The Carmarthen Weekly Reporter

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Carmarthen Board of Guardians. THE DELAY AT THE WORKHOUSE. CONTRACTOR THREATENED. The fortnightly meeting of the Carmarthen Boad dof Guardians was held at the Guild- hall on Saturday. There were present: Mr D. D. Jones, (chairman); J. Williams and D. H. Davies, Abergwiilii; B. Philips and John Davies, Conwil; B. R. Thomas, I/augharne; E. Williams, Llanfihallgel; James Jones, L-langain; John [Lewis, Llanigendeirne; Giliffith iMorris, Llanpumpsaint; John Francis, Llanstephan John, Phillips, Llan- winio; T. iDavriesJ Merthyr; W. H. Thomas, Mydrim; John James, St. Ishmael; Rev. A. F. Milll's, Mess is J. P. Lewis, J. T. Lewis, and E. A. Rogers, Carmarthen. VISITORS' REPORT. The following, entry appeared in the Visi- tors' Boolk :—"We visited the sick wards to-day in company with the master aitcr the matron, and fountd everything in a most satisfactory state, and found the inmates very comfortable, contented, and well oared ,for.-J. T. Lewis, Thomas Thomas. 27th June, 1908." MASTER'S RiEPORT. The Master reported that there were 56 dinmates in the house as compared with 63 on the corresponding day last year. The follow- ing had sent periodicals for the use of the inmates: Mrs E. A. Rogers, Mrs Major, Mrs ivetley, Carmarthen. Mrs Pugh Evans kindly gave bread, (butter, and cake to the inmates which was p repared for Sunday -School treats of St. Peters and St. John's Church. OUTDOOR RELIEF. The reports of the relieving officers showed the amount of out-door relief distributed during the fortnight ending on the previous Board-day to have been, as follows:—First week, 960 paupers, Ibeing an increase of 4, as compared with the corresponding week last year expenditure, tl40 Is, being an increase of £1 18s 9d; second week, 961 paupers, being an increase of 9; expenditure, L133 Os 6d, beiug an. increase of L2 16s. THE TREASURER'S REPORT showed a Ibala nee in hand on the previous Board-day to have been jL2,720 18s 5d. THE DELAY IN THE COMPLETION OF THE WORKHOUSE. The Clerk read' aetters from the contrac- tors for bedding, furniture, etc., who wished to deliver the goods to the new workhouse according to the contracts. 'Mr Saer said that the contractors had asked, him to give them a date. He had given them a date. He had given them dates on more than one occasion;; but it was yet im- possible to -receive the goods. .Mr J. Jones: That is our slackness in not getting the workhouse ready. Rev A. F. iMiillk said that this was very hard with tbe contractors who had to pay for, their goods within a certain time. Now the goods were kept on their hands, and they had no place to store them. Mr John; Jones: Can you give us any date when it will be ready. Rev A. F. Mills: I cannot give you any date Ibefore Christmas. We will open it on Christmas Day with, the Christmas dinner. The Clerk: There is nothing to do but to enforce the penalties against the contractor and the sutb-oontractors. Rev A .F. Mills: I am 'not disposed to make fish of one and flesh of the other. Let us enforce the whole thing. I would move thalt the whole Board be a Building Com- mitteo from this day forth. •Mr J. Lewis: The Building Committee will walnt to put the blame on the whole Board'. Rev A. F. Mills: We take the responsi- j bility up to date. Mr J. P. Lewis: Carry it on now until the end. Mr J. Jones (Ferryside) said that he would move that the penalties be enforced. Mr Griffith Morris (Llanpumpsaint) said that he would second that, except they were finished by the first of August. Rev A. F. Mills asked if they could take into the. house the goods which had been ordered. The iMaster said that they could not take in the furniture until the floors had been polished. CMr E. A. Rogers moved that they send notice that the penalities would be enforced. That might hurry them up. The Cliaiirman: I)o you think they can finish within that time. Mr Rogers said that he believed they could if rthey hurried. The Clerk salild that those who were now busy there were the contractor (Mr Rees Davies), (Mr Chapman, and Mr Dcf. Rogers (su'b-eontrac-tom). Mr Chapman, was there, if he had not finished within the last day or two. It was decided to send notice that the penalties woulld be enforced as from the first August. Mr Rogers suggested that the Clerk write to the gas mamager, asking him to attend to the new service and the meter. The Clerk said that lie had done so.

