The Carmarthen Weekly Reporter

M Y D R I M DEATH AND FUNERAL OF MRS DAVIES, DAXYGRAIG.—It is with deep feelings of regret that we record the death of Mrs Davies, Danygraig, and the news will be read by a great many with sorrow. The deceased was 62 yeais of age, and had up to the time of the illness which resulted in her departure enjoyed health, with practically no indis- position. When sickness came, it laid on a heavy hand, for within about five weeks a loving family were deprived of the queen of their home. The sad event took place on Friday, the 5th of October. It need hardly be said that Mr Davies is plunged into grt-at grief on the bereavemer.t of so dear and loving wife, and that a large family of grown- up children are simibrily placed at the loss of one of the best and tenderest of mothers. —On the following Wednesday the mortal remains were laid to rest at Ffynonbedr, of which church the departed was a faithful member, and where she had for many years laboured worthily with will and love for the Great Master. The following ministers took part in the funeral :-Rcvs L Price, Ftynon- heelr, B. Davies, T relcch, and Meirion Davies, Brynamlwg. The Yicar was also present at the house. As the family is con- nected in and around the district with many respectable farmers, and highly esteemed both far and near, an unusually large number came together to pay the last tribute of respect to a lady who will live long in the memory of all who knew her. The family in their trial have the sympathy of numerous friends. They need not weep as those who. have no hone".

Sequel to the Llanelly Dog Sliow. tn CLAIM FOR A BOTTLE OF CHAM- PAGNE. At Llanelly County-court on Monday (before his Honour Judge Bisli Mr J if Davies, landlord of the Salutation l!o>l, Llanelly (and formerly of the lied Lion, Carmarthen), sued Mr J Campbell Hill, veterinary surgeon, for [01 6d, the value of a bottle of rhnm pngr e. Mr F N Powell appeared for tur plaint ill', the defendant being represented by Mr T n Ludford.—Mr Powell explained that his c'iout sought to recover from the defendant the value of a bottle supplied. Be was not much of a judge of those thi gs.—Mr Ludford I am told that Mr Powell is fiU exo'llent authority (Laughter.) -(Aotinuiug, Mr Powell said that his client was the secretary of the Llan- elly Log Show, the defendant, who took a great interest in c1,)gs acting as honorary veterinary surgeon. tl, (lIN, of tlio show Mr Hill font to tlie Salutation for a bottle of champagne. — M ss L'avies, daughter of the landlord, silft that on the day of the I show a messenger came over for a bottle of champagne for Mr Hill,which was supplied. —Mr E J Powell further deposed that lie I L heard Mr Hill u" the show send a messenger over to the Salutation Hotel for a bottle.— For the defence Mr Ludford gave an abso- lute denial. His client never sent for a bottle, neither did he receive one.—His Honour said the case was a very difficult one to decide. Pojvell submitted that the probabilities were in favour of the plaintiff.—His Honour (to the plaintiff): You were secretary ?—Witness :—Yes, sir; and worked hard. — His Honour: And drank very hard, too?—Witness Oh, no, sir.- —His Honour It is the custom to treat the judge well ?—Witness Yes. — His Honour In this case it is oath against oath Tho book certainly corroborates plaintiffs story. The facts point to ■■ ne conclusion- that Mr Ilill did send a man for the cham- pagne, but had forgotten all about it. There 0 0 would be a verllict for th< plaintiff.

It's a Wonder. MAY CAI;.MAUTHEX PEorLE FIXIMXG IT OUT. THEY HAVE FOUND IT OUT IN BRIDGE STREET. Mr William Llewellyn, of 121 Bridge- street, says —" I am a shoemaker, and in my trade we have to sit for many hours at a time. In consequence of this I have suffered a good deal from piles. At times the pain has been almost unbearable. I could not sit down for it. I have tried all sorts of cures and remedies, but none of them did me auy good. Seeing Doan's Ointment advertised. I went to Williams' Drug Store-s in Gruildhall Square and pro- cured a box. It gave mo immediate relief, and before I had used the whole of the box I was quite cured, and could go about my work with easo. I feel uo pain at all now, and I am pleased to testify to the merits of this splendid Ointment." (Signed) "William Llewellyn. Loan's Ointment is sold by all chemists and drug stores at 2s Ud per box (six boxes L) 13s Ull), or sent direcf, post free, on receipt of price from ills Proprietors, Foster- McClellan & Co., hi, Shoe Lane, London. It cannot by repeated too often that Doan's Ointment will cure itching piles. It will cure them absolutely. But do not take our word for this, osk Mr Llewellyn; he knows, fur it him, and he lives in Car- marthen. Is ),ot that the best possible kind of proof. Could there be better ? -+-

