The Carmarthen Weekly Reporter

Great Western Railway Annual Meeting. CHAIRMAN'S DEATH CAUSES PAINFUL IMPRESSION. HIS GREAT SERVICES TO THE COMPANY. The JieuM-yearly genera 1 meeting of the Great Western Railway Company was held at Padding to n on Friday, Mr Walter Robin- son (deputy-chairniia n) pnefeidiinlg. The director's report showed that after paying dividends on ordinary stock at the ;rate of 7 per cent., there would he a oarrv forward of £ 103,020. The report also ,states:- ".Good progress has been made with the construction of the Ashedon and Aynho RaiUwiay, the Swansea District Lines, the Avonmouth and Filtoil Railway, the Coley Branch at Reading, and the Salt-ash and St. German's Deviation, the last-illanied work lbe:ing iiiiearly completed. The Gwaencaegurwan Branich was opened for passenger traffic Qnl the 1st of January last, In view of the -beneficial resnltsi attending the arrangements whiclh have been in opeaia- tiionsince 1903 between this company and the Port Talbot Railway and Docks Company for working traffic illll Grea Western trains oher a portion of the latter company's line, nego- tiations have taken place with a view to ex- tending the arriaaigeimeint, and as the result an agreement Ibas been entered into by which ruimi-iing powers are granted to this company over the whole railway portion of the Port Talbot Company's undertaking. Under this agreement the tolls payable for the exercise of these runming powers have been fixed on a scale commencing at L37,000 per anrnium, ,and increasing Iby steps to t45,000 per amnum in 19i2, taiid thereafter, with additional pay- ments depending upon the amount of traffic earned oper the railway and the interest, payable on capital raised for the depelop- ment of the line. It is believed that the arrangement will operate to the henetit of the trading interests of the district and to the nnutual advantage oif the +• Iin vuDJuiiusioui, xne report expressed regret at tjje death of a director, Mr Dd. Maclver, M.P., iiin whose pfliace Mr K. H. Cunard had been elected, and at the resignation of Mr Alexander Hiibbai)d, whose place has been filled by the election of Mr John W. Wilson, MP. The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the report, speaking under the stress of con- siderahle emotion, said tha-t they were met in very painiful and distiessiing cirounista lices On. Thunsday, Mr Bialdwui, their chairmain, presided at a boardalld other meetings con- noted with the company. He (Mr Rob in son) left 'him between two and three o'clock in th afternoon, when lie appeared to be in his usual good health But as they had heard, when he arrived at the steps of his house he was seized with a fit of appoplexy, and soon passed away. Mr Baldwin joined the board in 1901, and on the retirement of Earl Cawdor became their chairman in 1905. It was difficult to realise that he was no longer with them. His colleagues ihad lost- a con- scientious chairman and a kind and sym- patheti cfiienid. He was an aJblro adnniniis- trafor, essentially a iiiaiii, oif business of the best type, literal -in, mind, and sound in judgment. He had worked hard in the inte- rests of the company with single-hearted devotion, and, although a man of nTany en- gagemenits and leading a strenuous life, he jiever spared himself. The directors and the officers of the company were sensible that they had lost a head of what was a very happy family, and lie was sure altl would ex- press their sense of sympathy with Mrs Bald- win and the family. Inl the circumstances, the Chairman added, he a-'ked the meeting if they would agree to tak the report as read —it was a matter in which the wishes of the lineebiiig would be foliloowed. Mr Roxburgh proposed that the suggestion should be adopted. Mr Boucliier seconded, and paid that only a few days ago he was speaking with an old Mend of their late chairman (Col. Wrigut, of Swansea), and they both agreed in think- ing that 1)1;- Baldwin still had a long Œifc before ba in. The. suddenness of his death was deplored by alL The resolution was agreed to, and the report and balance sheet adopted, together with a resohition passing the dividend' o.n the motion of Mr Cole, seconded by several shareholders, the meeting pa<seJ a resolntion deploring the death of Mr Bald- win, expressing appreciation of the valuable services that lie had rendered to the com- pany, and of his entire devotion to limine: and his unfailing courtesy. The resolution also expressed sympathy with Mrs and the family. Mr Frank Ribby, Colonel the Hon. Chark-s E. Edgcuiuie, Sir John T. D. Meweiyn, Ht., Sir Henry B. Robertson, and Mr John W. W'i&on, M.P., were re-elected as directors. The meting was resolved into a "special" for the purpose of dealing with the following: (1). A Bill for extending and varying the powers of the Great Western Railway Com- j pany in i-espect of certain authorised railways iand works and for other purposes.—By this Bill power is sought to extend .the time for the compulsory purchase oif land for the con- struction cif the Wolverhampton and Btidg- .niortli Railway anitihoiiised bv the Great Western Railway (New Railways) Act, 1905. md the Bodmin and N ewqluay Railway and leviatioai off the South Devon Railway luthorased by the Great Western Railway 'Addiotinal Powens) Act, 1905, and to autho- rise the deviations of the WolveThampton and Bridgnorth iRaii^ ay and mlodifications and alterations of the originally authorised termination of the Biraninigham a.nd North termination of the Biraninigham aiid North W a.TOickshire Railway in Birmingham. (2), A Bill to provide for a supe.ranin!uatiion scheme for officers and servants of the Great Western Railway Company, in substitution for the Great Western Railway Superaiianua- tion Fund established under the provisioais of the Great t.esitern Railway. Act, 186L It having be.n ascertained by actuarial in- vesbigattion itlnait the assets—present and prospective—of the existing su^erainniuatioii fund establlisihed in 1865. and to which prac- tically every member of tihe sia-laried staff has been rquired to subscribe, are insufficient to meet and provide, fo;r the lialbilities of the fund under its present conditions, the neces- sity has arisen ifor altering these conditions in order to pdace the fund on, a satisfactory basis for the future. Asi the result of the consideration, of the by the directors, iai conjunction, with the reipreselnltatives of the members, a scheme [has 'been devised whereby the assets of the fund will be taken over by the company, the. contribution of the members increased from 2t per cent, of salary to 3 per cent. of salary, and the scale of pension allowances somewhat modified, the company o-uararuteeing the pensions pay- alhle in accordance with tlhe scheme. These provisiollis have been received with satisfac- 1;,ion by the members generally, and the Bill is promoted for the purpose of carrying them iruto effect. The necessary resolutios wore agreed to unanimously, and several private motions were left over.