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The Fifteen Years' War. IS PEACE IN SIGHT? 1I(K)t [p £ ,oplie IIll CUnmla.rtheiu—and indeed in Carmarthenshire—are well aware that there is something wrong at the Joint Counties Asylum, Carmarthen. I do not in any way refer to tllie staff. Whatever differ- ences of opinion may have existed in regard to the administration, the Joint Counties Asylum has always in the "personnel of the staff—froim the Medicall Superintendent down through the various grades—been blessed with a staff which is equalled by that of few asylums and excelled by that of none in the Kingdom. And when we refer to the Kingdom we might just as well say the world, for Great Britain is second to no country on earth in the considerate treatment of the insane. The only pity is that such an excellent staff should themselves suffer a considerable amount of discomfort and be prevented from making the patients as .comfortable as they would wish by a refusal of the representa- tives of the various counties to come to some kind of areement. There are certain dis- putes between the three counties in regard to the adjustment of the financial relations between them, and some of them have gone "on strike" as a protest. Money for the purpose of capital expenditure cannot be voted without the consent of each of the County Councils, and some of them have talken up the attitude that they will vote no money at all until these outstanding ques- tions are settled. This attitude has been taken up by Iboth Cardiganshire and Pem- brokeshire at different times. I cannot at the moment recollect which of them takes up that attitude at present, or whether they are both 'on strike." Certain; it is that one or other has been on strike for years; some- times one has shQwn a momentary disposi- tion to accept the olive branch; but when such was the case the third became a good deal more irrecooidUialble than ever. Nobody knows exactly how the trouble started. It is like the Franco-Prussian war, or the South African campaign;, or the separation (between, the Eastelnand the Western Churches. It is fairly easy to trace the ostensible cause of the conflict. It is not difficult to find out the alleged reasons of the split; but it is very difficult to get dowtn to the root of the ill- feeling which got the parties into such a warlike frame of mind1 that they started to fight about such trifles: Iln such cases, we usually find that somebody else has been sowing the Dragoon's Teeth and those who have followed have had to contend with the crop of armed men when the harvest time came. If there is a feud, it is to the credit of the Carmarthenshire .members that they have made an effort to settle it. As long ago as July, 1899, Mr John Lloyd brought forward a motion which was a kind of Peace Mani- festo. Without going into complicated details—and the whole affair is as compli- cated as a Chancery suit or a Spanish game of chess—it may be stated that the whole dis- pute is regarding the amount which Carmar- thenshire- and Pembrokeshire should pay into the Common Fund on account of the merging of Carmarthen, Kidwelly, and Haverfordwest Boroughs in the counties for asylum purposes. On the 27th July 1899, Mr Lloyd moved that the sum of £3,049 13s 7d offered Iby Carmarthenshire and JE359 Is 7d offered Iby Pembrokeshire, 'be accepted, and the matter closed, as the Local Govern- ment Board had declined to appoint an arbi- trator. Mr C. M. Williams opposed this, and moved that the Committee themselves appoint an. arbitrator. /Mr C. M. Williams has, webeHeve, a keenj sense of humour; but it failed him on this occasion when he calmlly proposed that the Committee should go to arbitration with itself. There was a warm debate on the subject, in the course of which Mr Lloyd referred to the controversy as the Six Years Great War. It is now the Kifteen, ears Great War, and if hostilities have not been lately prosecuted with the same vigour as of yore, a state of war still exists. Ocoa- sionally skirmishes take place; the bloskade is thoroughly effective; 8illdndbody knows when a. tremendous battle will be fought. I an inclined to think that a shortage of ah munition at present is the only, cause which prevents the re-opening of the bom- bardment. Both sides arc in their trenches. In July, 1899, Mr