The Carmarthen Weekly Reporter

The Feiryside Wreck, Hermann Jebe, captain of the ill-fated ship Australia, who was severely injured on the occasion of the wreck of his vessel, on the 30th ult., in Carmarthen Bay, has just left Ferryside, in company with his wife, for his home in Christianin, Norway. Before his departure Mr Dudley Druiumond of Portiscliff, who has been making a collection among his friends in order to give the captain assistance on his homeward journey, was enabled to hand over a purse containing £ 11 to his brother, tho Lrd- lieutenant of the county, who made the presentation to Captain Jebe at Port iscl iff on Wednesday evening. Among the subscribers were Earl Cawdor, Sir James and Lady Drummond, Sir Lewis Morris, Colonel Fry, £ Tregoning, and Mr J Joseph. Any other donations that come to h and wiil be be forwarded to Captain Jebe's home in Christiana.

New Yeomanry Force. A special Army Order was issued on Wednesday night. It contained the Koyal warrant and instructions for the formation of the new Yeomanry force. It is to be called the Imperial Yeomanry, and pay and conditions cf service are greatly improved compared with those of the old Yeomanry force. Privates for instance, will r< eo-ive 5s 6d a day when up for training, with various allowances for fodder and horses. The uniform is to be khaki, with soft felt hat. After the 31 st of October next all the corps of Volunteer light horse and Volunteer companies of mounted infantry will be disbanded or merged in the Imperial Yeomanry.

Case for the Home Office. It is terrible business in England to offend against the game laws. Arthur Cook, an Essex labourer, twenty years of age, shot a pheasant without being in possession of a game license. He was arrested and his gun confiscated. Then he was sent to prison for a fortnight on a police charge. I On Monday at the Thorpe Sessions he was fined 20s. and 15s. costs on an Inland Heyrnue prosecution-all for the one offence, which was the first lie had committed. The Rev Canon Norman was the chairman of the bench of justices.

Royal Residence in ]] dies* KING BUYS GLYNLTJIFFON CASTLTC. The recent visit of Princess Victoria to Carnarvonshire has held an important sequel and to Welsh people a most gratifying one. The Western Mail learns on excellent authority that Glynllifon, nt which the Princess stayed, has bem bought by the King from the Hon F G AVynn. It stands in a well-wooded park, some five miles from Carnarvon, on the high road to Pwllheli. A member of one of -the fifteen tribes of Wales at one time resided on the spot. The distance to the seashore is only a mile and a half. Glytillifon, a large squarely-built mansion 'beautifully situated in the Vale of Ililon, Carnarvonshire, has been a place of note for over 400 years. In 1562 William Glyn, of this place, was high sheriff of the county of Carnarvon, and in 158-1 Thomas ulyu, his son was high-sheriff of Anglesea. The family of Glyri continued until 1750, when I it ended in an heiress, who mariitd Sir Thomas Wynn, of Bodvean, of the vener- able line of the Wynns of Bodfel and Gwydir, and ultimately of the stock of Collwyn Ap Tflngno, Lord of Eifionydd, founder of cne of the fifteen noble tribes of North Wales. Thomas Wynn was created a baronet in 1742, and his grandson became the first Baron Newborough, in whoso lino <he property has remained until the present time, the owner previous to the sale beir.g William Charles Wynn, the fourth Baron Newborotigh. A megalith in Glynllifon lark has been described by some antiquar- ians as a menhir but is thought by others to be the remains of a cromlech. The mansion of Glynllifon was re-built after being burnt, in 1836. t1 THE KING AND GLYNLLIFON PARK. AUTHORITATIVE DENIAL. The statement published in Tuesday's morn- ing papers that his Majesty King Edward VII. had purchased Glynllifon Park, near Carnarvon, the seat of the Hon F. G. YVynn, find intended to use it as a Royal residence in Wales has been promptly contradicted We telegraphed to the Hon F. G. Wynn seeking confirmation of the story, and in roply re- ceived a message stating in effect, that the announcement was absolutely untrue. "It {V* adds Mr Wynn, who has a keen sense of "Umour, •' as true as Windsor Castle being phased by me." It would be interesting j, know how the story originated. That Wvm?>S8 Victoria, who was the Hon F. G. was *?Uest at Glynllifon a few weeks ago, wit^ u *e. repeatedly expressed it, charmed though r>iVl8't. ean be readily believed, for tentious rn n^on itself is by no means a pre- long fan)e<jaris'0P> it is the centre of a district the addi^o 01'its natural beauties an^ accessible bv ? advantage of being easily stands on a thi ui' rail> or sea- The mansion from the shores Wo°ded slope a mile or so main road from r< Carnarvon Bay. The the park, and theT-'narvon to Pwllheli skirts are terraced by 8 °n the sky line behind J Nantlle district. in quarries of the would make an ideal' re,sPects Glynllifon i i f ha O.Vai rAci/totinfl nnr] weisnmeu »uiiu over rV -i delight the confirmation of SM °n w ment as is now so emphatic-1ii,an1an.nounce more typically Welsh distiict'could -,A be found, and its historical would be peculiarly in harmony with ,T: ditrnitv which a Royal residence ■would ennf upini.-Smttb Wide, Daily &«■«. toufw