War for the Truth. THE MISSIONARY ATTITUDE. In a sermon at LeoJs on Wednesday week, in connection with the anniversary of the lecal auxiliary of the Wesleyan Mission ary Society, the Hev W L Watkinson said civilisation grew out of r» ligion. It had always had a spirit tal root. That was true of the ancient dvilisations, and it becailie. I still clearer regarding modern civilisation Incidentally grt at adjutages might spring from commerce, but civilisation was not by product of trade. The missionary did not always commend himself to a. serene and philosophical temper. Sometimes he was appealed against because he disturbed trade Livingstone disturbed the slave trade, and some of the Chint se missionaries were dis- liked because they touched the opium trade. Sometimes he was objected to in the interest of Imperial pcli :y. There was a great deal of truth in it. The missionary was a great j disturber—a !errihle iconoclast. The Pjiuie Minister was quite right when ho said the missionary was not popular at the Foreign Office. Politicians saw cleariy that he was really at the bottom of the mischief, It must be so. If they took the pure Gospel and with it attacked paganism and idolatry there was certain to be an explosion. The Kingdom of God was bound to make distur- bance and massacre and martyrdom. There was, however, something worse than noise -than those movements that brought with them almost infinite distress and suffering. The repose of error and the continuaece of corruption were worse than conflicts and revolution." and massacres. The fruits of righteousness were more than the golden apples of commerce. The glory of the truth was more than all the poetry of paganism. It was a g.eat d)at better that India and China should know the truth even if the sleep of European statesmen was disturbed.

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Death of Rev Charles Garret. The death occurred in Liverpool on Saturday, ii his 77th year, of the Rev Charles Garret, "Wesleyan minister, who laboured in Lancashire and Yorkshire in early lile, and spent the last years of his life in Liverpool, where in philanthropic and missionary labour as superintendent ot the lay workers to which he was appointed by the Weslejan Conference, he did valuable work. Previous to leaving Manchester for Liverpool he was in 1874 presented with 1,000 guintas, the late Bishop Fraser being a 0 contributor In 1871 he was elected a mcmt er of the Lcgpl Hundred, and in 1882 president of the Wesleyan Conference.

Gwraig y Pysgotwr. Yr huan noM\yliodd droR gopa'r bryn draw, Mne Xatur tel pe 311 clustfeinio I wranJo sihrydion y 'storm sjdd gerllaw,— Y mor sydd am enyd yu huno. Y cyflyra gymylau yn teithio ar frys, Xid yr un soren yn gwenu Ond. ust dvua pi-i.ad yn dyfod o lys Ofnadwj'r ygtoim dros y weilgi. Y pwynt a chwibanai i alw yn nghyd Ellyllon y 'storm i gyd-chwareu, Gan grwydro'n afionydd nea cyffwrdd a'r cryd Llc'rhunai yr e.-mwyth fan donan. Y mor ftl 0 drwingwsg ymwylltia mewn llid, GUn alw yn nghyd ei fyddinoedd A brigau ei donau, yn wynion i gyd, Ymgodint yn ddyfrllyd fynyddoed^. Mewn bwthyn yn gwylio eisteddai rhywwraig, A'i threm ar gynddaredd yr eigion Yn chwalu ei donau yn erbyn y graig- Disgynant bob un ar ei chalon. Mae un sydd yn anwyl, un nnwyl i mi, 0 cadw, 0 cadw fe'n ddiogel, Rheolxr ystormydd, 0 gwrardo fy nghri, A d'wed, raegys cynt, I Byddwch dawel! "Cychwynodd yn foreu yn ysgafn ei fron, Yr heulwen yn gwenu yn siriol Ar fynwpg yr eigion nid oedd yr un don, Y boreu oedd braf a dymunol. Ond, O mor rhagiithiol oedd gwenau yr haul, A gweniaeth oedd gwyneb yr eigion 0 dywed, a oes gwaredigaeth i'w gael? Gan bryder bron tori mae'm calon." Ymwylltini y mor, fel pe'n gwatwat ei chri, Gnn ruo fel llew mewn cyfyngder Ord taerneh, a thaerach ei gweddi mae hi, Yn ngallu y Xefoedd mae'i hyder. Atebwyd ei gweddi. Yn agor mae dor Y bwthyn. 0 dacw wynebpryd Yr oeddwn yn otni fod trachwant y mor Y noson hon edi'i gymmeryd." Mor rhwydd ydyw diolch, mor hawdd yw yn awr, Yn diolch mae'r ddau ar ei gliniau. I'r Hwn fu'n gwaredu, a'i allu mor fawr I ffrwyno oynddaredd y tonau. IOAs MYBDDIN. Cierfyrddic.

