The Carmarthen Weekly Reporter

SPORTS. Quarter-Mile Open Scratch Bicycle Race. First prize, L5; 2nd do., t2; 3rd, 1:1. Heat 1: 1, G. Flint, Croydon; 2, Syd Jen- kins Cardiff; 3, James 'Iboanas, Pontlottyn; time, 48secs. Heat 2:1, Tom James, Mountain Ash; 2, Bassett, Borth; 3, J. S. Benyon, New Brighton; time, olsecs. Heat 3: 1, Tom Williams, Pontypridd; 2, Harry Reynolds, Dublin; 3, George Sheen, Cardiff; time, 37secs. Semifi-rual Heat 1: 1, G. Flint; 2, Syd Jenkins; time, 44 1-5 sees. Heat 2: 1, J. S. Benyon; 2, Harry Rey- nolds; time, 46secs. Final: 1, J. S. Benyon; 2, Syd Jenkins; 3, Tom Williams; time, 46secs. 120 Yards Open Handicap Flat Race. First prize, L5; 2nd, zC2; 3rd, Ll. Heat 1: 1, A. J. Davies, Llwynhendy; 2, T. Jones, Carmarthen. Heat 2: 1, T. H. Jenkins, Canmlarthen; 2, W. J. Harries, Cross Hands. Heat 3: 1, J. R. Thomas, Llanelly; 2, T. H. Jenkins, junr., Carmarthen. Final: 1, A. J. Davies, Llwynhendy; 2, J. R. Thomas, Llanelly; 3, Tom Jones, Car- marthen. HaTf-Mile Open Handicap Bicycle Race, for riders who receive 100 yards or over in a. mile.—First prize, JE3; 2nd, £ 2; 3i-d, £1. Heat 1: 1, D. Bassett, Porth; 2, James I Thomas, Pontlottyn; 3, George Sheen, Car- diff. There was only one heat in this race. 120 Yards Open Handicap Flat Race for boys under 14 years of age (age to be certi- fied, in case oif dispute, by birth certificate). P'vnst prizo, £ 1) Q~J, 3rd, ~<s. Heat 1: 1, John Mv Jeremy, Newchurch; 2, James Fhiiiips, PwMtrap, St. Clears; 3, A. Haydn Watkins, Neath. Heat 2: 1, W. Alfred Watkins, Neath; 2, Arthur Lewis, Carmarthen; 3, Tom Thomas, Llangunnor. Final: 1, James Phillips, Pwlitrap; 2, John M. Jeremy, Newchurch; 3, A. Haydn Wat- kins, Neath. International Team Race, England v. Wales. Prizes, winning team, ,£12; losingl team, JE3. Three riders on each side, I.ie winner in each heat to score one point; the second 2, the third 3, the fourth 4, and so on. The points shall be added together, and the team having the lowest score declared the winners. In the event of a tie two riders, one trom each team, shall run a. deciding heat. The distance in the first round to be half-a-mile. The distance in the second round to be one mile, England was repre- sented by J. S. Benyon, Harry Reynolds, and G. Flint; Wales by Sy- Jenkins,, Tom Williams, and Tom James. First heat: 1, Si a Jenkins; 2, Benyon: Heat 1:1, Sid Jenkins; 2, J. W. Benyon; time, lmin. 24secs. Heat 2:1. Tom James; 2, Harry Reynolds: time, lmin. 24secs. Heat 3: 1, G. Fünt; 2, Tom Williams. An unfortunate dispute occurred during the progress of this race. In order to avoid the possibility of a spill in riding six abreast the (i-idem at their own option decided that the second and final round should resolve itself into a race between the winners of the first round and the losers, running together in two heats, althougu this did not conform to the stipulated programme. The riders took their chance, but at the conclusion of the race the com/mittee adjudicated it void. The second round was then rerun, the six riders starting abreast. The race, however, proved a very disappointing one from a spectator's point of view, Benyon and Jen- kins who did not seem to exert themselves at all, finishing last. The riders came in as follows: -1, Reynolds; 2, Tom Williams; 3, Flint; 4, Tom James; 5, Benyon; 6, Sid Jenkins. Upon the result of this race Eng- land was seen to have won by two points, but the oommittee were so disappointed that they decided that befojre they would awiard the pri&e the captains of both teams would have to give a race. Benyon and Jenkins then rode off and finished a dead heat. England, with 14 points, were therefore awarded the æaoe, Wales having 16 points to their credit. 300 Yards Open Handicap Flat Race.