Lloyd's motion was only defeated 'by the casting vote of the then chairimian—the late Dr Lloyd, of Adpar whose loss all connected with the Asylum deeply deplore. As am arithmetical fact, the voting was equal; but the chairman has, of course, the /privilege of giving a. casting vote So the Cardiganshire resolution was carried —and there practically the matter stands. No arbitrator has 'been appointed, or is likely to he appointed. The resolution car- ried was as effective as the Parliamentary order that a bill be read "this day six months." The appointment of an arbitra- tor has been postponed until the Greek Kalends or until Tibb's Eve, which classical and ecclesiastical phrases are equivalent to the "sweet by and bye" of popular parlance. It is high time that this dispute were settled. Possibly there may be a few who do not wish to see it settled. But we believe they are in a minority. Mr Chamberlain onceSlalid that if two men; happen to meet accidentally—say in a Itaverll-y might settle old disputes very easily. Mr Robinson .the present chairman) threw out a somewhat similar idea lately when he suggested that they might Kave dinner over it. The suggestion was received with very good humour; the only thing which seemed to cause a difference of opinion was whether the dinner should ibe held Ibefore or after the peace conference. There is a good deal to be said on both sides—to quote the immortal Sir Rogerley de Coverley. A good dinner to begin might put the memibers into such a good humour that they would be disposed to make peace on very reasonable terms. After a good dinner many a man. is not disposed to haggle about trifles, but in a burst of uni- versal benevolence ds reiady to concede any- thing for the sake of friendship. On the other hand, it has been found very effective to lock up a jury without "meat or d- ink fire or light until they do agree." I do not recommend this course with the Asylum Committee. It savours too much of torture to suit my Modem Ideas. However, the time has come when all sensible /people will agree that this open sore ought to ;be treated. It has been a very ugly tumour for fifteen years. There was a time when some members took a delight in irritat- ing it. But those days are past. If the matter were gone albout in the right way, it woulld ibe found without a doubt that the majority of the members of the Committee could the found to agree on a settlement. The fact that it has been a source of annoy- ance for fifteen years, is su'rely enough to satisfy the most truculent. The results of the present squabble are visible on every hand. The wards are crowded, because the asylum is not enlarged. A steam laundry is admittedly required; but the patients and attendants have to work in the discomfort of a, diamp phltbisis-tbreeding atmosphere. The asylum wants a proper system of drainage, instead of the present ridiculously primitive arrangement. The memibers of the staff want a pension scheme; they are the only ssylum staff in England and Wales without one. All these questions—and dozens of minor matters—call loudly for settlement, but the Committee can do nothing except perpetuate a feud bequeathed to them Iby people who are now departed. I have no hesitation in say- ing that a majority of 'the members of the present Committee do not really understand what the row ie about; but still it blocks the way. How long must this state of affairs endure. At first, it was a joke; latterly it has been a nuisance it is mow becoming a tragedy. Is it Christian to continue the feud any longer. Is it civilised to make the helpless suffer on account of squabbles with which, they have had no concern. It J;(1a.y (be that under any settlement somebody would feel that he has not had justice. Which is the nobler? To continue the war with all1 the suffering it entails on he helpless Or to .make peace even by conceding some of our "rights" in order to end the feud? Of the answer there can be no doubt. All the parties concerned profess to be Christians. Oan anything be more worthy of them than, to be prepared to "suffer a little wrong" for the sake of others P It may be grand to boast "We beat you in the fight" but it is more satisfactory too a man's own conscience to reflect "I could have had more by a figlht; but I let it go for the sake of others." ALETHEIA.