maesteilo. LATINO THE FOUNUATIOX STONE OF A NEW CHURCH. The neighbourhood of Maesteilo was en jete on the 12th inst, the occasion being the lavirg of the foundation ftone of a new churoh-St John the Brangeliet—near the above mansion. Ihe afternoon proved fine consequently n Jarge IJCUcoUt8 of people assembled from Llandilo and the rural district to witness the ceremony, which was per- Mtmedbythe Misses Mansel, of Maesteilo, The by the Bishop ofSt David's, assisted by the Archdeacon of Car- marthen, the Rural Dean nnd the local clergy. A collection was made, and realised a substantia) SUIT. ceremony over, the whole company, numbering 200, repaired to the mansion grounds, and |Lof a foeautiful supply of tea and cake which Hi. en supplied grs.ti.tupuely provided by the ""see Mansel. 1

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Llandilo Petty Sessions. SATCEDAY.—Before Messrs J. L. Thomas, and L. N. Powell. OCCASIONAL LICENSE. An application for an occasional license was made in connection with a, trotting match at Llanfynydd on the 2nd of May. It was granted. ) T:' v DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. The case of C. Davies. Llandilo, who did not appear, was again called on, and defen- dant did not appear. He was mulcted in the sum of 16s. John Griffiths, Heolddu, Glanamman. was charged with being drunk and disorderly..— Sergt. Evan Davies deposed that on the 30th March, at 8.30 he went to the Cross Inn Hotel, and defendant followed him in he was staggering drunk.—Mrs Edwards, the landlady, refused him drink. Witness ejected j him. Outside he wanted to fight, and wit- ness told him to go away several times. He went, but later on witness found him in the same state again. Eventually he went home. Two previous convictions were put in and defendant was mulcted in the sum of tl. OBSTRUCTNG THE HIGHWAY. Will DaiTies, Primrose Villa, Llandebie and Thomas Morgan. Tirypant, Penygroes were charged with obstructing the highway at Llan debie on April Ist.-P C. Williams deposed that at 10 o'clock on the date mentioned he saw he two defendants at Penygroes. They had their jackets off and were fighting. There was a great crowd and the highway was com- pletely blocked.—Fined 5s and costs. FURIOUS RIDIING. John tJav-icst and D. Davies, Glanamman. were charged with furious riding.—P.C. Roberts deposed that at 8-30 on Monday, the 8th inst., he saw the defendants riding furiously through Garnant Village. Mauy people were on the road at the time. They were galloping as fust as the horses could go. -Each fined 10s inclusive. CHARGE AGAINST A LICENCED VICTUALLER. Esther Davies was charged with selling It beer to one P. Jones, Plas Newydd, Nant- garedig, whilst he was in a state of intoxica- tion.—Mr J. W. Nicholas lefended.-Supt. Phillips said there was also a, dant against Jojies for being drunk, and he wished to r- that casp first.—Mr Nicholas objected. It Would prejudice, his case.—The Clerk pointed out that the practice iii the court was to take the charge against the innkeeper first.- Mr Nicholas said he would admit the be,(-2r was ld and instanced cases in which the course they wore asking for had been pursueti. —Supt. Philipp-s said they w<¡.e for being on licensed premises on Sunday,—Mr Nicholas said that both the police and he were only anxious to have justice done, and ^either wished to rush the case. He would lcnvø it to the bench, but he felt in the interests of justice it would be fairer to take the charge against the publican first.—The Clerk said that hitherto the cases1 against the publican and those who had been in the inn had seldom being taken the saiue day.—Mr J. W. Nicholas «ajd it was usually the publican first and if he was convicted then the persons the premises were charged.—Supt. Philipps I think I can prove D. Jones was drunk before ever he went in.—Mr J. L. Thomas thought. it would be a fairer thing to ht:e tha public house case first.—Mr Nicholas, in answer to the charge pleaded not guilty.— Inspector Philipps asked that the ,ritnesses should be sent out of court, and this was du.e P.C. John Thomas. Llanarthney. swore that he remembered the 8th of Aplil. He was on duty that evening, and he saw D. Jones staggering drunk come from the direc- tion of the New Bridge. When he got oppo- site the Railway Inn he entered. Witness went off for some 200 yards towards Nant- garedig village, and he met P.C. Daniel Davies and P.C. W. James. Witness told them what he had ""en, and they all went back to the public house. They saw D. Jones sitting in the kitchen with a pint of beer on the table in froift of him, which the lindlady lwd served. Witness saw her picking up u shilling and go to the bar and bring change back. D. Jones was sitting on the settle in a limn condition. P.C. James told the land- lady that he was not in a condition to have drink. The landlady said she could not de- tect he was drunk. Jones staggered out through the passage. Outside Jones was staggering about and asking if there was any timber for sale.—Mr Bishop That's a point in your favour, Mr Nicholas.—Mr Nicholas He is a coal and timber iiiereliati.t,- -By Mr Nicholas It was Easter Monday. It wa 9.50 when they entered the house. It was the only public house half a mile from the railway. It would surprise witness if defen- dant was sober when he got J(ut of the train, and had conversations which showed hp was sober. Jones was "limp" on the settle. (The witness suited the action to the word). -Mr j Nicholas Could you just be limp for a minute again ? (laughter).—Witness further stated that Jones wa.s staggering drunk.— Mr Nicholas remarked that he had never met with a polieeojan, who talked of a man being drunk unless he put the adjective stagger- ing to it.—Witness continuing said he had been 12 years in the force. He again Lised the word staggering.