— First prize, £ 4; 2nd, £ 2; 3rd, zCl. Heat 1: 1, Thomas H. Jenkins, Carmar- then; 2, Cecil Hill, Aberavon; 3. Jack Thomas, Pantycoed. Htat 2: 1, Bertie Griffiths, Llangunnor; 2, J. R. Thomas, Llanelly; 3, David J. Thomas, Johnstown. Heat 3: 1, Tom Jones, Caitmarthen; 2, A. I. Dawes, Llwvnhendv. I Final heat: 1, J. R. xaomas, Llanelly; 2, Cecil Hill Aberavon; 3, Jack Thomas, Panty coed. Half-Mile Open Handicap Bicycle Race.— Ili,mt prize, R5; 2nd, £ 2; 3rd, £1. r\ v*' ^oin Jwnies, Mountain Ash; 2, -Fhnt, Croydon; 3, Syd Jenkins, Cardiff. Heat 2: 1, J. S. Benyon, -.ow Brighton; 2, Harry Reynolds, Dublin; 3, Tom Williams, Pontypridd. Q ^pil#allUr.«Syd Jenkins; 2, J. S. Benyon; 001 time, lmin. 11 4-5 sees. Oue Mile Invitation Race ("Devil Take the Hind-niiys' ").-First prize, R4; 2nd, L2; 3rd, £ 1. The first withdrawal takes place at It laps from the start, the second 2t ]:aps from the start, the third three laps from the start. I, J. S. Benyon; 2, Harry Reynolds; 3, Tom James.

MUSICAL COMPETITIONS. The eisteddfod was held at the Grand Stand at the close of the athletic sports. The first event was the mixed choral com- petition, the test piece being "The Radiant Morn," and the fii-,st prize, ZCIO; 2nd, t3. f The only competitor was the Myrddin Glee Society, led by Mr W. Jones, which was deemed worthy of the prize. Male Voice Competition. Test piece, "On the Ramparts." Firs- prize, £ 30; 2nd. 910. There was a good entry, and the competing choirs sang in the following order: 1, Resol- ven Male Voice, led by Mr J. Hopkin Evans, A.R.C.O. 2, Carmarthen Matle Voice, led by Mr W. Dunn Williams, G. and L.; 3, Carmar- then Orpheus Glee Society, led by Mr P. R. Daniel. A.R.C.O. 4, Morrjston Male Voice, led by Mr Lewis Coslet Evans; 5, Llangen- nech Male Voice, led by Mr Arthur Davies, A.C. G, Treorohy Male Voice Choir, led by Mr D. H. Davios; 7, Bai-go-ed Male Voioe, led by Mr D. Haydn Richards. The adjudicator was Mr T. Westlake Mor- gan (Mwyndaf Bencerdd), Organist of Ban- gor Cathedral. The adjudicator said that this. was the most unhappy moment of kis. life. He had lived in Merthyr, and he knew that South Wallians possessed a large amoujnt of musical instinct. He felt, therefore, that it was audacious of him to come forward afid ,attempt to iadjudicate on the nierits or cle- merits cf the choirs competing. • What he wiished to point out to them was that the verdict given by hiim was given for exactly what it was worth. He gave a perfectly oandlid verdict from his point of view. He asked them to accept it was corning from His point of view. To please all of them would be out of the question. If there were ten choirs competing, and two prizes to be given, he would only make i.riends df two and would have to seek a back door as against the other eight. The position was really a terrible one. He had made onquirries of the constabulary as to the safest way of getting away. (A Voice: "The Balloon.") When he saw that the first prize was zC30, it made bis mouth Water. He was not accustomed to such lump sums; and if he were asked to come here again that would not be forgotten. He should like to say, first of all, that he placed great importance upon the cultivation of music as .in art.. The fine qualities of artistic singing all commanded his absolute respect. In that, matter he felt that he bad behind him the whole of the South Wales population. In proceeding to give the adjudication, Mr Westlaike 'Morgan saiid that the maximum nuimiber of marks which could be gained by any choir was 50. The competition was ex- ceedingly good all round He might say that out of tihe seven choirs. Which sang that after- noon none fell below 35 marks out of 50. He thought that was a very good record. With regard to tihe first choir (Resolven) he was very glad to notice that it was con- ducted by a Graduate