The Carmarthen Weekly Reporter

KING EDWARD and Queen, Alexandra on Saturday took their long anticipated drive tihroughsome, of the principal thoroughfares- of the Metropolis, amid the, acclamations of vast concourses of their loyal subjects, and day wa.s fine, and the streets were lined with spectators. Tho King was the reeiirclit of several address-es' of welcome and his Majestv and his gracious Consort were afterwards entertained at the Guildhall. SHIRE HORSE BREF.OING.—Bisr rices in the Fen Country.—The King gave an impetus to Shim iors,e breeding by farmers by giving 300 guineas: for ai farmer's brood mare at a r,ale at Thornev, near Peterborough, on Thursday. Mr Hudds,en went, to 155 guineas for her foal, Mr Fcr:-hnw gOO guineas for a two-v?ar-cld fill- and Mr Hprhcll 250 for nether, f ord Lhineradock. Lord Ivea.crh. TiO-rd Camden, and Lrrd ft'h-ehild were also purchasers. Sir Albert Muntz repeated li, advice' that farmers could go in for noth- ing more profitable than shire hor breeding

Welsh County Schools. AGE LIMIT QUESTION. A meeting of the Executive Committee of the Central Welsh Board was held at Aberystwith College on Friday and Saturday last, when Mr Humphreys-Owen, M.P., presided. A letter was read from the Board of EJucation stating that the Board were willing to give effect to the proposal to fix 19 as the upper limit of ago in counties that desired it, and to allow pupils who attain that age wit-hin the school year to remain to the end of the year. It was deefded to forward a communication on the subject to each County Governing Body. A proposal to postpone for one year the operation of the regulation which provides that each pupil entered for examination shall have undergone a continuous course in the subjects presented gave rise to a IDng discussion. It was finally decided to recommend the Central Welsh Board to agree to the postponement of the regulation, and the subject will therefore come up for discussion at the meeting of the Board on November 21st. A limited nnmber of reports on the inspection and examina- tion of the county schools for the past year were considered. The remainder will be considered at a special meeting to be held at Shrewsbury on November 6th. Reports of the inspectors of schools which had been recognised as secondary day schools (Division B) were laid on the table. Owing 10 the operation of the rul governing the retirement of examiuets, the exammerships in the following subjects were declared vacant Scripture, history, shorthand, end drawing.

Mr Carnegie asked Excess Fare. To have a millionaire asked why he is riding first-class when he has only a third- class ticket is indeed one of "life's little irofties." Yet this is the experience which seem to have befallen Mr Andrew Carnegie in Scotland the other day. At a small station he called for a. ticket, meaning of course a first-class ticket. But the average passenger at that station is a democrat, without being a millionaire, and travels third-class. So the clerk gave Mr Carnegie a third-class ticket, and he discovered that later, when be was desired to pay excess fare." Being a millionaire, it was fortunate that he had enough money about him to satisfy the demand. It is even possible that he never got so much fun out of such a small expenditure. Happily, the founding of the libraries will go on without interruption, and it is pleasing to know that millionaires are not quite hedged off from the common things of life.

LEANGA'DOCK. THE LATE MR T. FKEEMAN'S WILL.-The will of Councillor Thomas Freeman, of Swan- sea, J.P. for the County of Glamorgan ex- Mayor of Swansea, deputy chairman of the Rhondda & Swansea Bay llailway, managing director of the Clayton Tinplate Works, and a director of the Glamorgan BanKing Com- pany, president of the Swansea District; Liberal Association, and a leading member of the local Welsh Congregational Church, who died at his residence, at Sketty, on 16th August last in his 60th year, has been proved. He appointed 301" executors of his will, dated 4th June, 1896, with codicils of 12th July, 1898, and-4th May, 1901, Mr John Williams, of Dulais, Swansea, manager of the Clayton Tinplate Works Mr William Watkins (ex- Mayor of Swansea), of Askleigh, Swansea and Mr Wm. Llewellyn Williams, of Lamb Kiiilflinga, Ten.plp, h«.rri«-.or, wlio have valued his estate at £ 17.235 Is lid gross including personalty of the net value of £ 16,441 os 3 After leaving £60 to each of his executors, the testator bequeathed to the London Missionary Society £ 100 and £ 100 to the new Siloh Chapel at Landore. He bequeathed one half of the income derived from his shares in the Capital and Counties Bank and the Swansea Gas- Company to his wife during her widowhood, and, subject to her interest, to found a Freeman Scholarship in con- nection with the Swansea Intermediate School. He left a legacy of £500 to his wife, and 225 each to his nieces (Mrs Isabella Bollard and Mrs Kate Williams), and he left his residuary estate in trust for his only child Mr Brynley Freeman, till he attains the age of 25—he is now 23—with the proviso that should he die without issue before reaching that age the residuary estate is to be divided in equal shares between such of tho testators' bi-ot hers' child i-en as shall then be living. Concerning the scholarship, testator pro- vided in his will that on termination of his wife's interest therein the whole of his shares in the Capital and Counties Bank, Ltd., and the Swansea Gas Works Co. shall be sold, and one half of the net proceeds paid to the governors or other authority controlling the intermediate School for the establishment and endowment by meaps of a scheme to be Revised by its governors or authority of « scholarship to be competed for annually by boys of Welsh parentage attending the school, Mr Cox, solicitor, Swansea, acted for the executors in obtaining probate.

