an article entitled A Dangerous Imperialism," a timely protest against khaki worship is made. Khaki," it says, has served its turD. admirably. It is time it were buried, for it can do no more except evil. It, has secured the return of an unimpaied Govern ment majority, but as a Government policy it is impossible If once the nation gets to worship khaki it will find it an inexorable deity, a more than Moloch, exacting its tribute of blood, and beguiling us to yield it by the promise of fresh L;:Jy- smith days and Mafeki jg nights. Khaki as a policy may serve for a Government's day. As a religion—which it looks like becoming —it means insauity and national decay. Therefore the first duty of the reinstated Government must be to allay khaki. The present election shows the existanco of an overwhelming exultance in war almost un- precedented in Brit.iin's history. It is foreign to her spirit, dangerous to her neighbours and rivals, an l might easily be fatal to herself. For she has nothing left to gain by wars of conquest. The world is hc s in good time by the old and nobler niethode. Therefore must a patriotic and wise Government allay khaki. The days of war may not be over. But our strength is not in that. It lies in the old, proved, certain ways of enlightened peace and the rivalry of a free civilisation,"

The Rev. J. Ffoulkes' Sad Plight. I On Saturday, at the meeting of the Merthyr Board of Guardians, Mr D P Davies J.P., in the chair, a letter was receixed from Mr A J Harries clerk to the Cardiff Guardians, notifying that John Ffoulkes had becomc charge to the Cardiff Union, but appeared to be settled in the Merthyr Union, and not exempt from removal thereto, and the Merthyr Board were asked whether they would accept the pauper without an order. The removal officer's report as to settlement was [that the cause of chargeability was destitution. In 1884 the pauper went to live at Aberdare, and was minister of th<; English Presbyterian Church for six years. From thence he removed to Llanelly and was there two years and four months, and since that time he had had no home, but had been preaching all over North Wales and different parts of England. He came to Cardiff two weeks prior to his admission. It was arranged that the relieving officer should make inquiries whether his place of settle- ment was Aberdare or elsewhere.

Supply of Currants. Market transactions in currants have been on only a small scale, principally owing to the fact that dealers have to a most unusual extent provided for their present require- ments by purchases of fruit afloat and for shipment, and these supplies just now coming to hand. At the same cime the duty paid clearances continue to be on a scale which would oppear to justify the san- guine expectations as the continuance of a consumption somewhere approaching the normal, in spite of the level of prices being far above anything experienced for nearly 50 years. The reduced values in sultanas have attracted more attention, and a better business has resulted. During the laet few days some well-advised concessions in the price of Valencias have been made in the iower descriptions, and the season's trade in this fruit, which, from a variety of causes, is late in storting, appears now to bo commen- cing in earnest.—" Produce Markets' Review."