of the Royal College of Organists. He considered the tone of the ternore was exceedingly fine, their pronuncia- tion good and distinct, their attention to I expression matiks good and the fiq-st beat in the bar well accented. The balance of tone in this choir was very good. He would like to make a remark on the pronunciation of the word "serenade. Some pronounced it to rhyme with "lemonade," and others pro- nounced it "serenad." If anyone thought that it ought to be pronounced to rhyme with lemonade lie was entitled to his Opinion; but the pronunciation "serenad" came nearer to the musical sound. If one wished to get tone therefore he was rather in favour of "serenahd." The marks which he awarded the Resolven dhoir were: Time, 4 out of 5; tone, 4 out of 5; words, 5 out of 5; accurate phrasing and artistic feeling, 8 out of 10; general effect and quality, 22 out of 25- 43. He gave them 43 plus. Carmarthen Vale Voice Choir: Marks of expression good, although the tenors had not the quality and richness of the Resolven tenors. There was a crescendo in the word raise at the bottom of page 9 in their render- ing it was very effective, but it was not in the book, and as a judge he had to be severe. He gave the marks: Time, 4; tone, 4; words, 3; phrasing, etc., 7; general effects, etc., 20 —total, 38. 3. Carmarthen Orpheus Glee Society. He was glad to see that the conductor of this choir was a graduate of the Royal College of Organists. The blend was not so agreeable as that of the first choir. The word "fight" was pronounced with an "o"—the "foight." They showed a good deal of vigour. At the finish they were so electrifying that he was beginning to look round for medical assist- ance. It was a very fine effect indeed. e was only afraid that some of the voices would overstretch themselves. He awarded them marks as followsTime, 4; tune, 4; words, 4; phrasing, etc., 7; general effect, 2()-totol 39. 4. Moiriston. This choir pronounced the word ':tserenBcle"to rhyme with "lemonade." He did not say it was wrong; but he noticed that the tone was hardly so well produced as in i- .e other. He awarded the marks: Time, 4; tone 4; wards 3; phrasing, 8; general effect, 20—total, 39. 5. Lliangennech. The tone was not so sweet. The "r's" were very nicely rolled. He boilieved that every m«*miber of fhpt choir could pronounce the sentence, ''Anmmd the rugged rocks the raigged raseals ran." There was an f flat in one place; and the part with closed lips, the bouche fenmee as they call it in France, was not so effective in this party. There were several h's d. The marks were Time, 4; tune, 4; Words, 3; phrasing,! etc., 6; general effect, 18—total, 35. 6. Treorchy. The tempo on page 2 was more exact than it was with some of the other choirs. This choir had oil page 5 introduced an expression mark which was not in the book. He awarded them: Time, 4; tune, 4; words, 4; phrasing, 8; general effect, 21- total, 41. He gave them 41 plus. 7. Bargoed. He was bound to say that this choir had some good faults and some bad ones. They sang the tempo more exactly to the metronome marfcs than any of the others. There were defects in the pronunciation which lie could not excuse. If the "h" was left out once, it was left out a couple of dozen times. He should like to give them as a sentence to practise, "How high his honour holds his haughty head." He awarded them: Time, 4; tune, 4; words, 3; phrasing, 8; Time, 4; tune, 4; words, 3; phrasing, 8; general effect, 22-maooing a total of 41 TVIUS If the cotes* were clear, ihe would give his decision. The time prize went decidedly—he had not the least hesitation in saying so-to Resolven. The second would be divided be- tween Treorohy and Bargoed, aind the Car- marthen Orpheus Glee Party and Morriston would be highly commended.