Carmarthenshire Connty Council. An adjourned meeting of the Carmarthen- I shire County Council was held at the. Car- marthen Town Hall, on Wednesday, at 12.30 p.m. Mr H. Jones-Davies (chairman of the I Council) presided. There were also, present Mr T. Jones, Conwil Caio; Mr W. N. Jones, Tiryclail; Mr John Johns, Parceithin Mr* Joseph M? berry, Llanelly; Mr D. Stephens, Kidwelty Rev T. Johns, Capel Als Rev W. Thomas, Whit land Rev W. Da vies, Llandilo; Rev Professor D. E. Jones Mr H. J. Thomas. Lbnfynydd Rev A. F. Mills, Carmarthen Mr John Williams, Llan ginning Mr T. Jones, Llanelly Mr John Lloyd, Pe-nybank Dr Howell Rees, Glan- garnant Dr R. L. Thomas, Whitland Mr Joseph J-oseph, Llangenneeh Mr T. F. Wilkins, Burry Port Mr W. P. Jeffreys, Cyughordy Mr Owen Bonville, Llanelly Mr J. Llew. Thomas, Pontardulais Mr J. Beavan, Llansadwrn Mr David Davies, Llandebie Mr James Rees, Talgarth Cal. Lewes, Llysjieii-ydd Mr A. Brigstocke, BIacnpant, Mr Barrett, Crossval-e Mr J. Seourfield, Bl-aenwernddu Mr D. L. Jones, Derhvyn Mr W. Jcnes, Llandilo Mr T. E. Brigstocke, Carmarthen; Mr C. E. Morris Carmarthen Mr D. C. Parry, Llanelly together with the Clerk (Mr J. W. Nicholas) SWINE FEVER MOVEMENT ORDER. The first busings was to appoint persons loisluc movement licenses under the Swine Fever Movemrtpit Order. Mr H. J. Thomas pointed out that the Board of Agriculture in London had refused to How the members of the County council to issue licences. The reason appeared to he that they had not s'ufficient confidenc,e in the members, because they had to seek re- election every three years. It was decided, after discussion, to ask the Ch;pf Constable to allow the police to do the work. ANALYSIS OF MANURES AND FEEDING STUFFS. The report of the Technical Instruction Committee recommended that the grant. to Aberystwith College for analy.ses under the Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs Act, be not grrlltcc1 because' only two samples had been tent during the quarter, and because, the names of the vendors were not disclosed. Mr John Lloyd moved an amendment to that recommendation. There, had only been two samples last quarter, because it, was a quarter in which farmers did not usually buy fertilisers or feeding stuffs. As a, matter of fact, there had been 66 samples sent up during the quarter, 44 of fertilisers and 22 of feeding stuffs. Of the counties affiliated to the College, Merionethshire did not send up a single sample, Montgomeryshire sent 20. Cardigan 13, Carmarthen, 66, and Pembroke sent 8. Mr Augustus Brigstocke thought that the farmers ought, to know who the- firms were who sold good stuffs. As a. matter of fact the best firms not only gave a guarantee, but undertake to refund 2s 6d per unit for the amount which their stuff fell below the guaranty. It, was decided to continue the analyses, but the Clerk was instructed to inform the College authorities that samples were not to be analysed except the sender disclosed th.e names of the vender, and that the names of the vendors must be communicated to the Council in the report. THE IRISH TRIP. The meeting then proceeded to discuss the recommendations of the deputation to Ire- land. These have already been published in extenso in the Reporter." Dr Rees moved the adoption of the first item—the employment of a lecturer on agri- cult u ral organisation. Mr W. N. Jone.s thought that this report should be considered with that, of thei Techni- cal Instruction Committee. He moved that it be referred back to that committee. The members voted as follows For adopting the report Messrs Barrett T. E. Brigstocke, W. David, H. J. Davies: James John, John John, Rev T. John, Pro- fes,sor Jones, T. Jones (Llanelly), Col. Lewes, John Lloyd, Rev A. F. Mills, C. E. Morris, Dr Rees, John Seourfield, Dr Thomas, T. F. Wilkins, John Williams, A. Brigstocke, J. Joseph, Daniel Stephens, and H. J. Thomas —22. For Mr W. N. Jones's amendment: Messrs David Davies (Llandebie), W. P. Jeffreys, r. F. Jones, Wm. Jones, W. N. Jones, D. C. Parry, James Rees, J. Llew. Thomas, Rev W Davies, D. L. Jones, Rev W. Thomas, J. Mayberry. and John Beavan—13. It. was decided to have 3,000 copies of the full report, printed, 1,500 in English and as ma.ny in Welsh, for sale to the farmers at a mall price. It was decided to ask Cardi- ganshire and Pembrokeshire to join in: the publication. COUNTY COUNCIL MEETINGS AT CARMARTHEN. Dr Thomas moved that in future all County Council meetings be held at Carmar- then. Carmarthen wa.s the most central and it was ridiculous after having their central office at Carmarthen to hold their mire tings elsewhere. At the last meeting- at Llanelly, he had asked the Clerk a, question, and the Clerk told him that he could not answer it except he ha-d had a gamho load of bceks with him. Mr T. F. Wilkins said that at Llanelly it was impossible to make one's self heard in the hall, and there- was never any ink in the inkbottles when they were there. The members voted as follows For the motion, Messrs Barrett,, T. E. Brigstocke, H. J. Davies, James John, John John, Professor J ones. Col. Lewes, J. Lloyd, Rev A. F. Mills, C. E. Morris, J. Seourfield, Dr Thomas, T. F. WilkinJS;, D. L. Jones. Rev W. Thomas, John Williams, Daniel Stephens, and H. J. Thomasr-18. Against the motion: Messrsi W. David, D. Davies (Llandebie), v T. Johns. T. Jones (Llanelly), W. Jones, W. N. Jones., D. C. Parry, Dr llees, James Rees, J. Llewelyn Thomas, Rev W. Davies. A. Brigstocke, J. Beavan, Joseph Joisieph, and J. Mayberry—16 The motion was, therefore, carried. PROTECTION OF WILD BIRDS. Dr Thomas moved that the, words "attempt ing ito take or have in pcisso.