- Mr Nicholas I don't know what staggering means. It is so easy to use word.Witness defined the word by stating that if a man who was drunk staggered about then he was staggering drunk. They did not speak a ivord to him. Defendant said because you accuse me of being drunk I will go out, and Gentlemen, do you see anything wrong i about, me—do you say I am drunk or words i • i u* e^ect< and one of the three constables i said he was drunk. Possibly he left because he heard them talk of him. A man need 1 Bot be deaf if he is drunk" said the witness. lhere was no bad feeling between defendant and himself, hut defendant had been convic- ( ted six months ago to*- being drunk. Witness gave evidence against him.-By the Bench ] •"i ilf11 vcry well.—Inspector Philipps said there n as no mistake about it. The man was drunk.-P.C. W, Davies gave corrobora- tive evidence. He did not think he would be certain he Was drunk if he only sa« him sitting down.By the Bench He talked un- certain- supt ninpps D Jones came up to speak to witness, and witness told him to go home because he was drunk. -By the Bench He was a man who walked alright when he was sober. 9 Mr Nicholas addressed the Bench. For the defence, he called 1 Esther Davies. She "ala she had "no English."—The Clerk told her that, if N-as assked for a pint of beer she would know what it meant, (laughter). khe said she remem- bered D. Jones coining to her house. He asked for a pint of beer. She supplied it. He walked quite straight. She could not say He was drunk. Shortly afterwards ti^> police- men came in. p c Thomas charged her with selling beer to n drunken man. and she said she did not notice he wa» drunk. P.C. Davies Abergwili said he was going to import her, but she said she saw nothing out of the way. She told Jones and he went out, and had nearly finished his pint. He told the police- men there was nothino- the matter with him, and rose his hat to them going out._ He walked out quite steadily.—Supt. Philipps The policeman was not correct when he said I Jones had scarcely touched his pint.—By Mi- Nicholas She had kept the inn for 12 years and for 10 years there had been no conviction TV. Evans, farmer, Wern, deposed that he was at the inn when D. Jones came in. Wit- ness had a conversation with Jones. There was not the least about Jones to show that he was drunk. He could walk, and he could talk sensibly. He gave evidence corrobora- tive of the landlady's. When Jones heard his name mentioned he walked out.—Inspec- tor Philipps He had been fined for being drunk in Carmarthen Court, and had he been drunk on the mjfht in question no doubt he woud be brought up, Isaac Jones; Gorsgoch, farmer and butcher, Llanarthney, gave corroborative evidence. Job Jones, signalman, Nantgaredig. remem- bered the 9.20 p.m. train arriving from Car- marthen. D. Jones travelled by it, ,and paid witness an excess fair. Witness saw him, spoke to him, and saw him walk. He was sober in witness's mind, and he saw nothing out of the way. There was nothing whatever about him that would lead witness to think he was drunk.—Inspector Philipps He had only taken an ordinary ticket in the morning, He was not drunk he knew the man well. —By the Clerk He had the money ready in his hand to pay. Eleanor Roberts, Hendry, Llanarthney de- posed that she arrived by the train referred to. D. Jones went on in front of her as far as the Railway Inn. She heard Jones in con- versation with different persons. He was quite sober. D. Jones, Plasnewydd, coal merchant, said he had been to Carmarthen that day. He corroborated. He went into the Railway Inn to see if one Evan. Evans was there as he was not there he went out. Witness then went to "Llai" shop, 200 yards off, and then came back to the Railway Inn. He gave corroborative evidence as to the visit of the police to the place, and what he said when they said he was drunk. Witness was not drunk, nor the worse for drink. He had a glass of whisky uo 7 o'clock at the Half Moon. He was in the Swau, at No+t's-square, and had a drop of whisky there, and had another at. the Red Lion. That was the last drinti j he had. He had no dispute or row at all with the poliee.Supt. Philipps He had no drink at the sports. He was not turned out or asked to. go out of one of the public-houses mentioned. There was a rush for tickets at Carmarthen, and as they knew him at Nant- garedig he thought he could pay his fare there He did iiot sleep at Mr Sutcliffe's that night. Mr Nicholas proUst?d at such a suggestion, It. was an absolute falsehood, The game should be played fair. Mr Sutcliffe was in court, and could swear the man had never slept iu his house in his life. John Thoma.s. L,ai gave corroborative evidence. He went home with D. Jones from the Railway Station, Jones bought t.otyxccp with him. He was perfectly sober. j After a long hearing, the Bench dismissed I he ease, and the charge against D. Jones was, as a fesiilt, withdrawn. A QUEER CASE. John Davies, Trevor terrace, Ammanford, was charged with being drunk whilst in charge of a horse.—P.C. 48 said he was on duty in Llandebie at 11.20 p.m. He was riding a bicycle. He was on the right side of the road. Defendant was leading a horse by a rope. The horse was on one side of the road and defendant on ttr other. The result was he (witness) was thrown and the bicycle damaged. He went back to defendant, and got him to come back to where he had_ left the bicycle.—iJefendaut entered the witness box and denied there was any lame attached to him it occurred through the policeinau making a sharp swerve.-—Supt. Philipps An attempt had been made to get defendant to pay 15s for the damage to the t/icycle, but the defendant declined, and so the present proceedings were taken.—Mr J. L. Thomas said that was not the way to conduct busi- ness, and as the defendant said he could bring a witness to prove it was not his fault, the case was adjourned for a fortnight. DRUNK ON LICENSED PREMISES. Supt. J. V. Philipps summoned Herbert Whitaker, for being drunk on licensed pre- mises, the Railway Hotel, Nantgaredig. De- fendant admitted the offence, and he was fined 10s including costs. ASSAULT AT LLANEGWAD. Edward Griffiths, of Parke, Llangathen, summoned Evan Evans, of Cefnhernin, Llan- egwad .for an assault committed on the 14th April. After a long hearing, defendant was proved not guilty and the case was dismissed