"Ten Days in Prison." LECTURE AT PENUEL BY THE REV. DANIEL HUGHES. On Sunday the pulpit at Penuel Baptist Chapel, Carmarthen, on the occasion of the anniversary services, was occupied by the Rev Daniel Hughes, Llanelly. On Monday evening the chair was occupied by the Mayor (Mr John Lewis) when Mr Hughes delivered a lecture entitled "Ten Days in Prison." Mr Hughes who has "done time" as a Passive Resister began by giving a sketch of the history of the Education Act. He said that there had ,been various classes of denominational schools—Church of Eng- land, Roman Catholic, Wesffieyan, Congrega- tional, Baptist and Unitarian. In. these schools, the doctrines of the particular dentoimlination were taught. Undoubtedly, when the subject of Baptism cropped up in a Baptist Day School, the children would be taught that Baptism meant immersion, and that sprinkling was no Baptism. By the Act of 1902 denominational sohools were placed on the rates. He thought that if the schools were on /the public rates, the public oti,ght to preside over their destinies. More- over, in a large number of these schools cer- tain things taught which were repugnant to his conscience. In the Roman Catholic schools, effigies of (the Virgin iMary were paid for out of public moinoy-out of his pocket; tenets that all Protestants go to hell—the whole paraphernalia of (Roman Catholicism paid for out of the public purse. In some of the Church schools children were taught a catechism which stated that the Holy Ghost does not abide in Nonconformist conventicles I although he may go there occasionally. His own children had been taught that their father was a heretic, and no minister of the Gosnel at all. Even the clergymen of the Church of England in Chester said, "What- ever Mr (Hughes may say, if your children die without bei,ng sprinkled they will go to hell." He could give names and addresses, if necessary. lvhen ihe was required, to pay rate's for the teaching of such doctrines, he said "This is lbeoomi-ng a fight between my conscience and the law." He should be the last to break the Jaw, but when it came to a clear issue between his enlightened con- science -aytd what he considered to be an Act passed without the mandate of the people at large he must come to the conclusion that his conscience claimed the ascendency. He declined to pay the rate at Chester, and ac- cordingly received a summons to show cause wihy an order should not be made against him tor zs od. an ms youtn, ne naa ueen brought up with a horror of "summonses." I His parents who were rigid Calvinistic Methodists could think of no more terrible threat than. that he shoulfd get a "summons" for certain; acts of mischief. He appeared before the Chester Bench with 65 other Paissiive Resistens. When he referred to conscience, one of the magistrates said, "We do not want to hear abotit conscience." That magistrate was a Higll Churchman. As the result of the court proceedings, an order was made against him, and the bailiffs visited him on Saturday night. He. advised ll\s hearer's) Jnever to disturb thieir ministers on Saturday night. As he was thinking of highor and holier things, these two scamps oame to his door. He found that they wanted something about JE3. His l'ilttle 2s 8d bad been a. mushroom. He persuaded the baii,iff to take several volumes of his sermons, which he said were worth their weight in gold and would fetch an immense price. Needless to say the bailiffs did not get a penny for them, and they had not the right to distrain a second time. After that he wJent to Liverpool. He wias warned that in Liverpool they piled up the costs, and would strip you of everything. So he had his goods transferred to a member of the ohurch, and he was sent to jail in default of distress. He supposed that the atmosphere of prisons differed in various parts of the country. In Carmarthen prison they had probably some good men. Perhaps there were some good men in, Liverpool prison. All he could say was thiat he did not see any of them. They had no voices; it could only be called ia bark, and they continually barked "This way." He felt as they barfked that he was like DanidT in the (Lion's Detn. There were 1,400 prisoners there. As they came in, they were ranged before -an official, whom he could only liken to Minos in Dante's "In- ferno." He enquired of them their name, age and religion. He -noticed that iatboul half of the prisoners gave such an answer as "Patrick iMurtphy, Roman, Catholic." Of the roat four out of fiv belonged' to the Church of England. When, he gave his name as Daniel illughtes, the official roared "What rdligion." He answered "Christian." "Yes" roared Minos "Ibut what kind of a Chris- tian." "A fairly good Christian I hope," he answered. "What do you believe" roared his interrogator. Hie commenced to detail several things ho' believed. Then the official roared, "You are one of those who tries to be the same as the Apostles." "Yes." So he was entered down as "Dan/iel Hughes, Early Christian." He was provided with: a pair of trousers a foot too long and a coat a foot too short. He Was asked what was his size in boots. He said "Nines." He usually wore sevens; but he determined to have everything in thatt prison as far away from his skin as possible. Then he was taken to his cell. The warder explained to him at great length iand with great rapidity how he was to dlean, up his cell. If the warders were onfly paid according to the energy with which they explained their duty to prisoners that man would Ibe a multi-millionaire. Then he had his isupper-skilfly and a brick. The 'brick was supposed to be (bread. Outside it was a lb rick; inside it wlas putty. In the morning he hiad tea so-called. It was tannin. If it wcre; allowed to stand in the tin for ten minutes you could write your name with it. It was as good -as ink. He could not drink it. For three days he touched none of the food but Jived on the Vaiter an the 'bucket in his cell. He wlas visite by the chaplain with whom he had a long argument, and who informed him amongst other things that the people of the Church of England were the only real Baptists, amd that Lloyd George and John Burns were bringing the Empire to ruin. He attended chapel, and was very much struck with one part of the arrangements. The warders sat wirth their backs to the preacher and facinig the audience. In tall other chapels which he knew the deacons turned ttheir back, on the congregation, .and faced the minister. It was the minister they watched in other chapels; but here the deacons nlatohed the hearers. He could not butt ladmire the arrangement. During the course of his incarceration, he made several observations of his fellow 'gpsoners. One old man of 67 had 'been sent in for debt, and a rhov of 17 who hadfleJfrom a drunken father had been sent in for "sleeping out." He had noticed too the lalbsence of any definite appeal to the slumbering conscience and the beitter instincts of the prisoners.