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How the Boers Faisiiied Telegrams. KRUGEK'S BLOODTD IliSTIMESS. SURELY YOU MU £ i' HAVE KILLED SOME ENGLISH." Some remarkable disclosures of the methods by which tho Boors mutilated and falsified telegrams during the earlier stages of the war have beou made to the war correspondent of tho Daily Mail by Mr Patterson, an Englishman, who was telegraph controller for the Transvaal under the late Government. Before the war began the 'Jiansvaal Government systematically stopped a i; (I mutilated telegrams. Mr lieitz, late Secretary for Slate, was in th<> habit of purloining tho contents of private messages for his own ends, and any telegram thought to be detrimental to the Boers was stopped. Daring the war telegrams from the front were always mutilated by tho Boer Government. In every engagement the number of Boors was reduced and the number of British iucreasul. LANCERS KILLED ON PAPER. After tho Battle of Elanclslaagto and the charge of tho Lancers through the Boers, the Pretoria clique conceived a great hatrct for the Lancers, and almost every telegram published set furth that hundreds of Laucers had been killed, and within a month of the battle ten times the actual number of Lancers in the field were slaughtered on paper. No news of Boor defeats were allowed to be published. There is no harm in saying now that the British had friends in the Pretoria telegraph office. On one occasion General Joubert telegraphed from Modderspruit to Geuerai Prinsloo at Van Reenen's Pass that a large body of British troops had left Ladysmith in the direction of the pass, and warning him to be on his guard. The telegraphist, who happened to be an Irishman, resolved that l'riusloo should not receive the warning in time, and delayed the message several hourp. Mr Van Trotsenberg, late goiu r il manager of the Transvaal telegraphs, did not hesitate to alter telegrams, and had been doing so years. When Dr Jameson's force surrendered a telegram arrived, directed to President Kruger, stating that the submission was conditional. Mr Van Trotsenberg altered it to unconditional." KRUGER'S MESSAGES. The Daily Mail correspondent writes from Pretoria under date October 10 :-Before the war bagau the Transvaal Government systematically stopped and mutilated telegrams. Mr Reitz, State Secretary for the Transvaal, was in the habit of purloining the contents of private messages fur his own epds, and any telegram thought to b3 detrimental to the Boers was stopped. During the war telegrams from the front were always mutilated by the Boer Govern- ment. In every engagement the number of Boers was reduced, and the number of British increased. Mr Kruger did an immense amount of telegraphing himsell during the war. From the first he directed operations from Pretoria, and worried the generals continually. lie was always anxious to know how many English had bee.i killed. For instance, he once wired to General Schoeman, at Oolesberg, saying that his report did not say how many English had been killed. "Surely," he wired, you have not been fighting all day and killed no English. Telegraph me how 0 many English were killed, so that I may know if the hand of God is stiil on my side! Some of the Boer generals grossly exaggerated the English losses. For instance Oronje wired to Mr Kruger from Magersfontein in reply to the usual question as to the number of English dead, I have been on the battlefield and counted up to 5,000 dead English, I then became sick at the sight of the dead bodies, but there is still double that number to count." Messrs Stnutg, Reitz, and Kruger displayed absolute bloodthirstiness. When the Boers' guns were destroyed outside Ladysmith Mr Smuts, the State Attorney, telegraphed to the President, "Never mind, wo will make the blood of the Englishmen stream for this." Somo time later a white man was captured outside Ladysmith, and Mr Smuts said he should bo treated as a spy. General Joulert forbade the execution, and an appeal was made to Mr Kruger, who, however, acquiesced in the sentence. Joubert then telegraphed to Pretoria that if I the man was shot ho would resign and wash his bands of the entire undertaking.

Cost of the Election. 1 lie Northern Uhig says that it is esti- mates that the Election now in pro- gress will mean an expenditure of over £ 750,000. Before the passing of the Cor- rupt Practices Act in 1883 the costs were much heavier, and, comparing r880 with 1895 tile difference is just upon z- i,oco,coo the expenses cf candidates, including returning 0 officers' charges, in the former election being 1,736,o-o, and in the latter ^773,333. In 1885 they were stiil very heavy, the total beiug £ r,026,000, but in 1886 the figure had been reduced to £ 624,000. In 1892 there was a rise to £ 958,000.

Light from Sludge. Tons and tons of pressed sludge produced 11 at the Chorley sewage disposal works are practically given away. As the sludge contains a considerable proportion of oily and vege- table matter, it has been found that there are gas-making possibilities in it. Experiments at the tClS works have shown that a ton of the retnse "preduces 4,000 cubic feet of 20 candle-power gas, as compared with 10,000 feet from scc vt of coal. Corporation officials think they have made a wonderfully valuable discovery.

The Tinplate Trade. A BAD OUTLOOK. The steel works chiefly located in Glamorgan,;hre where tin bars are manufac- tured are seriously threatened. The introduction of American tin bars for tinplate making is now an accomplished fact. Some 4,000 tons of these tin bars are to be unship; eJ at Swansea, and it is understood that another 6,000 tons will speedily follow. American tin bars are also imported at Newport. If the importation continues many of the Welsh steel works will have to close down. It was surmised that the Standard Oil Company had something to do with the matter some time ago, and that the importation of American tin bars at low prices was the means adopted to briog down prices of Welsh tinplates supplied to that company. It is said that the imports of tin bars to Wales is to be suspended, and that instead of subsidising tin bars sent to Wales something of the kind is to be done in America, and in this way the Standard Oil Company is to be supplied with its tinplates at a ba-.is price of 13s 6d per box. What- ever t¡-: th there may be in the rumour the serious fact remains that the most experienced of steelmakers look upon the immediate future of this trade with considerable misgiving. b ")' Equally serious is the position of the tinplate trade. The Masters' Association agreed to the suggestion first made by Mr T. Phillips, of the Tin and Sheet Millmen, to guarantee the payment of the list of 1874 up to June, r;jor. But for this guarantee there is no doubt that the Masters' Association would by now be seeking reductions from the men. At various places, on account of the low prices of plates, mills are being closed down.