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Carmarthen Bankruptcy Court, to The Carmnrther.ehire Bankruntcy-comt was held at Carmarthen on Wednesday week, before Mr I r Registrar Parkinson, the examinations bring conducted by Mr. 1 hooraa Thomas, official receiver for ifee S-vanssa and Carmarthen district. Re Phillip Philips,—The examination of this debtor, who had been a niriraor si Tyretan, Llnn- fyrnacb, Pembroke shire, dUeloseda grosn liabilitie- amounting to £ 2.597 78 Ilci. expceted to rark, £;¡7.j 12s 9d d-ficiency, £ 23:5 15s lid. Mr W. Morgan (jr:ifUlht<j sulieitor, Carmarthen, appeared for the debtor, who", e^smi;)ation it vsae announced, will be cJo'\eJ next month Adjourned Examine.io- — The adjourned examination of William Phillip Davies, bulkier, and contractor, Ca'marthen, wasprovieonolly closed debtor having furuishec! umendment cash account ordered at the previous shtiner.

NAUBEHTH. SCHO:L BOARD.—The meeting of the recently, ele'-ted N arheflh School. Board was held on I hursday evening. Mr Halter H, James, solicitor c, d wa8 tiecttd chuirsnan, and Mr Owen' accountant, vice-chairman for the ensuing thiee leatB, j