Amalgamation of Welsh Assizes ORDER IN COUNCIL CONCERNING WEST AND MID, WALES. The "London Gazette" of Tuesday contains an Order in Council which states that the King Qrdprs;—"(1) The county of Carman ()0 then, the county of the borough of Oarmar- then, the county of Pembroke, the town and county of Haverfordwest, and the county of Cardigan shal for the purpose of the next winter assizes be united together, and form one county under the name of the Winter Assize County, No, 6; (2) the said winter lassizes for the said winter assize county shall be held at Carmarthen." In another Order in Council the King orders:—"(I) The county of Brecknock and the county of Radnor shall for the purpose of the next winter assizes bo united together and form one county, under the name of the Winter Assize County No. 7; (2) the said winter assizes for the said winter assize county tiball be held at Brecon,"

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A Cloud-burst in North Wales. BEDDGELERT BRIDGE WASHED AWAY: GREAT DAMAGE, Considerable damage has been done in the village of Beddgeleit by tho heavy rains. The River Glaslyn rose in an incredibly short eipaos of time to a height of about 8ft., and rushed along at an extraordinary rate, sweeping away the stock-in-trade outside the houses of refreshment caterers, and in some oases entering the hou&es themselves. It also carried away almost entirely a double- arched stone bridge standing in the middle of the village. Eye-witnesses describe the flood as the most appalling they have ever seen. Outside Beddgelert the main road lead- ing to Rhyddu has been cut up in a remark- able mianner by tho rain for about a male. Another report Slays that the flood swept into scores of houses. Those in the low- lying parts were 10ft. in water, aiid,the flood was. nearly abreast of the counter in the post- office. Scores of cornfields are inundated. The deluge is attributed to a eloud-burst,

Hints on S.*a-Sickncss. 'P- Dr G. H. R. Dabibe, writing in "Fry'a Magazine," .gives the following useful hints on sea-sickness:— 9 Always, ,jf you contemiplate a sea. voyage, study your diet for a week or so beforehand, and spare your stomach all you can. "Always take your last 'good meal' before you go on board (about four hours before), and when you get on board lie down, head -loiiv-, and head to stem of vessel. "Always prefer to suck ice rather than drink quantities df iced water. I am sure that al] fluids tin lany quantity, or any fluid in ftny quantity, may really induce sea-sick- ness. "A-.Iways,in listening to the remedies adop- ted by others extend to such legends courtesy rather than imitation. I say so because the remedies are leigiion. And when a disease or affliction has a igjreat many remedies you may be reasonable sure that, in a large percent- age of cases, the disease is stronger than the remedies. I say this I once, when prone and very miserable, had recommended to me cayenne pepper on toast, beer, brandy, champagne, and a raw egg with Worcester sauce. Each inquisitor round my berth swore by his own remedy. I was just well enough to remain polite, and happened to say I was a doctor. Then they all gave it up. No one likes to attend a doctor. "i always treat myself like this: start, say, tor Jersey, at midnight. I dine at 7 30 Directly 1 go on board I lie down; head to stern. If the primary hint of upheaval occurs I sing out for the benevolent steward and lask for ice. I also treat myself to a mustard leaf on the pit of my stomach. If I get worse I bear it; M I get better I sleep. There are remedies and even 'cures' I hear. There are none if the gaime once starts."

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CARMARTHEN I UNDER THE SEARCH LIGHT. Ci.uiti come, and sib you down you shall not badge, Voa shall not go till I set you up a glase, Where you may see the inmost iart oc V(.u.' ————— SHAXESPEARF. The Town Council has given permission to the Good Templars to hold a temperance demonstration in the Park this month. This is only giving faiiTpkty to both sides, foT the drunkards have given many a demonstration in that spot. 0*0 A new variety of motor oar hern has been let loose on an unprotected public during the holidays. It is liue the dying groan of an elephant. When it is heard for the first time, the householdera look out to see if any- body has been run over. Can't somebody invent a. nice musical motor horn something like the "vox humana" stop of the organ t There was a little passage of arms at the last meeting of the Town Council regarding the new pavement in Queen street. Mr T. Thomas evidently wished to consider the question in the abstract; but the Mayor was quite as strongly of opinion that it ought to be considered in the concrete. The Carmarthen Education authority is anxious that the children should have proper -teeth with wl,icli to masticate their food. In some other towns hot very far away, the trouble is to find the food on which the chil- dren can use their teeth. During the male voice competitions at the Park on Monday, the people who were inte- rested in the singing thought that the play- ing of the steam organ connected with the merry-go-rounds was a great nuisance. But then those who were interesed in the organ thought that the singing was a nuisance. Everyone to bi-s own taste. Bathing in the open air is very common now; but it is attended with so many risks ^S^and dangers that it appears a very rash undertaking for any person whose life is not insured. The "annual waslh" which is in- dulged in at this season is a very serious step not only to the washer but to others. There have been coal blia-ek tides noticed lately flowing under Carmarthen bridge from the direction of Ferry side and Llansteiphan. The (matter ought to