Carmarthen Borough Police Court, MONDAY.—Before the Mayor (Mr Walter Spurrell), Mr Fred Jones, Mr T. Davies, Mr David Williams, Mr James Davies, and Mr Morgan Griffiths. SPECIAL CONSTABLES. Eighteen burgesses made the declaration 1 0 as special constables. LUNACY ACTS. The following magistrates were appointed to act under the Lunacy Acts —Messrs John Lewis, C. W. Jones, T. E. Brigstocke, T. Davies, Thomas Thomas (Wellfield), and Principal Evans. THE BOAT AND ANCHOR. Lewis Leyshon (not Nasham, as formerly reported) applied on adjournment for a transfer of the license of the Boat and Anchor, Priory-street. Supt. Smith said that he had visited the house, and found that there was a great improvement compared to what there was three or four years ago. There had been another room added, the passage had been redone, the house was altogether in a better state of repair, and there was stabling accommodation for four or five horses. Applicant produced testimonials from Mr D. Parccll Rees, and from Mr T. B. Arthur. He stated that his wife had been brought up in the Market house. The application was granted. THE GLO'STER ARMS. Mr Henry Ettridge applied (on adjourn- ment) for a transfer of the Glo'ster Arms. The application had been deferred for the production of recent testimonials. Excellent testimonials were now produced from the Chief Constable of Bristol, and from the Secretary of the Clifton Club (where the applicant had been steward). The Mayor said that these testimonials being perfectly satisfactory, the application would be granted. "TOMMY MAMMY AGAIN. Thomas Williams, alias "Tommy Mammy," was charged with being drunk and disorderly. P.C. William Davies said he found the defendant about 11 o'clock on Saturday night in Red-street. He was drunk, and was making a noise and causing a crowd to collect. Defendant said he had been employed hostling" in the Market House on Saturday. Farmers were offering him drink, and he did not like to refuse them said he took it all. The Mayor: You were not bound to take it (laughter). Supt. Smith said that there were 18 poevious convictions against defendant. Mr Morgan Griffiths He visits country districts as well. He is no stranger to the County Sessions. I think he is better cared for when he is locked up. Defendant was sentenced to 14 days' hard labour. THE UNREGISTERED LODGINC HOUSE. Ann Davies, of 64, St. Catherine-street, was charged (on adjournment) with keeping an unregistered common lodging-house. The Clerk explained that at the last hearing the magistrates had been satisfied that the defendant kept an unregistered lodging house. The case had been adjourned for a month on the understanding that the place would be given up in the meantime. The police repoited now that the defendant still continued to keep longers. Supt. Smith said he doubted whether the woman understood what she was doing. He did not know what to do. The Mayor Has she any relatives ? Supt. Smith She has a husband somewhere. The Mayor: Who is the owner of the house ? Defendant Mrs Jones, the Compass. The Mayor How much rent do you pay ? Defendant 2s 9d a week. The Bench cautioned defendant as to her future conduct, and the case was struck out.