Llandilo Notes. When will Non Cons. learn to respect them- selves. At Saturday's meeting of the guar- dians the chairman must needs put the name of the curate before that of Non. Con. ministers in proposing them a vote of thanks for their services. Now why should he do so. He is a Baptist and ought to have enough of respect for his own minister at any rate to give him precedence over a young man, who was in his swaddling clothes, when he the (minister) was engaged in preaching. Well I suppose until mother Church has to depend on herself for a sustenance and not on the state these things will happen. -:0:- The meeting was brimful of incidents, for at. that which followed of the Sanitary Authority, we had the unseemly wrangle over paying Mr Evan Jones, the surveyor, what was only due to him. But his mistake was in having the name of Jones. Had he been an Englishman, with some such silly name say, as Hitchbottom, the chairman and others opposed to the payment asked for would have at once granted it. Oh, there is yet a. lot in a name. -:0:- Lieut. Col. Morris evidently means busi- ness and judging by his letter to the Co-nidl means to stir up the dry bones of the old members when he takes his seat thereon. He was perfectly correct in jising the word legacy with regard to the Pentwyn road. Over and over again has Mr Callard urged its claims on the council, but as a legacy have they left it to their successors. So with re- gard to other matters. There is the un- settled and threatened law suit another legacy, the bridges, and the various other matters, all of which have to be reported upon. When a public body does not want a thing done or wants to shirk it for a time, that body generally asks for a report. -:0:- Mr J. W. Nicholas having been elected as chairman of the U.D.C. for the seventh time may be said to have attained the perfection of chairmanship. o — It is to be hoped for the sake of C45 that that the Council will not let the chance slip of removing that ugly and obstructive conifer from Cloth Hall. — :q: — We can never catinirte the result pf our actions. When n building cont,rictor wanes material for filling in, he generally get it wherever he cap, and as in the course of the alterations at Horcb Chapel, excavations were Roing forward Isst week, what reason was there that what was cast out of Horeb Chapel should not be utilizod for "filling in nt the new chapel in Cresent Road ? None whatever ard so several loads were so utilized. But it at on -e became a standing j'!ke at Llandilo. Now that there has been an intermingling of soils of the two t is bglieved that there may ye; be an intermingling of, that a cgntrjicior. by an innocent and unconscious net, wiil bhye been the means of bringing about that which an pagan- ized body has failed to dr\ That it is only a mere teneer that separates those who are at present at variance was clear enough at last Saturday's sale of ojd timber from Horeb, when members of the Tabernaeie bid and bought quite freely.

Llapgadock Petty Sessions. THURSDAY, 18th inst.—Before Mr E. P. Lloyd, Glansevin (chairman) and Mr Jones, 4. Penrhock. KEEPING OPEN DURING ILLEGAL HOURS. P.C. James Deans charged Thomas Howelis, Griffin Inn, Gwynfe, with the ^bove offence. Defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined 5s. and costs. ON LICENSED PREMISES DURING ILLEGAL HOURS. P.C. Deans charged Jonathan Jones, Gwynfe Mill; George Richards, Old Gate, Gwynfe; and John Hughes, Ynyslothabe, Gwynfe, with the above offence. Defendants pleaded guilty, and were fined (d. each and costs. UNMUZZLED DOG ON THE HIGHWAY. ¡'. P.C. Deans charged Evan Richards with the above offence. Defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined 6d. and costs.' DRIVING WITHOUT LIGHT*. P.C. Deans charged Davio Hicks, Penrhyw, Gwynfe,. farmer, with the above offence. Defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined is. and cost?. B.C. Deans charged David Jones, Auctith, Gwynfe, farmer, with thc n c, Defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined rs. and costs. I ALLOWING CATTLE TO STRAY ON THE HIGHWAY. P.C. Deans charged Rees Lewis, Brown Hill, Llansadvyrn, farmer, wuh the above offence. d. ,,1 Defendant pleaded guilty, and was ordered o pay the costs. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. P.C. Davies charged Morgan Lewis, Jwynbrain, Gwynfe, farm servant, with the bovc offericp. Defendant was fined is. and cosis. DRUNKENNESS. P.C. Davies charged Anthony Hughes, 'ark-street, Brynamman, with the above f/cuCC. Fined 2s. 6d. and cos;o.

LLANGATHEN. MBJJIOBIAL WINDOW.—A special service was held on Sunday morning, the 14th inst, at the Llan- grathen Parish Church, when the Bishop of Sc David's officiated, and dedicated a new window i-it the Chancel in Memory of the late Mrs Lloyd Phillips, of Aberglasney Mansion. A largp con- gregation assembled, among whom were Captain Lloyd Phillipe, the Misses Mansel (Maesteilo), Mies Snundeis (Court Henry), qnd Colonel Gwyrne- Hughes, Glancothi. Bishop Owen delivered an appropriate eei ir-on in English and Welsh. Tie text was taken from i Corinthians. Ch XV, Y 58. Tha hearty manner in which thp congregation joined in the service proved their appTeciution of it The eurplice choir hbd been trained by Mr J. Knoylcs G.T S.[1. CLAtiKE'S B 41 PILLS are warranted to cure in either sex, all acquired or Constitutional Discbarges from the Urinary Organs, Gravel and Pains in the back. Free from Mercury. Established upwards of 30 years. In boxes. 4s 6d each, of all Chemists and Patent Medicine Vendors throughout the World, or sent for sixty stamps by the makers the Lincoln and Midland Counties Drug Company, Liucolti.