be investigated by some scientific authority. The Farmers' Club spent a good deal of time on the day of the monthly market calmly discussing how they could make money out of the labour of the industrious little bees. What has the Labour Party to say to this. Are tihe bees not entitled to the produce of their own labour? «< If the bees only organised and went in for a strike, they could certainly make things lively for the capitalists who are seeking to amiess weallth at their expense. In the case of the bees, capitalism is carried to its logical conclusion, for the masters smother off the bee workers when they have no further use lor them and are not troubled with questions of old age pensions or compensation. Some day the little insects will be educated suffi- ciently to appreciate their own power, and then honey will go up to famine prices. ••• The "Soldier's Farewell" is the favourite with trippers this season. They arrive in brake loads singing "Farewell, farewell my own true dove" -eure,ly a superfluous senti- ment when they are only out for a half- da,y aiiu ,ll, as „rten as Uv: Uieai own true loves are alongside them. But perhaps it is too much to expect poetry and common sense to go together. There have been many and varied explana- tions given of the bad state of Carmarthen water at times; but the explanation given by the Borough Surveyor—which is quite likely the correct cne-places the matter in a worse light than ever. He thinks that at certain times there is stirred up the sediment left in the pipes since we used to have water pumped from the riverside wells. When one gets a dose of dirty water, it is not comforting to know that the dirt has been settled in the pipes for at least four years—or at most long enough to qualify it to rank as an antiquity. • t* Ten years ago or so, there was an organised conspiracy to paint Carmarthen blacker than it was. For instance, if the wiater ran short for haif-a-day, the world was told that there bad been no water for a month. Now, such a thing would be ignored as far as possible. A few years ago the water was suspected of pollution, and circulars were issued stating that it was not safe to drink it unless it were boiled. Now we know-not suspect—that it is frequently polluted, and no official notice is taken of the fact. These circumstances are only specimens of many more. Once there was a disposition for some reason or other to make out the state of the town to be Worse than it really was. Now the tendency is quite the other way, while the facts are much the same as ever. It is a case merely of altering the expression marks—diminu- endo for crescendo. «.*• We have had rather a heated discussion at the Town Council because the slaughter- house keeper keeps-or is alleged to keep- pigs. To keep pigs within the premises of a slaughter-house is contrary to the bye-laws. Mr P. R. Lewis, who brought the matter for- ward, resents same imputations of personal malice which he sayishave been made against him. It is not necessary to go into this as the imputations were not made in public; and the public would not have known any- thing of them were it not that Mr Lewis him- self had referred to them. ee. It is scarcely worth while going into the per- sonal reasons which are always given for the actions of public men. It was suggested by some people that Mr Chamberlain got up the South African war in order to promote the trade in ammunition in which he is interested On the other hand anybody who did not ap- prove of Mie war was told that he was receiv- ing a salaiy from the Boer Treasury. Per- sonalities are better ignored. What we have .to conaid r in this particular case is whether the bye-laws are really being broken, and if so Whether the Town Council can overlook the breaking the bye-laws. There are many local bye-Laws which are cvrtaint not carried out. For instance, it is forbidden to shake ni-ate in the street a-fter 8 a.m.; but it is done. It is forbidden to keep lodgers of the tramp class in unregis- tered houses; but it is done every night. It is illegal to wheel barrows along the pave- ments but it is done every day. Many other nstances of bye-IRws which are daily broken might be quoted. It is assumed that the Town Council has pawvr to dispense with its own bye-laws in special cases. When certain imposing build- ings which are now am ornament to the town were projected, it was pointed out that the plans would have to be altered to meet certain tocal bye-lows. Anappool was made to the Council not to enforce the bye-laws about the width of streets too harshly, and the plans were paesed. When the present model bye-law against keeping p gs in the town was adopted, it WtLS felt to be too haircih. The Council appeared to the Local Government Board to reduce the distance from 100ft. to 80ft. As this was not allowed, the Council at the time decided that they would not prosecute in those cases in which the distance was 80ft. or more. Strictly speaking the Council might just as well have decided that they would allow motor oars to be driven at fifty miles an hour in the Borough on certain days, or that they would not prosecute in cases in which farmers have not their names inscribed on their carts. It is certainly easy to prove that the Council have with their eyes open winked at breaches of their own bye-laws. it. it Under such circumstances, the question is not whether the slaughter-house bye-laws shall be revised or enforced, but whether all the bye-laws shalil be dealt with in that way. It is very important to know how long the pigs have been kept at the slaughter-house. If the caretaker started to keep them this month, of course there is nothing to be said against warning him thait he is breaking the bye-laws. But if this has been going on