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Shall Wheat Production be Maintained in England ? [CONTRIBUTED.] We cannot but deplore the decline in British wheat production—a misfortune we fear the late precarious harvest and the many inferior samples on offer will augment. An extensive corn-factor and miller, re- cently in addressing a meeting of farmers, asserted that much of the difficulty arO;3e through the deprecition in quality of home- grown wheats during recent years, by the use of weak seed and injudicious manuring. Considerable misconception ha-s arisen in regard to wheat manuring agriculturists not having altogether kept in line with the march of the times some have forged ahead others lag behind, and man have got out of the course. Lord Wolesley undoubtedly spoke correctly when two or three years Tigo, he said, "fur- nish me with money and ] will guarantee the bread-loaf" but let us cogitate Lord Wolseley will not live for ever, nor shall any of us, nor is it desirable, that we should, but it is desirable that in the meantime we should keep our own powder dry. In September last, an able and well-known contributor to the Field made the follow- ing soundly considered remarks — The farmer's outlook in England from the point of view of the wheat grower is still as gloomy as ever; nevertheless, a large number of men will continue to grow wheat-those. in particular, who occupy the typical wheat soils may be able to make the crop pay its way-for one of two reasons or for both. A five-quarter crop, even at the low price of the hour, leaves a profit behind it, while a smaller return allied to the sum realised by the sale of the straw equally pays the grower. although in neither case is the profit worthy of very much consideration. Where the straw cannot be sold, and where the soil is not adapted to the production of the average crop even where tillage is more costly, there is more often a loss than a profit. It is difficult to advise any plan which will result in the material increase in the wheat area, but some plan is essential, not so much for the benefit of the farmer— important as this is-a,; for the safety of the entire country. Although war is in the air of Asia and of Africa, and the alarm of war resounding throughout Europe, allied with threats as re- gards our country and safety, which may be more or less extravagant, yet nothing is done to safeguard the food supply of the people. and we may be resting as it were upon the brink of an apparently inert volcano over- confident in the power of our fleet to safely convoy our food from all quarters of the world. My own belief is that as regards our national food supply, the nation is asleep, and that unless adequate measures are taken the day is certain to arrive when our people will endure such privations as are unknown in the history of the British people." This is certainly a very striking view of the situation, but the question is-how is this necessary business to be accomplished ? Some time ago I heard the Right Hon. Henry Chaplin, M.P. addressing a couple of thou- sand farmers who were clamouring for pro- tection. The Blankey Squire said —" I would gladly protect the British-produced breadloaf, but until the majority realise the dangerous position, I am powerless yet I tell you wheat production must and will be continued in England." Just so, but again, how is it to be done ? A few years ago that far seeing French- man, M. George Ville, told us that we should presently pay bitterly for allowing our wheat production to decline. At the same time he told how we might avoid it. The Field writer quoted above says we can, even at present prices, grow wheat pro- fitably if we produce 5qrs. per acre. Yes, that may be so, but, again, how are we to manage it ? A good many can only get three qrs. and sometimes less than that. Mr P. McConnell tells us that the growing of wheat prifitably at 30s. per qr. is no mystery at all if we will but get the land into good heart to begin with." Yes, but again, how is it to be done ? Many farmers say that the more heart they seem to put in the worse the result. Shall wheat production be maintained in England ? is indeed a momentous one—both agriculturally and nationally. But, as is stated, the immediate crux of it is. how shall we proceed to relieve the situation ? The great mass of the urban population have be- come educated to the notion that thelowest price loaf is the most desirable, regardless of the stability of means of maintaining the supply. And so long as this apathetic blindness prevails, no Minister or Govern- ment appears likely to undertake the re- sponsibility of reforming it. Yet we will ask. is it not possible for the British farmer to successfully compete with the foreigner in wheat production—as in the other things—if he puts his shoulder to the wheel ? The progression of the times has opened up to the present-day farmer many possibilities which were unknown in the re- putedly good days of his forefathers. Men tion has been made of the increased pro- duction overcoming the deadlock. Well, in- creased production has so reduced the cost of production in many matters as to convert a loss into a profit, so why not in wheat growing ? and as a matter of fact, it has in thousands of cases done so, and tnat. even in England. In regard to the misapprehension that has arisen as to the profitable manuring of wheat, we may explain that in the olden times there was not much manure except the yard manure, and but little of that, that the wheat lands rarely get too fat." But as cakes, guano, nitrate of soda, &c.. began to be introduced, and were found to have a high stimulating effect on the growth. many enterprising farmers did so freely use them as to presently find themselves with a lot of coarse unsound straw, and but little grain. Yet in the meantime the notion had arisen that nitrogen was the manure and the only manure par excellence for the wheat crop, and during the forties and fifties that doctrine was widely propagated by Professor Wilson, Mr Lawes. and many others, with. of course, a lot of smaller fry intheir train. This fallacy speedily exploded itself, yet much mischief had been done. and, as wc all know. it is a hard task to have to go back on our own .published words. Mr Lawes reported nearly fifty years ago on some experiments in Norfolk, and said —"There cannot, however, be a doubt of the legitimacy of the inference that provided the land receive in the course of years a due share of the home manures derived from the feeding of horses and other