-sio.,i be added to the, Wild Birds Protection Order in force in the county. Mr John Lloyd, in seconding, said that the Act was not in force in the Borough of Car- marthen, and, therefore, the parish of St. Peter was a, death trap for the birds. He suggested that the Town Council of Carmar- then be respectfully asked to adopt the order in the Borough. This was agreed to unanimously. THE MUZZLING ORDER. Dr Thomas proposed, Mr John Lloyd seconded, and it was unanimously agreed That in view of the answer cf the President cf the Board of Agriculture to Mr J. Lloyd Morgan, M.P.. in the House of Commons, this Council expresreis its disapproval of domiciliary visits by the police in connection with the Muzzling of Dogs Orders, and in- struct the Chief Constable accordingly." BOARD OF AGRICULTURE FOR WALES The following motion by Dr Re.oo. was- carried uiianimausly That a petition be presented to the Government graying that. a Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction similar to that instituted in Ireland be established in Wales, and that all the Welsh Counties and County Borough Councils and all the members of Parliament for Wales and Monmouthshire (irrespective of party) be asked to co-operate with the Carmarthen County Council in furthering a movement o necessary to the agricultural and industrial interests of Wales. BURRY PORT. The following motion by Mr T. F. Wilkins was carried That as SOiOn. as, the clerical work is completed in reference to the con- version of Burry Port into, an Urban Sani- tary Authority, that. the Local Government Act Committee be asked to define the num- ber of Urban Councillors, the advisability of dividing the district into wards, the recon- struction of Pembrey parish, or any other matter that is necessary to put the sr.mejuto working order, and that the said Crmmit.f5 be given full power to act so th»t Burry Port may enjoy as early a, pccsiblc to.* powers1 which the Council have already pra.nt.c-d." AMMANFORD AGAIN. Mr W. N. Jcaics moved, and it was uncni- niO'V-ly agreed "That t. settlement of dl mr.Iters arising under the Loc-rl Governm-7a.t Act 1894, or any ether Act affecting the n.umb?-r "and distribution of rep-rcse-nt-atives cf anv public body, caused by the forma; tion of the Ammanford. Urban District-, am j,lly other question arising in consequence o! I such formation, be delegated to the Local Government Act Committee with full powers THE INEBRIATES' HOM.V,. The following report was presented and adopted At a. meeting of the Inebriates' Homa Committee held at the Shire. Hall, Carmar- then, on Wednesday, the 1st of October, 1902 present Sir James Hills-Johnes, Messrs J. Mayberry, and J. Joseph (for Carmarthen- shire), ;Cir Marteine Lloyd (for Cardigan- shire), Sir Charles Philips and Mr N. A. Roch (for Pembrokeshire). The following minutes were rcad:- M'nutes of an interview betewen Dr Branthwaite, of the Inebriates' Home, Dept. of the Home Office, and the Clerk of the Carmarthenshire County Council held at Carmarthen, on Monday, 29th September, 1902. Dr Branthwaite inpsected the returns from the Counties of Carmarthenshire, Car- diganshire, and Pembrokeshire, of persons convicted four and threei times: of offences against the Licensing Act, 1872. He found that from the three: counties, taking the figures in the most favourable light, the number of cases would barely amount to 15, and would not amount, to 18. He stated that under the circumstances he would not at pre sent recommend the establishment of a Home. He considered that there should be a certainty of at, least 40 or 50 regular patients before he could advise the Coun- ties o take any steps. For the, present he advised the Councils to contract with Bren- try, or in the event of there being any Roman Catholic patients, with Ashford. He recom- mended that the Councils should not make any fixed agreement with Brentry, guaran- teeing so many cases a, year, but should apply to them as each case arose. In the event of any case being committed to an Inebriates' Home by Justices under the Summary Powers conferred by Section 2 of the Inebriate's Act, 1898, h? recommended the Clerk of the committing Justices to ad- vise the Clerk of the County Council for his County immediately. The Clerk of the County Council for his County should then communicate with Brentry by telegram, ask- ing if they could admit a patient under Sec- tion 2, and if there was any difficulty he de- sired such Clerk to communicate with him (Dr Br an wait he), and he would always be, able to place the case in a Home. Dr Branithwaitie desires me, to call special atten- tion of Maiagistrates to the new Licensing Act 2 Edward 7, cap- 28, which will probably in- crease the number of cases sent to Inebriates Homes. By Section 1 of this Act, a person found, drunk in any highway or public place, whether a building or not., may be, appre- hended, and dealt with aeoording to law. By Section 2 the offenee of being drunk when in charge of a, child is added to the offences mentioned in the 1st schedule to the Inebriate's Act, 1898, and by Section 5, .yt.LL. where the wife of a married main is a habi- tual drunkard, theCourt may with the con- sent of the wife, order her to be committed to and detained in an Inebriate's Home. Dr Branthwaite also desires to impress upon the Chairman and Justices sitting at Quarter Sessions the desirability of availing themselves of the provisions of Section 1 of the Inebriates' Act, 1898, which