for several years, it certainly looks as if the Council had tacitly approved of it. Under such circumstances, the question is not whe ther the bye-laws shall be enforced, but how such a flagrant breach of them has been suddenly discovered after all these years? If a law or a bye-law is quietly buried and allowed to rust for years, it is a distinct haixl- ship that it should be dug up all atAMice and dharpeued to a keen edge ready for action. And there is also a hardship in the fact that there is a whole armoury of old weapons which might equally as well be sharpened up. If the whole collection were always kept blight and in good working order nobody could compla-.n. As it is, nobody knows what may haippen next. The County Council is never out of trouble. Dr Bowen Jones has pointed out that the vans provided for the steam roller men to sleep in are only big enough for a "man and a half." The vans do nut look particularly small as raiis go; but there is a likelihood that the County Council* will be prosecuted for overcrowding. A Llanelly solicitor is firmly of opinion that the County Council is liable for any accident which may occur by leaving the vans and the steam roller by the roadside after dark. Without waiting for an accident to happen, the police may now see what they can do to prosecute the County Council for; obstructing the highway. In Carmarthen all laws seem to be set aside with impunity. For several days we have had eight or nine gipsy vans encamped in MONel. Lane—one of the leading thorough- fares of the town. As the County Council is so strictly looked after, it is to be presumed that the cubic space of these vans has been calculated, and that there is none which gives shelter to the half of a man more than it should contain. All the same the encamp- ment has been a pretty large one, as men, women, and children, dogs and fowls have had a large part of the public street to them- selves for several days. On Sunday, the burgesses had a good oppor- tunity of seeing the camp. Dinner was being cooked on the side of the street in the open air whiist the congregations were issuing frtoan Christ Church and the English Congre- gational Church. It was quite a picturesque sight to those spectators who did not get the smoke in their eyes. It is not in the centre of crcrj" {-, t:t OlXv vV'l&1 WCV <1 càlLi in a narrow public roadway. 90* One can only wonder whether anybody will call attention to this breach of the law- not of bye-laws mark you, but of the law of the land. If some gipsy draws up his van in the grass too near the centre of the road in Llangunnor or Llangendeirne, a zealous pailiooma,n will at once prosecute him for "en- camping on the highway." This is no ima. ginary case. I have seen dozens of cases before the county magistrates at Carmarthen in which gipsies have been so fined. ••• If it is an offence for one van to be drawn up on the roadside for a night in the heart of the country, how much more is it for eight or nine vans with the corresponding population to encamp in a public thoroughfare in the very heart of a, town ? Where are the police? The very fact that they have not been moved on proves that this breach of the Law has ) official connivance. Nevertheless it is illegal. • •• It is a most dangerous doctrine that any local iatith-oiitylias power to set aside the law of the land. This is not the case of a mere local bye-law which has been suffered to grow rusty and alloAved quietly to fall into disuse. It is the general law of the kingdom which is thus violated on a wholesale scale, and this is the first time it lias been attempted. If the practice of <3. deliberate toleration of law breaking is allowed to grow up, it is not going to stop there. We shall have the Sunday Closing Act suspended during the hot wea- j ther; parents will not be compelled to send their children to school; and in fact we shall revert to that conditiofn described at the end of the book of Judges when there was no king in Israel and "every man did that which was night in his own eyes." There is a fair ground provided for such encampments. It will be strange if the market lesee does not object to this arrange- ment. Grave fears were expressed at one time that the park might injure the revenue of the market. There are other interests, however, to be considered of a far graver character. We should not tolerate a merry- go-round in Guildhall square or a shooting gallery in Lammas street so long as the mar- ket lesee did not object. And an encamp- ment in a puiMic street is more objectionable than any of these. It is, moreover, illegal. ••• It is needless to go into the rei?(>« for the fact that the law forbids jh i r.eai/ p«- ments. To encamp on the high ira/ is ii'egal; and tth-at ought to be an end ')If it for the authorities. What have the T>>lice to say aboutit ? What is the opinir.i of our high- way Surveyor? Has our zeaTjis Medical Officer of Health noticed it? An there any members of the Town Council who will call attention to this matter? The vans were within 9ft. of the middle of the road—in one of the, busiest thc rcugh- fares of the town Of course, tnis Avould rot have been tolerated for five minutes any where else than in GarmartVi!. T J). the country a van dweller is fined for encamping on the grass if he is within 15ft. of t he centre of the road. Here they were an tho m<-tai 1 om a footpath on which a cyclist would not usually be allowed to ride. Is there any j limit to the things which we can arrange to tolerate in this Ancient Borough0 After this, it is scarcely worth while men- tioning the fact that two trucks such 88 are used for traction engines were a'.lrrvrd to ose the footpath as a "garage." Are similar piuvHegM to be accorded to Carmarthen rate- payers? AUTHZLI.