I Performance of the u Bride of Dunkeroon at Llandilo. The eighth annual concert of the Llandilo Choral Society was given at the Drill Hall on the evening of Thursday, the 18th inst. before a select if not crowded audience, and once again the choir achieved a striking success. In fact the performanse ranked as one of the best efforts of the Society, and considering that the composition has only been in re- hearsal for about 13 weeks, Mr R. C. Jenkins the conductor, deserves tlyt highest credit on the results obtained. His accomplishments as a conductor are so widely known that it would be superfluous to praise them. It shall suffice to say that he has managed to hold on the leadership of a choir in Llandilo longer than anyone else has, and that speaks volumes. The Bride of Dunkeron is by Henry Smart and is quite of the olasical style of music. Would that for once those who arrange the choice of pieces would give us an oratorio that the ordinary individual might have just a look in for once. In fact, so many appeals have been made in this direction, that the whispers that are abroad that next year we are to have The Elijah" seemed to good to be true. "The '• Bride of Dunkerron is a dramatic cantata. The Lord of Dunkerron, so is ithe argument, becomes enamoured of a sea-maiden and seeks her for his bride. She cannot, however, quit her native element, and he follows her to her spirit home. She leaves him that she may obtain the sea-king's sanction, but he. with the storm spirits, has already doomed her to death for loving a mortal, and she re- appears to her lover only to announce her fate. He. for his temerity, is driven from the spirit land, and cast back by the tempest to the shores of the upper world. The sea- spirits lament the loss of the maiclen-tlw serfs the death of their master. The scene of the tradition is the ruined castle of Dunkerron. To supoort the choir there was a powerful—almost too powerful at times— orchestra, consisting of first violins, Mr Hulley, Lieut.-Col. Lloyd Harries. Mr Stuart Thompson 2nd violins, Mr A. Ingram, Mr Reg. Hulley. Mr R. Jeffreys viola, Mr G. Oliver violincelio, Mr Goodman contra basso, Mr A. Smith flute, Mr G. W. Horn clarionetti. Mr Samuel, Mr Plummer cornet Mr R. Hawkes trombone Mr W. Hannev; organ. Mr J. Harries Thomas. The Choir numbered about 70 performers. The artistes were soprano. Miss Sara Davies (London Concerts) tenor, Mr Seth" Hughes. R.C.M. bass, Mr Meurig James. R.A.M. The introductory piece by the orchestra with its weird yet entrancing strains, and occasional bursts to sprightly music was admirably played. The male voices were rather overpowered in the opening chorus, "Ere the wine cup is dry" and "Hark through the bright air," but despite this drawback the climax was well worked up. The intermezzo by the orchestra was quite a treat. Mr Seth Hughes gave The full moon is beaming a .most happy rendering, and sang with marvellous ease, and was raptur- ously applauded. The solos were of such a difficult nature as to allow the artistes no chance of taking liberties with them and com- pelled them to stick pretty closely to their copies. In the chorus and duet "Let us sing," choir and artistes got through a diffi- cult and trying task with eclat. The power of the choir was even still more manifest in the chorus" Down through the deep" and choir and orchestra worked together very harmoniously. It was a grand performance. The recit and air The sea rules all" was splendidly rendered by Mr Meurig James, and at its close he received a splendid ovation. Then followed the chorus Oh storm king us and The Black clouds curl." both of which were well treated. Of the chorus" Hail to thee it may be said that a spirited chorus revived a spirited rendering. Before the proceedings commenced Mr R. C. Jepkihs asked the indulgence of the audience for Miss Sara Davies, as she was suffering from a sore throat, but after hearing her sin? 'Our home shall be so splendidly, one is inclined to ask if Miss Davies can sing so well with a sore throat, what must her sink- ing be when there is no soreness in th. throat. She had deserved applaule. The duett Here may we dwell by Miss Davies and Miss Hughes got good treatment. The chorus and solo (tenor) Roar wind of the Tempest gave the choir another opportunitv of shining. The trio and choruses" Where art thou and "Lost to us our pride im- posed a hard task on all. but through which they emerged With great success. The last choruses The dark storm is past" and "The ♦light waneth fast was one of the best of the series, and was well giveu and received. The second part of the program opened with thy overture Ruy Bias by Mendelssohn. Mr Seth Hughes received a most pronounced re- call for his sweet and tasteful rendering of Salve Dimora" from Gounod's opera Faust." But the feature of the evening was undoubtedly the sympathetic poem "The r spinning wheel of Omphale by the orchestra Probably few orchestral compositions could give one a. better idea of the possibilities of orchestral music. The audience was simply t r, 0 .intranced. Then came another gem Poor W anderÍug One. song and chorus. The mlY in which Miss Davies sang this confessedly difficult song shows that she has a voice which has been well trained and which she Kii manipulate with wonderful cleverness. She must have forgotten her soro throat, when she sang it. It is not often that Mr Meurig James has been heard at Llandilo, but wheu" k.v.,r hp does appear in the locality his sing- ing always evokes the utmost enthusiasm and the admirably artistic rendering he gave to Thou'rt passing hence" by Sullivan brought him the encore of the evening. The concert closed with the pan song Sleep gently ) lady by Bishop.. Here the choir ventured to give what has before been given at Lhn- dilo. It received a very sweet rendering. The singing of the National Anthem closed the proceedings. Owing to the death of Mr Montgomery, a relative of the Dynevors, who out Rt, the West Indies with I.rd Dyn- cVov, none of the L/ynt+t'or pre- sent, and the Hon. Miss Rice's usual place on the orchestra was vacant. ) I