are as follows Where a person is convicted on indict- ment of an offence punishable with imprison- ment or penal servitude, if the Court is satisfied from the evidence that the offence was committed under the influence of drink, or that drunkenness was a contributing cause of the offence, and the offender admits that he is or is found by tTie Jury to be a habitual drunkard, the Court may, in addi- tion to or in substitution for any other sen- tience, order that he may be detained for a period not exceeding three years in any State Inebriate's Reformatory, or in any certified Inebriate Reformatory, the manar gers of which are willing to receive him." Dr Branthwaite points out, that this prac- tically gives the Court power to commit any prisoner to an Inebriates' Home if they are satisfied that the crime was brought about by drink. He -ated that they were particularly desirous of getting eases under Section 1, as the best results Lad hitherto been obtained from them, and several cures had been made. With regard to the clause in trc Brentry agreement giving the manage ment (powers* to reject, certcin ccses, and to which some exceptioiii was taken by a mem- ber ,r-,f the, committee, Dr Branthwriie con- sidered that no reasonable objection could -be taken toO thb clause. It was found neces- sary to insert it, when Brentry was first- started, be can scme Councils claimed almost ais matter of right that, Brentry should take in all their cases, whie/reas a natural pileference has 'ways been shown by Brentrey for those Counties that have, assis- ted it with the initial expense of the building and grounds, and he added that, in his ex- | perienoe he had never known Brientry raise any frivolous objection to the introduction of any patient whatever. Dr Branthwaite stated that some t.iltl-eoalgo he had been in consultation with Glamorganshire and the,, County Borough of Cardiff respecting the establishment of a Home, either for their own patients or for a, more extendleid area. He himself considered South Wales an admirable area for a Home, and he intended conferaing again at, an early date with the autthorities in Glamorganshire upon the ques- tion. He was of opinion that owing to thlg language difficulty it would be desirable to have a, Home in Walies for Welsh cates, and the information that he had obtained from the three counties of Carmarthenshim, Car- diganshire, and Glamorganshire, would be of great assistance to him in re-opening the, matter with Glamorganshire where matter's had oncfe proceeded so far that, a site had been under consideration. Although clearly of opinion that it, was too early to establish a Home for the three Counties, he expressed a strong wish that, the present Committee should not be dissolved, buit should continue in existence, and he promised to let me hear from him again how negotiations were pro- ceeding. It was unanimously resolved that, inas1- much as owing to the paucity of Habitual Inebriates reported by the, three Counties. Dr Branthwaite dees not. recommend at pre- sent the, establishment of a Joint, Counties Inebriates Home, terms to be, enterled into by each Council w;th Brent ry or (in the, case of Roman Catholic cases) Ashford for any cases that may requite committal to a Home. The tortus required by Brentry are L25 for each patient per annum-

The Municipal Election at Car- marthen. MEETING IN" THE WESTERN WARD. A meeting in support of the undenominar tional candidates (Rev J. Harry and Mr E. Jenkins) was held at Water street school- room on Wednesday evening. The Rev E. Davies presided. The Rev Professor D. E. Jones said that England was once at the head of the world's commercial countries. Now it was a bad second. Why ? One specialist says that the reason for this deterioration has been brought about by the poor education given to he children of England. The children, arc equipped for commercial competitions. Bis- mark hd ian Germany swept aside all hin- drances on the path of German children's progress. In this country also we want to sweep off all kinds of religious catechisms and dogmas, and let them have all their school time to devote to purely secular edu- cation, and thus enable them to pgnt tile battle of life shoulder to shoulder with the properly educated children of other nation- alities. It will not do for all Nonconfor- mists to die the death of martyrs in connec- tion with the Bill. Some of u# must live to stop the Tories having their own way. I do not want to persuade you here o-night to go to gaol or to the stake, but we co w.nt to exhort you to go to the pooling booth to record your votes on Saturday. Let every- one heed the dictates of his own conscience in the matter. Some Churchman asked my opinion of Principal Brown's address. I re- plied that we all respect Principal Brown as a citizen, as a scholar, as a School Board member, and an educationist generally, but I as to his address, my answer is that about the young barrister's defence. Admirable defence when we consider the cause he has to defend is a rotten one. None in Carmar- then could make such a good defence of such a, poor case. My opinion of Archdeacon Evans' figures They are like all figures- you can make just what you like with them. Popularity of a book clepends on the number of editions. Archdeacon Evans' figures have undergone several revisions and changes, and they are open to further revisions, especially so when the Bill shall have been in operation for a twelvemonth Convocation had seven years ago issued the marching order Cap- ture the School