LLANEGWAD. ITAUVEST THANKSGIVING SERVICES wore held in this parish on the 9th inst., at 6.30 p.m., in the Parish Church; on the 10th, at 10.30 a.m., at Holy Trinity, and at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m., at the Parish Church; on the 11th inst., at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m., at St. John's Church. Tho following clergy preached at the different churches :—Revs William Morgan, Llaudilo-Talybont; J M Griiiithp, Ah raeron L Jones, Llanboidy and \V T Thomas, Llanwrtyd. TLo decorations at Holy Trinity were carried cut by Mia Stokes, tho Missos Bath, Mias All and, and Miss D.ivie8, Cincoed the fruit from this church going to the Infirmary. At the Parish Charcii, Mrs and Miss Thomas had tho assistant- of Mrs Hughes and a willing band of helpers. The singing at all tho services was up to the high standard that is usual at these meetings, thanks this year being due to Mr Davies, Cincoed, who undertook the leadership at all the services. The collections after each service wore for the Infirmary and home missions. Tea, as usual, was provided at the schoolroom. Tho tables were presided over by Miss Thomas, the Misses Bath, Mrs D ivies, Mrs Rees, Miss Lewis, and Mrs Williams. There was a plentiful supply for everyone. CADBUivY's COCOA, on the testimony of the Lancit, represents the sta,nchird of the highest purity." It ij eutiiely free from all foreign substances, such as kola, malt, hops, &c., nor is alkali used to dai ken the colour (and so deceive the eye). Dr. Andrew Wilson, in a recent article in the Illustrated London Ntios, writes Cocoa is in itself a perfect food, aud requires no addition of drugs in a remarkable degree. Insist on having CADBURY'tf, as other Cocoas are often substituted for the sake of extra. profit. Sold only in Packets and Tins.

LLANGATHEN. PARISH COUNCIL.—A meeting of the Parish Council of the above Parish was held at Llangathen Schoolroom on October 12th. The members present were :—Messrs E Griffiths (chairman), T B Davies (vice- chairman), David Davies, David Richards, Thomas Jones, John Jones, Tom Lewis, William Davies, and J E Harries together with the Clerk (Mr T Evans). The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. Letters from the Local Government Board in connection with the Common's Act, 1899," and Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1900," were laid before the Council. Mr T Bowen Davies withdrew the notice of motion with regards to providing a hef.rse for the parish. Mr Thomas Jones moved that a map of the parish be proyided by the Council. Mr T Bowen Davies, seconded on condition that a reference book be provided as weii. It was finally agreed that tho Clerk be directed to inquire with regard to tho price of a G inch and a 25 inch scale map. Cheques were signed in payment of accouuts due to the Reporter Office and the Welshman Office, for arlvertising and Mr J Thomas for premium. A letter was read from tho inhabitants of Velindre village complaining of the encroachment of a piece of laud and water by being illegally fenced in by Mr Jones, Velindre Mill, thus cutting tho daily supply of water from the inhabitants. On the motion of Mr E Griffiths, soconded by Mr f Bowen Davies, the Clerk directed t.) write to the Liandilo Rural District Council requesting them to cause the removal of tho fence, and on no condition to re c.vo any annual reut from Mr Jones in acknow lodgment of the piece of iand..Me JjJilTl Jones proposed, MrWilliam Davies, seconded and it was also resolved that tho Cierk write to the same Council rcqu isting them tu send an inspector of Nuisance to inspect and rep u ruin- ous shed in h«« village ol Oak, the property of Mr D Jones, mason, foruiealy of Broad Oak.

CLAK-KE'S 13 4L PILLS are warranted to cure in either sex, all acqllircd or Constitutional Discharges from tlie Urinary Orgiin,, (,r,ivel ind Pains in the Iwk. Fiee from Mercury. Established upwards of 150 years. In bo.ves. 4s Gd each, of all Chemists and Patent Medic'r.e Venders throughout the World, or pent for sixty stamps by the makers, the Lincoln and Midland Counties Drug Compauy, Lincoln.

The New V.C. 's. An analysis of the 25 Victoria Crosses which have so far been awarded as the result of the South African campaign shows that the captains have won the lion's share of the decorations. Eight officers of this grade have been awarded the cross, and they arc followed by four corporals and four sergeants. Three lieutenants, including Lord Roberts's son, have also achieved the cross "For Valour," and so have two majors, one gunner, one driver, one trooper, and one private. The engagement which conferred the greatest number of decorations is Colenso on Decem- ber 15th, for which five crosses were awarded.