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Misconductat the Assembly Rooms To the Editor Carmarthen Weekly Reporter. Sir,—Will you alilow me, by means of your much-read paper, to draw attention to a very unnecessary annoyance to which many Carmarthen people were, exposed last week during the vis/it of Mr Benson's Shakesperian Company 'Many l'overs of Shakespeare wel- conrod this opportunity of hearing so many beautiful plays well rendered by this good company, and of obtaining seats at very reasonable prices. But the pleasure was much marred, indeed one eveniihg nearly destroyed ait last, by the bad behaviour of a few boys and a. few men. The boys, whose excuse, of course, was ignorance, vented their hiigh spirits in shouts and shrieks between t1.1 acts and in frequent and loud applause during thle acting, seriously hinder- ing the enjoyment of the delicate play of the poet's words and of the actors' imtoaiiatioji. The offending men lighted cigarettes and even pipes, and smoked in the room regard- less of the notice, "Smoking is strictly pro- hibited." Now St. Peter's Boys are in- herently gentlemen, and it s,urely needs no more than a reminder to convincc them that such conduct is very disagreeable to others and altogether unfair. It is a pity that a large number of young men, who were intelligently enjoying the play, did not en- force obedience to the rules upon their less- developed -neighbours. Boys ought not to be allowed to disturb their seniors, and the rule aloout smoking, which has been made by a responsible body olf men after mature delib- eration, ought to be observed as loyally as other rules made for the benefit of the audience. Yous etc., A LOVER OF BOYS, SMOKERS, AND THE BEST INTERESTS OF CARMARTHEN.

Rev. T. N. Philllpson on the Case of ex-P.O. W. Davies. To the Editor Carmarthen. TI.. Dear Sir,—As a Christian, minister, and as ceito who is interested in the welfare of this ancient Borough, permit me to enter my pro- test against the 'action of the majority oil the Town Council, in deciding to re-open the case of ex-Police Constable Win. Davies. Such action I believe to be detrimental to the best interests of the tow in and contrary to all known, precedent. The merely personal aspect of the question should not be aliliowed to contravene the recogniiz-ed standards of public moramy. The recommendation of the Watch Committee to refund the money paid by Davies to the Superannuation Fund is more than generous. To refer to charges of drunkenness as petty and trivial, surely, scarcely harmonizes with what one would naturally expect from sincere lovers of their country's weal. If repeated offences of this sori are to be palliated, and public officers of the peace are not to be punished for their wrong-doing, how is justice to be adminis- tered ? I do not- know the individual, nor any of the detailed circumstances,, 'but the facts seem to be admitted. Thirteen convictions, s:x of which are for drunkenness, and six fo. breach of duty! I venture to suggest, sir, that in the light of these figures alone, the duty of all concerned is clear May I also express the hope, that for the sake of "old Carmarthen" the Watch Committee will stand firm, and that in so doing it will have the enthusiastic support of all right minded citizens. I remain, yours sincerelv, T. NEVISON PHILLIPSON. Epworth, Canmartheci, 15-2-08.

St David's Day Celebrations. To the Editor Carmarthen Weekly Reporter. Dear Sir,—Is it not possible for Carmar- then. inhabitants to coniform with those of other towns and villages to celebrate St. David's Day. I know of several people, who, beiing so full of the patriotic spirt, make a jo'urnley to the nearest place where the cele- kv.ftions are held on the 1st March. I have boxi, expectantly waiting, hop-img that sonie- ccic natilier than :llly:,01J, to give the first blow to the "Corn Gwlad" for I know that the inhabitants of Carmarthen are as patriotic as of any other place in the Principality It is to be deplored that we Welsh people in illii s ancient classical town, do not avail our- selves of the opportunity cf meeting on a common natiioaial ground once in. the year; and also that we arc not animated by the same spirit as .animated Sir Hugh Owen, Llawdden, and Mr Heniy Richard. Sir, will you through the medium of your valu- able paper, endeavour to awaken the patii- otic spirit witlrn your readers, or is there some stalwart amongst us who will kindle the flickering fire of patriotism in Carmar- then ? 1 was most ipleased to note in your paper that the Guild of St. Peter's contemplated celebrating St. David's Day. It- it not possi- ble that, not only the Guilid, but also that the whole Town of Carmarthen should amalgamate in celebrating the National Day ? Yours etc., GEO. JAMES. Crown Commercial Hotel. Carmarthen.

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LLANDOVERY. th.de,r the presidency of Alderman D. Saundersi-Thomas, a joint meeting of mem- bers of Llandovery Town Council and the Town Improveimeiits Comniittoe was held at the Town PlaW, oaii Thursday of last week to meet Mr Coventry, a representative of the G.W.R., to discuss a proposed summer motor service (between Brecon, IJaaidovery. and Lampeter. Speakers leanarked that motors already ran, from Abergavenny to Brecon, and the extension. CMIH f.ot but prove of ad- vantage even to the G.W.R. Co. Mr Coventry said he could make no promise, but wend lay the facts fulfiy before his. company.