Board." This had failed. New another order is gone forth Hang them "-for doing work so well. Next order from headquarters, Capture the Board Schools," and this constitutes the chief peril of the new Bill. Principal Brown admits the inferiority of volunary schools. Now I protest against a Bill that makes it possible to reduce our Board Schools to the level of our inefficient voluntary schools For this reason, I hope that the constitution of our Town Council will be in future of such a character that. our Carmarthen Board Schools shall have every advantage to maintain their name and fame as peerless elementary schools We ishall want educationists on this Council in future--we shall want men of Principal EVianG and Mr Harry's capabilities and characters. A scheme must be framed for the carrying out of the provisions of this Bill, and the, services of gentlemen such as these will be of inestimable value. Let both wards elect men that are suitable for the work. Principal Evans in this campaign is honourablethough all the caniddates are not honourable. Principal Evans desires the return of both his Liberal fellow candidates. Let us go to the poll and record our votes in favour of candidates who will he capable of administering the Bill with prudence and impartiality. Professor Kerri Evans, M.A., said It is our duty to carry the fire and light of this meeting to the circules you turn in during the next, few days. The reciprocal duties of candidates in this campaign need a little attention and practice—more loyal co-opera- tion desirable. Since coming to Carmarthen I have been struck with the readiness and ease some men can barter their principles and manliness. It is a symptom of lament- able moral weakness. There is a growing desire in the town to raise the standard of the town's civil life and especiallv the stan- dard of our Town Council. Criticism of the Rev Principal Brown's address 1. The first thing that strikes me is that. the church is very" charit,able." It, seems to give-give- give—everything, and receives nothing But, they wanted to keep one thing—selec- tion of teacher. Ah yes, they wisn to re- tain the denominational character of the Church ischools-" Religious atmosphere is only another phrase for "denominational or clerical atmosphere." The schools are to have only two doors (1) Entrance door. (2) Exit door into, church. To make the, best use of the Bill, though evil as it is, it is of importance to elect competent persons to the Town Council. If we could get managers to be Christians first, and Churchpeople second. then I would not object to them having the. majority on the Committee of Management. But the mischief is that some managers are Churchmen first, and Christians after. Rev D. J. Thomas said that. as the last chairman of the Carmarthen School Board, he had something to say. There was a hand- bill being circulated entitled F: v to Voluntary Schools." It asked "Will the Car- marthen ratepayers refuse these new grants by voting against, the Bill." That. was not a fair way of putting the situation. We had not had a chance of voting against the Bill. We only wish we had (bear, hear). In all likelihood this Bill will pass. It was a question of administration which we are now fighting. The Beard Schools would soon be under the control of the Education Com- mittee. The doors- of the Church schools were closed against he. children of Noncon- formists who wished to become punil teachers except at the price of apostasy. And that in schools which were chiefly supported by taxes and would soon be on the rates. He had t'he greatest, respect for Principal Brown, whom. lie, knew as one of the managers of the Intermediate Schools. lie believed Principal Brown to be a gentleman, and a Christian gentleman. But Principal Brown only appeared to see one side of the question. He does not seem to realise the position of Nonconformists, who loved their Noncon- formity, and would not sacrificei it for the sake of worldly advantage and profit. It it, fair that schools which would be entirely supported out of the rates and taxes should be shut against our children. There was a danger under t;his ct that unless we have a controlling voice upon the Education Com- mittee that our children will be Rhut, out. of the Board Schools as well. He believed that the spirit of Professor Morgan was still alive amongst the Nonconformists of Carmar- then, and he hoped that they would send men to the Town Council who would see that their children got fairplay. Here we had the spectacle of the richest Church in Christen- ] dom holding out its hand and askino- for more -lor grants lrom the Town Council. It is the denominational at m aspher-e they axe after. How many have because of this subtle atmosphere gone over to the Church. I have had young men in my own Church who wished to get into the Training College. There is not a more, fair-minded man than Principal Brown. He could not help it. If they wished to go to a, Training College sup- ported by taxes, they must be confirmed. They must cast a stigma on my ohr.rch and my ministry the religious bringing up which they have had under my care is not sufficient. They must be confirmed, and have the imprimatur of the Esta.blish.ed Church, before they can enter a Training College to be trained for the teaching profe^fni.