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LJjANSTEFHAN. WILL.—The Rev D. Thomas, of Brynllwy- fen, Llanstephan, Congregational minister, who died on the 30th May last, aged 67 years, loft estate valued at t507 18s lid gross, with net personalty £ 259 6s rxJ. Probate of his will has been granted to ollis widow, Mrs AUllie Thomas, the sole executrix.

Property Sales at Carmarthen and Llandilo. At the 'Ivy Bush Royal Hotel, Carmar- then, on Saturday, Messrs John Francis and Son offered a number of freehold and lease- hold properties left 'by the late Mr William Joseph, timber mecrhant, Carmarthen, and others. Nos. 45 and 46, Water street, Car- marthen, held if of la. term of 99 years from the 29th of Septemlber, 1877, from the trustees of Water street Chapel, at an annual ground rent of R3, and now let at an annual rental of f:21 for the two, were sold for L355 to Mr William Jones, one of the tenants; No. 15, Spilman street, Carmarthen, a freehold dwelling house and premises, let at t30 10s per annum, which was secured 'by Mr T. Davies (of Messrsi Barker, Morris, and Barker) for R590 to Mr Edwin Morgan, dentist, the present occupier; and No, 13, Quay street, Carmarthen, a freehold dweN- ing house, in t,he occupation of Mrs M. E. iiiomals-il,iho is leaving the town—at the yearly rental of jE14, tenant paying all taxes. This was bought for E200 by Mr T. Walters, solicitor, acting for Mr H. Anithony Thbmas, Barn's row, Carmarthen. The withdrawn properties included the Railway Inn, a freehold double-licensed free public- house iiiea.r the Carmarthen old station, which, together, with a piece of freehold land, was withdrawn at £ 1,750. Mr Thos. Walters, Carmarthen, wlas the acting solici- tor. Messrs Frances and Son also offered a close of land called Plarypwll, formerly part of Gwilly Villa land, Albergwili parish, con- taini'ng 8a. 2r. lip., in the, occupation, of Mr T. Falconer, at the yeariy rental of £36, free of all rates and taxes. This wias sold for £1,000 to Mr Evan Morgan, Tymawr, Aber- gwili. Mr M. L. W. Lloyd-Price, Bryncothi, Nantgaredig, iiias,Abe acting solicitor. At St. iMary's Aucton Mart, Carmarthen, on Saturday, Mr Viinoent Howell Thomas (of Messrs J. Howell Thomas and Son) sold the freehold dwelling house, No. 96, Priory st., Carmarthen, let to Mr T. Llew Lewis, at the annual rent of £ 15, for £ 300 to Mr Wm. Williams, of the Royal Exchange, Priory st. Three cottages in Waundew road, let -at an entire annual rental" of L15, were incor- porated with the last lot. The acting solici- I tor for the vendor was Mr Matthew Jones, 51, North John street, Lierpool. At the Cawdor Arms Hotel, Llandilo, on Saturday, iMessrs Mortgan Rees and Davies submitted the freehold farm known as Glyn- Mydan, in the parish om Llangadock, near j the vildage of Trtapp, containing about 117 acres, let at the annual rental of £ 45. The property was knocked down to 'Mr T. H. Powell, solicitor, Llanilo, acting on behalf of Mr John Jones, of Parkowen, Gwynfe, Llan- gadock, for £ 1,170. (Messrs Jeffreys and Powell, solcitors, Breoon, were the solicitors for the vendor.