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Whitland Rural District Council. The monthly meeting of the Whitland Rural District Council wias held at the Park Hotel, on Friday. There were present: Mr J. Adams Lewis (chairman); Mr E. James, Oilmaenllwyd (vice-chairman); Dr R. L. Thomas, Wihitland; Mr David Raymond, Ciffig; Mr T. Wilson, Eglwyacymyn; Mr J. Lloyd Jones, LLanf allteg; Mr Henry Morris, Llandissilio; Mr D. Morris, Marros; Mr J. S. Owen, UpingAin; Mr D. H. R. Thomas, Henllan; Mr T. Lewis, Llanboidy; Mr T. Evans, Castledwyran; Mr Morgan Phillips, Eglwysfairacherig; Mr T. Davies, Llanglyd- wen; Mr D. Davies, Llandissilllio; together with the Clerk (Mr Henry Lewis); the Sur- veyor (Mr Rees Davies); and the Sanitary Inspector (Mr Dan Jenkins). LEGAL PROCEEDINGS THREATENED. A letter was read from the contractors who had built Cwm Miles bridge. A certain amount of their claim for extras had been disallowed by the architect. They now wrote stat,ingthat unless the amount which they claimed to be due to them were not paid forthwith they woud take legal proceed- ings for its recovery. The Council decided unanimously that they couild only aibideby the decision of their own architect. THE PROPOSED BRIDGE AT AMROTH. Some time ago the Whitland District Coun- cil appointed a committee to act jointly with a. similar committee from the Narberth Rural District Council to consider the advisability of buHding a. bridge at Narberth. A request was now received from this joint committee tha,t the Council should advertise for tenders in order to ascertain the probable cost. Dr Thomas said that he proposed that they do nothing of the kind. It was far more to the advantage of the Narberth district that the bridge should be built, as they had the J larger share of the population there. Marroe was i-ather a populous place, and the bridge was for the convenience of people who lived in the Narberth area. He took it that the members of this Council were not prepared to undertake the building of this bridge until they knew what the Narberth Council was prepared to pay. And if they did. not mean to build the bridge, at was nonsensical to ask for tenders. Mr D. Morris: In whose naane are we to ask for tenders? The Clerk: In the names of the Joint Com- mittee. The Chairman: It is ridiculous to asik for tenders unless we understand the position. Dr Thomas suggested that they should in- form the joint committee that they were not prepared to entertain the question of the building of the bridge until they knew how much Nairtberth was prepared to contribute at the next meeting. The Chairman We will have to consider their answer at the next meeting. MR MORGAN RICHARDSON AND THE COUNCIL.—A WRIT SERVED. It was stated that the Council had been served with a writ,of the High Court at the instance of Mr Morgan Richardson in respect of the open ditch below Whitland Station, which he auieges to be a nuisance. A special meeting of the Council had been called a. week before the monthly meeting as an, "appearance" had to be made within eight days otherwise judgment might go against the Council by default. It was agreed at the special meeting on the 27th July that the Clerk be asked to see Mr R. M. Thomas, Car- i marthen, at once, and instruct him to taike the necessary steps on behalf of the Council. The Clerk now reported that he had seen Mr R. M. Thomas, who would act for the Council. He would cause an "appearance" to be entered on behalf of the Council, and would advise them as to the best steps to take. There was plenty of time, as the Long Vacation was coming on. Dr Thomas said that he had seen Mr R. M. Thomas who had told him that an appear- ance had been entered for the Whitland Rural District Council. There was now plenty of time; and when the time came he would be prepared to act. APPOINTMENT OF ROAD LABOURER. There were five applicants for the post of road labourer in Cilmaenllwyd paTish:-Wrn Morgan, Sunny Bank, Login; T. Thomas, Piareyreithin, Login; W. Jenkins, Soar, Efailwen; T. Phillips, Glanmerid, Login; and T. Lewis, Underbill, Login. Th Chairman asked Mr James, the local councillor, what he thought oIf the applicants. lp Mr James said that his own opinion was that it lay between T. Thomas and T. Lewis. Were they going to appoint one or two. The Surveyor said that it was really more than one could do. They generally gave hdp for a month or two. Latterly, during the time when the late road labourer was unwell, they had bad an assistant for four or five months. On a division, T. Lewis received 10 votes, and W. Morgan 3. Lewis was therefore 13Ip- pointed. SCAVENGING. The Clerk said that four tenders had been received for the scavenging. One of these, when opened, was found not to have been signed. The Inspector said that he knew very well whose tender it was; the man who sent it in bad had it written out for him, but he had neglected to sign it. '( The Clerk said that they could not con- gider it as a tender unless it were signed. The other three tenders were as follows: J. Whitland, £ 1 a week; Benjamin Williams, Poundglass, 19s a week, and 5s a day for ca;rt work when required; T. Lewis Manchester row, Whitland, 17s Gd a week' "and to do the job satisfactorily." Dr Thomas proposed that they accept the tender of Thomas lewis, which was lowest. TLis was seconded by Mr Raymond, and carried unanimously. Mr James: Put him to work as soon as you can. The gutters are filled up. THE ROAD LABOURERS AND THEIR TIME. TIT M Mr T. Davies gave notice that at the next' meeting he would move a motion with regard to the manner in which the time sheets of the road labourer are certified. They have to be signed at present by a "responsible rate- payer which (said Mr Davies) is a somewhat elastic term.