stock on the farm the mineral supplies of the soil will be amply sufficient to sustain an increased and even repeated growth of corn. by means of nitro- genous artificial manures, considerably be- yond what is recognised by the leases or the current practices of the day." A few years afterwards we find that obser- vant experimentalist. Mr Cooke reporting again from Norfolk, and saying :—"The corn stood up much better for the use of the minerals, phosphate and potash the quality of the grain was certainly improved by the mineral manures. One season the addition of 2wt. of phosphate and LId. of muriate of potash to 4ewt. of rape cake increased the crop by 4 bushels over that where the rape cake was only used. In another instance, the addition of 2cwt of phosphate to 4ewt. of rape cake produced 17 bushels of wheat. "But," writes Mr Cooke, any such bald statement of statistics upon paper cannot convey any adequate idea at all of the extra- ordinary difference in appearance to the eye at harvest time, between the plots having mineral manures, and all the other plots which had not these manures. The whole of the rest of the plots under experiment, with- out a single exception, were very dark indeed in colour, were very faint, and in some cases were quite rotten of straw, and were beaten down perfectly level with the ground pre- senting altogether such a picture of ruin and disease, and such a contrast to the rest of the field as those who saw them arc not likely to forget. The quality of the grain from this laid corn was, of course, very bad. and as proof of this it is only necessary to say that whereas on the dunged manure plots and the mineral manured plots the grain weighed GO lbs to the bushel, the average of all the other experimental plots was only ofilbs per bushel" Not long ago. Dr Yoclcker, in reporting on the wheat growing experiments of the R.A.S.E. at Woburn, said :—"As mineral manures alone were proved to do no good. one might be led to the conclusion that the whole of the increase when mineral and nitro genous manures are used together, is due to the latter. It is clear, however, that this is not the case, but to the joint action of the two. and, in this way. the rationale of the proper manuring of wheat and other cereals is brought out." The same principle is further elucidated by Sir Henry Gilbert —" Mineral manures alone give little increase in the wheat crop nitrogenous manures alone give more than minerals alone but a mixture of the two gives very much more than either separately' Speaking of rotations. Sir Henry said Of phosphoric acid the cereal crops take up as much as. or more than. any of the other crops of the rotation excepting clover and the greater portion of what they take up is lost to the farm in the saleable product—the grain. In any explanation of the benefits of an alteration of crops the position and role of the mineral constituents must not be overlooked." This question of rotation manuring is very ably summed up by Professor SomerviFe. as follows :Instead of depending on an extra big dresing of manure for the root crop to maintain the fertility of the land throughout the rotation, our experiments show that it is much better to depend on direct applica- tions. This does not, however, shoy: that one should be sparing in applying manure to the turnip crop, but it does siiow that large applications to the turnip crop cannot take the place of subsequent applications to the other crops." This view is confirmed by Professor Wright who says The largest crops are got by the repeated application of soluble fertilizers in successive years." The com- binations of nitrogenous, phosphatic. and potassic manures have given in the past season the most remunerative returns in the oat crop, amounting to nearly £ 1 per acre of clear profit. These are the most profitable manures to apply to the oats. Larger, more certain, and more profitable increases of crop are obtained by applying the nitrogenous manures in combination with phosphatic'and potassic manures. Farmyard manure pro- duced a large increase of crop. but increased straw more than grain." In the report upon the Essex fie-Id oxperi- incuts on the manuring of beans, to be followed by wheat, unmanured. it is stated that five cwt. of basic slag has. as a rule. proved of about equal value to 4cwt. of supei phosphate for the beans. At Tendring. how- I ever. upon the soil poor in lime. the basic slag has produced a better yield of both the crops. on this field the value of the increase of beans and wheat (grain only) is 63s. while the slag cost 12s 1d. That universally respected authority. Dr. Bernand. F.C.S., F.L.S.. etc. says:—"The plant does not live on single nourishing materials, but on a food composed of nourish- ing materials, and every single constituent of this food is only effective when the rest are available in conjunction with it. It is unneccesary that the quantity of phosphoric acid and potash required for the particular crop should be measured out to it. The practical man who manages his farm with intelligence, puts an excess of phos- phoric acid and potash into the ground." From the foregoing evidence we may posi- tively deduce certain facts and assume the others. We may take it as a proven fact that the coming wheat crop would. under any circumstances, be greatly benefitted by a moderate dressing of a complete manure— say. 4cwt. of Basic Slag (vide foot note.N.B.) and 1.1 cwt. of Kainit this Autumn to be followed by l'cwt. of Nitrate of Soda in the Spring—if necessary. We may confidently assume it is a fact that but a very small por- tion of the last turnip crop got even half as much phosphate as was supplied at Rotham- sted. or by Professors Somerville and Wright and. assuming this to be a fact, it is a proven fact that an application of phosphate to the wheat is absolutely essential to the best and most profitable results either as regards quantity and quality. N.B.—We give ,preferenee to Basic Slag phosphate because all the evidence before us indicates it to be the most suitable phos- phate for the wheat crop and. Rothamsted having adopted Basic Slag as the sourse of phosphate, we accept the precedent. Fur- thermore. we are considerably impressed by the general bearing of the following observa- tion made by Sir Henry Gilbert —" There is. in fact, perhaps no agricultural practice by which what is termed the condition of land. that is. the readily available fertility due to recent accumulation, can be so rapidly exhausted as by growing turnips on it by superphosphates alone."