-—The- rev. gentleman concluded by urging the electors to return in the East. Principal Evans (who would be fair even to the other side) Mr Tnehsme, and Mr Daniel, and in the West, the Rev Joseph Harry, who would have plenty of courage to stand up for them. and also Mr E. Jenkins. Rev J. H. Weatherall said that since bt- used to read Robinson Crusoe" and the "Arabian Nights." he had never realised the hsight, to which the imaginative faculties could scar ns he did when reading thct docu- ment; entitled Fairplay to ° Voluntary Schools" (laughter). Those, who relied on its nromises would find that they were done brown. It was full of specious ergumewt which could only come from those who did not understand the bill. It, was interesting a,s ;).11 evidence- of the intolerable detrma that neo'prc had a right to complicate the ques- tion of public education, by their own ppr- sonal convictions. We had got used to the doctrine, otherwise we could never stand it. \Vh.n the State took un the quf>trt>H of edreaticTi it frrnd the Church the man in eQ,{>('w'l.nd it had never had the courage t-o* buv him cut. It was said that it would co-t £ 25.000.000 to buy out the man in possession but surely it was worth so much when we could spend ever so 14udl more in ) murdering a few Boers in South Africa. We heard very little of the parents in this agita- tion it was got up chiefly by the Clericcl party. They required some machinery to collect the -rates, and they employed the Town Council. The business of the Town Council would be to Collect, collect. collect," and the business of the public would be to Pay, pay, pay (laughter). When they appointed their Education Committee, they would, of course, appoint three-fourths of it Churchmen, and then they would put on two or three Nonconformists to show how just the Church is to Nonconformity. The public would have to pay all the maintenance —including the rent if necessary. At East- bourne. they had formed a limited company to build a school, and the rent was equal to five. per cent, on the capital. So that was a new way of getting sectarian schools on the cheap.—Referring to municipal matters, he thought that- people should not be able to get the bye-laws -modified to suit. cases here and there. It would be better too that the press should not be shut out from out from contract meetings; if there was anything shady in the letting of the contracts it would be less likely t obe done in an open meeting. where there was an opportunity for criticism than in a private meeting. Why should we not have an isolation hospital, and when we had scarlet fever why should we cart the cases down to Llanstephan. When there was a danger of smallpox, why should we have to wait until we got tents so as to give it every opportunity of spreading if it broke out in the meantime. Rev Joseph Harry followed with a speech in which he quoted the admissions of Prin- cipal Brown in his answers the previous evening. [These will be found elsewhere in the present. issue.] A resolution to sjjpport the two candidates was unanimously carried. A vote of thanks to the speakers on the mo-tion of the Rev A. F. Mills seconded bv the Rev E. U. Thomas, was passed.

Hockey Notes. At the beginning of last winter, a hockey club was formed at the J.C. Asylum, and the attendants and patients were very en- thusiastic in taking up the game. Despite the fact that the sticks first obtained were more suited to the old Welsh game of Bando than the modern game' of Hockey, and that the ground obtainable left much to be de- sired, the game at once became popular, and practices were frequont throughout last, season. This year, the Asvlum team re- started playing with unabated enthusiasm, and as they were anxious to try conclusions with some other elevein, Dr Goodall allowed the team to arrange a match with the Car- marthen Reserves, to be played on the Car- marthen ground on Thursday last. The Asylum team, captained by Mr G. J. Hodges, arrived on the ground about a, quarter to three, thus giving an example of punctuality that might be followed with much advantage by many Carmarthen Hockeyites. The Re- serves got on the ground the usual half hour after time, and the game started about 3.30. Messrs D. J. Davies and P. O'Sullivan acted a& referees. For a while both sides attacked in turn, but it was not until 20 minutes after the start, that the first score was registered. Arthur Thomas finding the net for the visi- tors. The Asylum, encouraged doubtless by being first scorers now played a very hard game, and the home defence got plenty of work to do. After half time, the Reservists showed better form, and had verv hard lines in not scoring on more than one occasion, but the Asylum custodian played a very fine game, and saved well throughout. The game resulted in a win for the Asylum by three goals to one. Oswald Olive scoring for the Reserves. —: o: — From a spectator's point of view, the game was a very enjoyable one. Though combina- tion was remarkable by its absence, the game wa,s undoubtedly fast and exciting, and what the players lacked in skill they made up in hard work and enthusiasm. We hope to see very decent teams turned out. both by the Asylum and Reserves after a little more practice, and we trust that last Thursday's match was only the first of many. •o:— The teams were as follows Asylum Goal, Fred Paddon backs, G. J. Hodges and Tom Rees half backs. Jim Richards, David Evans, and Arthur Thomas; forwards Sam Thomas, David Davies, Daniel Richards, William Davies, and John Morgan. Reserves Goal. T. Jones backs, J. Davies and Wm. Evans halves, W. Cross- man. A. R. Davies, and T. Arthur; forwards C. Jones. G. Morris. 0. Olive, and J. Lewis. One of the reserves failed to turn up, hence the presence of T. Jones in goal.