Carmarthen People must Read this. And when they have read it they must I believe it, because they can prove it, for it is a statement made by a Carmarthen man for the benefit of Carmarthen people. I am 22 years of age," says Mr. Samuel Edwards, ZD of 37, Mill Street, "and I have suffered for some time from pains in my back, caused through my kidnejs "being deranged. I am employed in an Iron Foundry, and I have a great deal of stoopiti- and bending to do, so that these backaches interfered with my work. Several times I have had to leave work and lay up, they have been so bad. I tried various remedies, but got no relief from any of them. One day I happened to see Do<*n s Backache Kidney Pills advertised I s verti so I got a box at illiams' Drug Stores, and they did me a lot of good I lost the pains in my back, and was able to go about my work again. I feel better in every way since taking these pills, and I gladly testify to their merit." (Signed) S. EDWARDS. 5 bJoan s Haekache Kidney Pills are sold bya11 11 chemists and drug stores at £ s. "per t box (six boxes, 13s. 9d.), or sent direct, joost • free, on receipt of price from the Proprietors Foster-McClellan J: Co., 57, iShoe Lane.' London. f If you have symptoms of any kidnev trouble write us about it fully. "We will bo 6 trouble write us about it fully. AN-e will bo 6 glad to reply. As the Pills are not purtra- i t tive, you can take them without iu'erferin-- with your N%-orl, ° And be sure you ask for the same pills that Mr Edwards had.

L L A N W I N I O PARISH COU-NCIL.-The first meeting of this council was held on the 19th inst., when Mr David Griffiths, Paiii,yriiten, was unanimously re-elected chairman for the ensuing three years, and Mr S. Phillips, Castellmawr, was likewise voted to the vice-chair. Messrs T. Howells, Esgarddaugoed, a.nd David Morris, Maengwynhur A ilia, were appointed over- seers. It was agreed that a request be made to the Carmarthen and Whitland District Councils to i-rect a bridge over the rivet, Gronw, at (Jwmfelinmonacli. it was also ¡ resolved, That it. the opinion of this Council it is desirable that die Carmarthen Board of Guardians should furnish the Parish Council in theunion wii;i the list of paupers when the same be published from time to time." in theunion with the list of paupers when the same be published from time to time."

Local Fairs for May. May 1. Wdenesday, Carmarthen Monthly Market Llandeloy. May 2. Thursday. Fishguard. Ammanford. May 4. Friday. Abergwili. Tregaron. May G. Monday, Llandilo. Llanybyther, Pen- cader, Aberystwith. Little Newcastle, and Builth. May 7, Tuesday. St. Clears. Brecon. Lam- peter, Llandilo (Pig Fair). May 8. Wednesday. Lampeter. May 10. Friday. Newcastle Emlyn. May 13, Monday. Clynderwen. May 14, Tuesday. Haverfordwest. Llandilo, Talgarth. May 15. Wednesday. Narberth. Llandovery, Haverfordwest (Pig Fair). Llandilo (Pig Fair). May 16th. Thursday. St. Clears Llanelly Narberth (Pig Fair). May 20. Monday, Letterston. May 21. Tuesday. Whitland. Eglwyswrw. May 22. Wednesday. Maenclochog. May 27, Monday. Pembroke. May 28. Tuesday. Crynmiereh, Tregaron. Llandilo Market. May 29. Wednesday.; Lampeter. May 30. Thursday. Llangaclock. May 31. Friday. Talgarth.