Carmarthen County Police Court. Tin's court w<as held on Saturday before Mr C. W. Jones, Gwynfryn (vice-chairman), pre siding; Mr D. L. Jones, Derlwyn Mr J. L. Thonilas, Gilfaeh; Mr J. S. Williams, Trelecb and Mr John. Lewis, Ar-y-lbryn. TOO MUCH J:1JA Y-1jjAKING. John Davies, labourer, Cambrian place, Carmarthen, was fined 2s Od and costs for heing drunk. In his evidence, P.C. D. J. Davies, Abergwili, said that he saiv defen- dant at the Cwmgwili Arms, Newchurch, at 7 p.m. on the 1st inst. He was drunk. He had come in 'by the 5.30 train; when he was then staggering drunk. The landlady of the inn said defendaint had not asked for any- thing to drink, Ibut had only asked for lodgings. At the suggestion of the constable she sent the defendialllt away. Defendant said that he had been hay-making, and had taken too much refreshment. SUNDAY DRUNKENNESS. Albert Wri«jht, farm labourer, working at the Bwlch Fanm, AJbergwili, was charged with being drunk at 8.30 p.m. on Sunday, 5th tinst. P.C. D. J. Davies said that he found the defendant lying by the roadside near AV-Iiite II-filit helplessly drunk. He accom- panied defendant part of the way home, and defendant promised to go the rest of the way home (himself, (but was subsequently found lying down near the same pQiace. By the Chairman: IDerendanit had been drinking near Cothi Bridge and Llianarthney. He was a Ibona fide traveller. It was nearer to take him home—a matter of within half a mile-tb.an, taking him to Carmarthen and I lock him up. There were previous convic- tions, and defendant was fined 5s ad costs, with the option of 14 day's imprisonment.

Llanelly County Court. INSURANCE DISPUTE. At Llanelly County Court on Monday, before His Honour Judge Bishop, Jane Rees, Caedolam-row, Burry Port, as execu- trix of the will of William Rees, sued the Universal, Loan, and Investment Co., litd. Leeds, for £7 4s under a policy. Mr J. L. Phillips represented the plaintiff, and Mr T. R. Ludford defended. Mr Phillips said the plaintiff was suing ulnder a policy in respect of the insurance of her husband. The respondents! were ia collecting society, and no forfeiture could take place unless a certain -notice was given—Mrs Rees etated that her (husband died on April 2nd, 1908. Crosk-examined hy Rty Ludford: From December to April you did not pay anv- itlf.vfr? No.—Mr* ILudford: Did you think the policy had lapsed in consequence ? No. -I-fr Ludford: How many policies had you oii, your husband? Two or three more.- Mr Ludford I submit that you insured 710 less than eight persons in one ftooiety ? No. His Honour sadiouriied the case. KIDWELLY COMPENSATION CASES. The Glvnea and Ca6tle Coal and Brick Co. Ltd., applied for review of the weekly payments made' as compensation to Elias Wiiflliams, coilier, Pomberiton, near Llan- dlly. Mr Parstons (instructed iby Mr Evan Davies, Cardiff) appeared for the plaintiff, for the plaintiff, and Lord Tiverton (instruc ted by Messrs Randell, Saunders, and Ran- dell) represented the respondent. Mr Par- sons stated that the respondent was In. receipt of 10s. 4d. weekly. He asked His Honour to fix the sum with a view of arriv- ing at a lump sum in settlement. 'His Honour fixed the sum at 7s., and made an order for L216 13s. 4d. without costs ,in full settlement. The Pontbenry Colliery Co., Ltd., applied for review of the compensation paid to James Thomas, Rrynhyfryd House, Pont- henry. Mr E. Davies, Cardiff, appeared for the a.ppellents, and, Messrs Randell, Saunders and Randell, represented the re- spondent. It w £ ,s announced that a settle- ment had been, arrived at, and the sum was fixel at 12s. per week. The Ponthenry Colliery Co., Ltd., made a similar applica- tion relative to Wm. Williams, Llwynteg. near Pontantwm, Kidwelly, and it was announced that a settlement had been j effected, the sum beinlgfixed at 3s. 6d. per week.

The Weather and the Crops. The weather has taken favoura-ble turn since our last issue the Ibreak up of the drought having become aini accomplished fact, and the rainfaHl from 4th to 11th having been faiir and well distributed with- out 'being excessive, the growth of aill cereals will The materially improved, and oats in many upland districts have been rescued, from what iaippeared to beapproac,hin,g crop failure under a. withering sun. Wheat is now in flower, and a washing rain would be detrimental, but riif the fine weather should return with St. Siwithin's and continue to the end of the month, the crop should attain an average.