Edison's New Storage Battery, Mr Mallory, who is Mr Edison's chief busi- ness associate, told mo," says a writer in the November Windsor Magazine," that in the months of work which followed the in- vento-'s decision to make a. new storage battery over ten thousand experiments were tried without a glimmer of success. Week after week Mr Mallory asked— Any'suceess ?' and Mr Edison srook his head. And finally, having the lioart to inquire no longer, Mr Mallory said nothing further for a moth or so. Then one day, the subject having arisen, the old question was asked. The inventor's face lighted up suddenly, and he said- 'e found a lot vi things that, won't work,' as if that were a great discovery. And so he pushed onward trying every com binahol1 of metals, excepting the use of lead, with faith that somewhere in Nature there existed a certain harmony of natural laws-that harmony which he says it has been his chief purpose in life to seek—which would make possible the use of materials hitherto unused in this connection. He tried the rare1 metal cadmium, and seeing a glimmer of success, he despatched a man to the West to find out where, how, and in what quantities cadmiuvA w mined—just as he sent men scouring the world from the I Amazon River to China for the spcial bam- boo which he used when he invented the incandescent lamp. And, finally, one* day he began to get results with & certain combina- tion with iron aitd nickel, results before hidden from experimenters owing to a pecu- liar chemical condition known as. passivity. From this point his progress was rapid once having the key of the problem, the details of eon&truction and manufacture formulated themselves with great rapidity. Having created the body, it seemed et»mparatively easy to clothe it. Significant as an evidence of the originality of Edison's new idea was the comment on the first application for a patent returned to the inventor by i Government experts Improbable, if not impossible.' The fact was that Mr Edison had dealt with a chemical a certain oxide of nickel, apparently new to science, and there were; other features of the battery which puzzled the examiiters. As a result, Edison invited t experts to dome on from Wa>hrngton, and placing his laboratory at their disposal, hei showed them that whatever might. be the chemistry of the battery, it worked, it really worked. And th patents- were grantoo. "-From the Novem ber number of the Windsor Magazine," which contains important articles on Edi- son's Latest Ma.ivel—The New Storage Battery," The Taming of Crocodiles," "Im- proving the Naiienai Physique." and a hue variety of other subject:, strikingly illus trate*. In the fiction department, for which the Windsor has long held premier position, are to be found Matx Pemberton, 1 -4 Jerome K. Jer&me, Richard Harding Davis, ana many another favourite author. Alto- jgethcr a very strong number.

Llandilo Notes. Dr Evans declares that it was in consequence of what appeared in these notes relative to the motor-cat driving- that the Carmarthen police got on his track. Be that as it miy, I candidly confess that it is rather hard that he should have been made a scapegoat, when there are others driving at break-neck paces in their motor cars almost "daily in this locality. Perhaps there may be a good reason for this immunity from police interference. If however, the new Superintendent of Police would bridg one of the worst offenders to book, I promise him immediate popularity. -'0"- Mr. Hugh G. Philipps, solicitor, has just set up a new office over the new prenrises of Mr. J. R. Evans, which are situated opposite those of Mr. Williams, the chemist. Mr. Philipps was wishful to have some taking advertisement displayed in the window, for even solicitors cannot very well do without advertisements in these days. So he consulted a well-known punster in the town, who at once gave him the following :— Here I make deeds and wills, Opposite to seeds and pills. Needless to say, there was too much of Beecham about that to suit him. :o:- The Electric Light must not be playing hide and seek, as it did for a while on Monday night, else there will be no bounds to the jubilation of the believers in gas. They left off some gas to-night. When they did so they forgot that on Sunday morning those who were using gas stoves found that for some inexplicable cause the supply of gas suddenly failed. "0: The owners of the Ammanford slaughter-houses need not be at all alarmed when they read the newspaper reports of the meeting on Saturday last of the Llandilo Rural District Council. For the last 20 years there has been pretty well an annual slaughtering in that council of the owners of the slaughter-houses, and still the latter go on slaughtering, The Rural District Council was only giving a display of thunder "—for one member accused another of stealing his—but it was only imitation thunder there was no lightning connected with it. Threatened men live long, and the Rural District Council in these matters lives on threatening. Quite a volume that would read like a romance, might be written on what has been written and spoken in regard to those slaughter-houses both by the Council's Medical Officers and Inspectors of Nuisances. To several others who were threatened on Saturday last I would say Cheer up the Council only barks it does not bite."