International Cycling. TOM LINTON WINS A DESPERATE RACE A correspondent writes:—The inter- national cycling match decided Sunday attracted P,ll immense crowd, numbering over 16,000 persons. When Tom Linton accepted the challenge of all t e yrea- French cracks, including Bouliours, Sanar Taylor, and Doria, great inter s' \Yi¡, immediately e%iuced in the inee:in_\ It. was generally believed mat Lintoa w -uld race himself to a standstill aiter 50 kilometres, and Bonn ours, wli > was op nlv supported by tho Fre <'3i bookmakers, was a firm favourite. Linton took the le .d before the tenth kilometre was ieac:;ed, from that point one of the most d, orinined struggles I have ever .,eo:i was out. The first 10 kilomet: es was cover I in 10 minutes 10 seconds, end up till ilia SO kilo- metres (completed in 1 hour 26 minutes ¿':3} seconds) the struggle was desperate, the determination fcLnwu by Linton being extraordinary. A i and again he was passed by Bonhours, but quickly r-vcovered his lost ground. No attempts to break records was made, as the track v s over- crowded by pacemakera. TayiOr, the AIl:lo-Frc l:chmn, recently retiu u.l irosi z America and Australia, showed to rather po ;r advantage. L'ntoa gained a bare three-quarter lap vi-tory alter on s of the .J.. <, T' most exciting races ever seen i:. Paris. —

A i arisiiMi Horror. FIVE CHILDilEX MURDERED. Paris, Monday ..1ftcllloon.-A frightful crime was committed in the District near Paris, some time last night. A well-to do man named Briere, a widower, lived in a house with his five children. While they were asleep last night- a gang of ruffians forced an entrance into the house, and it is assumed that some of the children awoke and commenced to cry out. At any rate the burglars attacked the children in a most brutal fashion, and killed every one of them by stabbing them with knives and beating them with e The unhappy father, awakened by the screams of the children, m vain tried to save them. He was himself attacked and shock- ingly mangled, and left for dead. The murderers then left the premises, carrying away with them about 2,000 francs in money. Soon afrer they had decamped Briere recovered consciousness and managed to raise an alarm, but up to the present no clue to the indentity of the murderers has been discovered.

Kcernit-ing in 1900. NEARLY A HUNDRED THOUSAND NEW SOLDIERS. The annual report of the Inspector General of Recruiting for 1900 shows tli- tne total result, of recruiting for the year amounted to 49,260 men for the Regular, and 37,853 for the Militia. These figures do not include the men raised for the Imperial Yeomanry, the Volunteer Active Service Companies, the specially raised Artillery artificers and compounders of medi- cine, and the Royal Reservists. The numoer of men enlisted for the Royal Reserve regi- ments was 24.130. The recruits for the cavalry and artillery showed a large increase but recruits for Ihe infantry, notwith standing the impetus given to recruiting by the war. wers actually 241 less than in The deduction which can i e drawn from this fact is that, so long as the induce- ments to join the infantry remain as at pre- sent, any increases in the more attractive arms of the service are merely met by draw- ing away by recruits from the infantry. The creation of the Imperial Yeomany and other special corps probably also served to drav." recruits away from the infantry of the line; The number of desertions last year show a considerable increase. This is attributable partly to discharges by purchase having been suspended, and partly to be overcrowded, uti- comfortable state oi the depots, where the want of accommodation has presented soldier ing in an unfavourable light to recruits. The report, in conclusion, states that, though the numbers enlisted have steadily increased, the time is a long way oft before the supply becomes greater than the demand. The manner in which the auxiliary forces responded to the call for increased force proves that the country can always rely on men being forthcoming in an emergency but the problem still remains of how a suilicient num- ber of recruits for the maintenance of the increased establishment of the Army can be obtained in time of peace. The total number who joined the Army Imperial Yeomanry, and Royal Reservists were 98,36l.

Weather and the Crops. The higher temperature, the brighter •unshine and their concomitants all conspire o make the outlook saem more favourable hau it was é. week ago, but the land retuaius n a terribly sticky stase even where it can 3e worked at all. The heavy Midland soils ire like so much wet mortar. The horses sink deep into the clogging stuff at every step, and tho ploughing and drilling take wice tho usual time. Oats are b-ing sown in a number oi instances win re it had been the iLl.,ft. to get in burloy, for farmers are getting mare to dislike late sowings of j barley. With regard to trade, the wheat ma- kets of this country during the past week have been disappointing, but at to-day's market the sup-ply of English was so scarce that full prices wera realised, and the market dosed with a bit of a rally consequent oa stiffer markets and stronger holding cabled from America. Maize was llrm for American but dull fn' y,"ll'Jw and round. Be ilp-S NIV ere 6d ch ap r. The marktt for cotton seed and cotton eake inclines holders' favour, though ihereis no defiMito ris- in 1he price. Monday's Mark Lane Ex jinn*.

L L A X Y B Y T HER. AT a meeting of the Lianybyther Rural District Council held on Friday at Lampeter Mr James, of Beilibedw, Llanllvvni, was le-clected chairman.