LLANSTEPHIAN. WILL.—Mr Thomas Davies, of Waunfort, Llanstepba.n, farmer, who died don the 8th of June, left estate of the gross value of £ 2,860, of which the net personalty has been sworn at £ 2,648, and probate of his will, dated March. 2, 1907, has been, granted to his friend, Mr Rees Davies, of Criegstanbacb, Llangunnock, contractor, and Mr Dav:d Lewis, of Pentrewin, Llanstephan'. The testator left £ 1,000 and his bouse, 4, Parnall Buildings, to his v'fe, Mrs Mary Davies, hi'.s houses, 28 and 29, Ymyghr-road, Llainstepha n, to his daughter, Mary Ann Edwards, a,.d the remainder of his houses in Ynyshir-road to his daughters Eliaibeth Jane land Gwen, and the. residue his estate he left to his said three daughters in equal shares.

Factory Inspection. PROMOTION FOR SOUTH WALES OFFICIALS. Mr Augustus Lewis, formerly inspector of factories at Cardiff and Swansea, and lately at Manchester, has been promoted to the newly-created position of superintending in- spector of factories, with headquarters at Bris". Mr James E. Ashworth, Swansea, chief inspector of factories for South Wales, bas been promoted to be a deputy-superintending inspector of factories, and he will be sta- tioned at Manchester, where he succeeds Mr Augustus Lewis, whom Mr Ashworth suc- ceeded at Swansea four and a half years ago, coming from Wolverhampton. Mr Ashworth leaves on August 12th. Mr Ashworth will be succeeded at Swan- sea by Mr HiTditch a Welsh/man, at present inspector for (North Wales, who has been stationed at Wrexham. Mr J. Lloyd Edwards, junior inspector of factories fn Swansea, where he has been for the last eight or nine years, has been pro- moted to fill the vacancy in North Wales, frith headquarters at Wrexham. (Mr J. LI. Edwards is a eon of Mr W. R. Edwards, of Barry, formerly of Carmarthen).

Death and Funeral of Mr. J. B. B. Protheroe, Dolwilym. We regret to record the death of Mr John Baldwin BrydgetProtheroe, J.P., Dolwilym, Whitland, at the age of 47 years. Deceased married 'Miss Thomas, of Parke, Whitland, in June, 1906, and his widow survives him. Deceased was a justice of the peace for Car- marthenshire, and for years acted as chair- man of the Llanlboidy Petty Sessions. He was also chairman of the Llanglydwen United District School Board, and for some time of the Llandyssi'lio United District School Board He took no active interest inpoQitics, but was a Conservative. He was for many years master of the Dolwilym Beagles. He was a landlord who always took personal interest in al his tenants. The funeral of Mr J. B. B. Protheroe, J.P. took place on Monday aftrrnoojt., the intor ment being in the family valut at Llanglyd- wen, Church, which is situated but a short distance from the family mansion of Dol- wilym. The chief mourners were Mrs J. B. B. Protheroe (widow), Miss Muriel Pro- theroe (sir-ter), Mr D. G. P. Protheroe (bro- ther, who succeeds to the estate), Mr E. Schaw ProtlieroN (brother), Mr and Mrs G. E. ISciba,w iPkY/theroe-Beytnbn (brother and sister-iiifflaiw). Thfei tenants acted las the hearerlsl There X%-bs a large gathering of sympathisers at the church, all sections of the community being represented. Amontg the Whitland bench of magistrates present were the chairman, Mr H. J. H. Lawrence, Mr W. H. M. Yelverton, Rev T. Lewis, Mr L. B. Blake, and Mr Thomas Davies, Llan- glydwen, together with the Clerk, Mr C. H. IM(organ Griffiths, Carmarthen. The fol- lowing clergymen officiated: The Rev S. DaiiO, 'Llanglydiwen {the vicar), and "the Rev W. L. Davies, vicar of HenJlan Am. goed, Whitland.