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-0 St. David's 'College, Lampeter. PUIZE DAY. On Saturday the hall of St. David's College, Lampeter, was filled by a representative audience to hear the report of the headmaster (the Rev T M Evans, M.A.), and to witness the distribution of prizes by Mrs J C Harford, of Falcondala. Amongst those present were Sir James and Lady Hills-Johnes and Mrs Johncs, of Dolaucothy Mrs Davies-Evans, of Hightnead Miss Long-Trie?, Mr D Teify Jones (mayor of Lampeter), and Mr T Lloyd (solicitor).— The Headmaster read an exhaustive report of the school year, ending Jnly 31th, 1900, and said that, though the school had passed through a severe crisis, owing to the establishmeut of new intermediate schools, it apparently had weathered the storm successfully and was fast recovering its former strength. The headmaster paid a hearty tribute to Principal Bebb, thanks to whom the school had been furnished with a well-equipped laboratory, and also referred to the need there was for increasing and improving the school library.—Speeches were delivered by the Principal, Sir James Hills-Johnes, and the Mayor of Lampeter, all of whom congrated the headmaeter and the school on its remorkable success during the past year. The following is the list of prize-winnersThe form prizes, which were given by Mrs Davies-Evans, were awarded as follows: Forms I. and II., Godfrey Evans III., D D Evans IV., T Thomas; V., D Davies VI J T Davies. Classics Forms 1., 11., &nd III., Thomas Jones IV., and V., D Davies VI., John Davies. English W E Jones. Mathe- matics Division. A B J Morgan B D P Davias C J T Davies. Science Senior, A H Lloyd Junior, D D Evans. Geography: J M Griffiths, Divinity Senior, WE Jones Junior, D D Evans. The headmaster's prize was awarded to F Gordon Jones. The following liav6 won their certificates at the Oxford Local examination :—Senior: J T Davies, and John Davies; Junior, David Davies (first class honours, with distinction in mathematics and elementary science), A Harold Lloyd (second-class honours, with distinction in mathematics and elementary science), F Gordon Jones, D P Davies, J P Davies, W E Jones, D Lewis F J Rees, and T Thomas.