—Mr Davies went on to ask who elastic term.—Mr Davies went on to ask who was the loser, the ratepayers or the owner when the engine employed to break stones was kept idle because there werp no labourers on the spot. Dr Thomas: The ratepayers. Mr T. Davies referred to a ease in which the labourere had not been on the spot to attend to the engine, and it had in conse- quence been kept idle. He took it that the loss would fall on the shoulders of the rate- payers. If the road ia,bourers did not attend to their work, the duty of the Council was clear. The Chairman: We should discharge them at once. Mr Morgan Phillips: They are engaged with other people at the saime time. Dr Thomas asked what was the month in whioh the engine was uslually in the district. The Clerk i July. Dr Thomas said that it was a most unfor. tunate time for them. The Surveyor, who came into the room at this- point, explained that the engine was hired to break stones by the yard. It wa$I the time of the hay harvest, and the meii failed to come at the time agreed. Th result was « loss to the owner of the engine; The Chairman: It was a loss to the rate* payers. The Surveyor: No; it is no loss to the rate-, payers. They are on'ly breaking stone by the ywrd. THE SALARY OF THE SANITARY INSPECTOR. The .folloiyiflg letter of the Sanitary In. spector deferred from the last meeting was now considered:— Gentlemen,—I 'respectfully beg leave to make application for an increase of salary and to state that the reasons which I have to advance for such an increase are as follows: (1). The great increase of work caused by the various improvement made by your Council during the last two years; that is, such as supervision of scavenging at "rnit-: land which alone entails a, vast amount of work and worry; the supervision of the exist- ing bye-laws with respect to buildings, in- spection of plans and specifications, inspec- tion of factories and workshops under Factory and Workshops Act, 1901, which is npw en- forced in this district, the supervision and inspection of dairies and cowsheds according- to the order about to be enforced by the Local Government Board will also necessitate con- siderable extra duties ot a delicate nature. (2). The disparity of my present salaiy with other officers of the adjoining District Councils. These officers receive twice and three times as much as I do although my qualifications and the wofk that must be per- formed can be compared with any officer in the county. (3). The salary paid at present is totally inadequate for performing the duties effi- ciently, especially taking into consideration the amount of travelling expenses involved, and the remote parts to which I have fre- quently to travel where there are no public conveyances of any nature whatever. (4). I hardly need add also that this dis- trict is becoming more important every year, and strictly sipeaikicnig, an officer's whole time should be utilized in the discharge of the multitudinous duties of an important district Trusitng that you will see the reasonable- ness of my irequest, and also place me )n an equal footing with other officers of e ad- joining District Councils. I I am, Your obedient Servant, DAN JENKINS. Dr Thomas: What is his salary ? The Chairman: L25 a year. Mr D. H. R. Thomas: 10s a wook-Iesa than you pay the road Labourers. Mr T. Lewis: The road labourer is engaged every day. I Air J .Lloyd Jones: He gets more than the Medical Officer of Health. Dr Thomas: He has to find the dirty jobs for the Medical Officer of Health to do. Mr D. Morris: In my opinion both of them get plenty for all they do. The Chairman said that if no one moved anything the letter would lie on the table. In the course of the subsequent proceed- ings, it was stated that Mr Jenk, pre- decessor had L20 a year to start, and t2,5 afterwards. Mr D. Morris said that he would move, as an amendment, that if Mr Jenkins was not satisfied he could give it up. The Chairman said that Mr Morris need not move anything except somebody proposed an increase. Mr ..iOuris: No doubt we can get plenty of men to do the work at the same price. Mr Morgan Plumps said that the general cry all over the district was to keep the rates down. Mr D. Davies said that he would move that the salary be increased by Ll just to show that there was no ill feeling. It would be more respectable than to tell a man to go about his business. Dr Thomas seconded the motion. He thought Mr Jenkins wiho had done his work excellently was entitled to more. But he supported it as a vote of confidence. Mr Raymond proposedJ and Mr Morris seconded that the salaiy remain as it is. Five members voted for the increase, and nine against it. Mr James: How much is a pound on the rateable value of the district? Dr Thomas: About a hundredth of a penny