Welsh Unitarian Meetings. AN A MM AiNFORiD INCIDENT. POLICE AND THE MISSION VAN. ALLEGED "UNWARRANTABLE INTER- FERENCE. The annual meetings of the Welsh Uni- tarian Association were held at Graiig, Llan- dyssul, on Tuesday and Wednesday of -ast week. The Tuesday evening meeting was introduced by the Rev J. Davies, All\ plaeca and sermons were preached by the Revs Lewis Morgan, Gellionen, and L. Williams, Rhydygwin. At 8.30 on Wednesday the mittee met, and at 10.30 the president, Capt. W. Davies, Rhydowenfach, gave an; address. Sympathetic references were made to the deaths of the Rev W. James and Thomas Thomas, and the loss the association had sustained thereby. (Mr J. R. Thomas, Coun- cill School, was appointed cha,irman for the ensuing year, the Rev T. Arthur Thomas hon secretary, and Mr John Evans, solicitor, hon. treasurer. The meetings next year will be held at Cayel-y-Bryn. The Rev D. G. Rees, Bridgend, and the Rev J. Hathren Davies, Cefncoedycymmer, gave interesting addresses on "Socialism from the Unitarian point of view." The Rev M. Evans, Aber- dare, and Mr J'. Bowen, Llwyneinon, also spotke. At the adjourned committee meeting held in the afternoon, on, the motion of the Rev J. Hathren Davies, a resolution was passed "To write to the clerk of the Carmarthen- shire Joint Poliice Committee to complain of the unwarrantable interference of the police with the Unitarian mission van at Amman- ford, a,nd asking for an inquiry into the con- duct of the police." Mr Davies, who is ailso chairman of the Merthyr Board of Guard- ians, and who was in the van at t-h-& time, spoke very strongly on the matter. At 2 p.m. the Rev D. G. Rees preached the asso- ciation sermon, and the Rev John Davies, Alltyolacca, also preacher. The, Revs J. Hathren Davies and Meiehisedec Evans, Aberdare, preaching in the evening. In spite of the unfavourable weather the meet- ings were well attended. POLICE COURT PROCEEDINGS. At the Ammanford Police Court on Satur- day, Mr A. Stepney-Gulston presiding Mr Arthur Barnes, lay imissioner ill charge of the Unit.aria,n ,mission van, now touring Sfeuth Wales, appeared to answer two charges of causing an obstruction to the free use of the highway by placing his van at the cross roads or square at Ammanford, and keeping ift there for an unreasonable time on the 2nd aind 4th July respectively. Mr D. Lileufer Thomas (instructed by Mr J. Moy Evans, of Swansea) appeared for defendant, who was aiccompanieid im court by the Rev T. V. Spedding, of Stockport, general organiser of the mission; Professor Philemon Moore M.A., of the Presbyterian College, Carmar- then: the Rev J. Hathren Davies, of Cefn Coed, Cymmer; and the Rev E. 0. Jenkins, of Llaudyssul; the last two ministers bavi-ng been present at the van meetings to which the police objected. Mr bloufor Thomas, addressing the Bench, said that the police had intimated their readiness, with the permission of the justices, to withdraw the two summonses against Mr Baines on his paying the costs—a course which Mr Barnes agreed to. Mr Thomas explained that the migsion was started under the auspices of the British and oreign Ullilt.arian Association some three years ago, and the greatest care had always been taken by the organisers to study the convenience of the public and the wishes of the police as to the location of the van for the purposes of holding their public meet- ings. But after the van bad taken up its position at Ammanford it transpired that a misunderstanding had arisen as to the site and the missiongr wa £ naturally reluctant to move to another site at the last moment especially as lie and the ministers associated d witih bum /thought that the obstruction, if any, was of a trivial character. Under these circumstances the meeting proceeded, and was, in common with all the meetings of the missioni, or a religious character. The address which followed contained nothing which could be said to be calculated to pro- voke a breach of the peace. Their errand war, a lioaaceftil and not a polemic one. During their three yearn experience, in various parts of England, Scotland, and Hales, the nmsioaierg had never come into connict before with the polica, and by way o,f further assurance of the good faith of the orgaimisers of the misision, they desired to say that in the case of a re-visit to Amman- ford they would be moat .ready to comply with all reasonable suggestions on the part of the police as to the place, where their van should be placed and their meetings held. The Chairman, consented to the withdrawal of Jbe sufmm0nscs on the payment of costs.

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