A Good Story. Mr Lloyd Goorgy, M.P., is a capital story- teller, and can appreciate a point where it goes against him just as well as one in his favour. This is can of his favourites. Some years ago, when a Welsh bishop took an active part in defence of the Church, Mr Lloyd George followed him round wherever lie went and replied to the bishop's speeches a night or two after. It simply wore the bishop down. At one of Mr Lloyd George's reply meetings the chairman, an earnest and somewhat bluntly-spoken Radical, intro- duced the speaker thus, Ladies and gentlemen, I am proud to introduce you Mr Lloyd George, who is here to-night to reply to the Bishop of You know what the bishop said the other night. In my opinion he is one of the biggest liars in the country, but thank God we have a match for him in Mr Lloyd George." In the roar of laughter that followed Mr Lloyd George heartiiv joined.

Meteoric Display. J Several Cardiff correspondents have called attention to the fact that there was an unusual display of meteors on the evening of October 21. Amongst the most conspicuous were bodies which appeared at 8.30, 8.35, and 9.3°. 1 he fust of these was of great magnificence, lighting up the whole sky. Its path was, roughly, from west to cast, starting above the tail of Ursa Major. The colour was a brilliant blue. In the course of its flight there were apparently three explosions, Five minutes later there was another conspicuous meteor, of a yellowish colour, passing from east to west. At 9.30 there was a third, less brilliant, but still note- 1 worth}'.—A. M., li'esteni JA.vV. display was seen at Carmarthen at the j same time.

Stricken India. This is a title of the illustrated pamphlet published by the Reform Press, i and 2, Took's Court, E.C., and which may be obtained gratis from that source. After portraying the horrors of famine and appeal- ing for help, the writer concludes with the following postscript:—"Since the rains have fallen there it is an easy disposition on tne part of the public to assume that distress is at an end. So far from that being the case the need for help is now greater than ever. The rains do not feed the starving, or clothe the nik-ed they merely hold out the promise of food at the next harvest, and of clothing at some later date. The rains do not restore the cattle to life, and plough oxen are an absolute necessity for Indian agricul- ture. The numbers on relief have diminished because the people have had to quit the relief works, where they have been earning their subsistence, to devote themselves to the cultivation of the fields. Without outside help large numbers of these MUST DIE while waiting for the crops to grow and ripen. Further to restore people to their original position when the famine is subsiding and to give them a fresh start is recognised by the famine Commissioners of 1880 and 1898 as a special function of private charity, offering a wide and most useful field." Without this fresh start how can they lift themselves out of the slough of destitution by which they have been overwhelmed? Money for this purpose should be sent to the Mansion House, distinctly marked TO RESTART THE RAYAT IX LIFE." Cheques and postal orders should be made payable to The Indian Famine fund or bearer," crossed Glyn, Mills 0-- Co. and sent to the Secretary's Office, Mansion House, London, E.C.

C Y N W Y L MARWOLAETH.—Nos Fawrth, y 16eg o Hydref, bu farw Gwnneth, trydedd merch y Parch S. Thomas, Blaenycoed, a hi ydoedd y drydedd fu farw—y tair braidd o'r un oed, sef tairl blwydd a haner. Cymerodd yr amgylchiad galarus le ar adeg anffafriol iawn. Cvnelir cyfarfod chwarterol cyfundeb GorlleiN-iliol Caerfyrddin yn Blaenycoed ar y i6eg a;r xyeg, ac o herwydd marwolaeth ei blentyn ataliwyd ein hanwylfrawd i fod yn bresenol, a theimlai pawb chwithdod am ei absenoldeb. Pasiodd y gynhadledd bleidlais o gydymdeimlad ag ef a Mrs Thomas yn eu trallod. Dydd Gwener, y i9eg, cymerodd yr angladd le. Daeth tyrfa luosog yng nghyd. y o o z5 Darllenwyd a gweddiwyd yn y ty cyn cychwyn I gan y Parch T- 1- Evans, Hermon. Siaradwyd yn y capel gan y Parchn T. W. Morgan, Philadelphia H. S. Jacob, Peniel; D. Meirion Davies, Brynamlng a D. Evans, Caerfyrddin, ac ar lan y bedd gan Mr Phillips, fferyllydd, Caerfyrddin, a'r Parch D. Richards (B), Cwtnduad. Caffed-ein brawd a'n chwaer nerth 1 )wyiol i'w d-il i fynu yn eu hiraeth.

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