>mkdigestioh^L- vBjmSpJr means torturing pain, in- cessant -weariness, v.-retehed days and wakeful nights. It -^jrjgr means being done up," "good-for-nothing" all the day ^Glb- 11 J§Ts and every day. It means starved «j§jL, Jvjf blood, starved muscles, a starved j!E§ body and a starved brain; in short, it means shattered health and a SpsT jgf broken constitution unless yon root it "isB out without delay. Mother Seigel's |x Curative Syrup is the national remedy rf- jj3 for indigestion in sixteen countries, 2g Its unrivalled reputation is backed by $8 thirty-tliree years' unbroken success ii\ &| £ ;*§ caring Indigestion. It cured Mrs. E rF JS MORRIS. It will cure you. Read he* 4 testimony: I would rather be ahftrt of food than without Mother Seigel's •fi Syrup in the house. For three months Sp" U I suffered acutely from indigestion, Oj* accompanied with dizziness and great bodily pain. It cured me then ar_, j. has never failed me since. — Boyal Oak, Llangollen, Jul^- jjih, 1902." fiGIES STRUP .<

KID WELL Y. ELECXIOX.- TIIC nominations on Saturday evening were as follows (sitting members being denoted by an asterisk): "William Young, *William Wilkins, William Harries, William Dunn Davies, Samuel Oaklev, Dd. Cower, Stephen Evans, and David Rowlands. There are four seats. The first named four candidates arc Brownites. the second four Stephenites. and Mr David Rowlands comes out as a Labour candidate. The questions on which the election is fought are local and personal.

TALLEY. THANKSGIVING SERVICES. —The Calvin- istic Methodists of the above place held their thanksgiving services this year on the 16th inst. Contrary to the usual custom of holding two prayer meetings—one at 9.3u a.m., and the other at 6.30 p.m.—the members resolved to have the evening meeting one to hear the Old Gospel preached. The officiating minister was the Rev Phillip Jones, Llandilo, who undoubtedly is coming to the front as one of the most popular preachers of the Con- nexion. The crowded congregation that assembled speaks to the same effect, and although the expectations were consider- ably high, we are glad to testify, after hear- ing the powerful and eloquent sermon he delivered, they were n^t disappointed, but he proved from the very start to the end that he was one of the 11 meisiriaid y Gyn- nulaedfa." The fact that he recently received an unanimous call to be pastor of Capel Newydd, Llanelly, speaks well as to his posiition among the churches of this county, and the fact that he would rather | prefer staying at Llandilo speaks as loud to show that pocket-benefit is not the leading passion in his belief. The fact that he gives his services to the weaker churches of the county without any pecuniary remunera- tion than the saving of souls proves that this is nearer to his heart than worldly interests.

IH'BTTAM CHIEF CONSTABLE—Chief Constable Morant, of South Shields, was on Tuesday appointed chief-constable of Durham County from 55 applicants, at a salary of £ 650. A condition of the a^i^ointment was that the applicant should be a trained policeman. THE FASTEST MAIL STEAMEP.ne Orient, Pacific liner Orontes, which sailed from Ply- mouth on Saturday, had a full complement of passengers, on her maiden voyage to Australia, yver six hundred being on board. me urontes is the largest and the fastera. Brit.ish vescel ever engaged in the Australian mail service. She has a speed of over 18 knots, and could remain at sea for six months without recoaling. steaming a,t a speed of fourteen knots. FKIGHTENED BY A MOTOR CAR AT LLANELLY. —Fe,xi:ifoel Brewery Horses Bolt, with Serious Result. On Monday. Dr E. Evans and Mr Wilfred Mayberry. Llanelly. in a motor car. pasjaed near Llanon, a waggon belong'ng to the Felinfach Brewery Co. The horses bolted and had gone about 50 yards when they dashed into a dray belonging to -the same Co, One of the drivers, named Hopkins, was thrown against a wall and fractured his right, hand, whilst another man in charge, named Williams, sustained a cut on the head and injury to the right arm and left leg. One of the runaway horses broke its Jeg, and had to be shot. The animal was worth £ 60. The two conveyances were smashed. The occupants of the motor car did not know of the accident. Supt. Pieton Philipps. who wa,s on the road with his motor car. made an attempt to overtake Dr Evans-, so as to render aid to the injured men. but failed.

BIRTH. MID.-October 18th. at Yeoman House. Priorv- Btreet, the wife of Sergt. -Instructor Reid, of a daughter. WARRIAGE. LOHK—HUGHES —Oct 26th, at St. Peter'a Church, Carmaithen, by the Rev D. T. Alban, Sergt, Hughee, of the Royal Engineer* fco Miss Al. A* Lohr, daughter of Mr Henry Lohr, Cambrian Place, Carmaithen. DEATHS. LEAxxy. October 23rd, at 9, Llywel-street, Bryn- mill, Swansea, Dorothy May, infant daughter of Mr. Edward A. Leakey, aged 6 months. LODWICK.—October 28th (after a long and painful illness), at Picton Place, Carmarthen. AVilliam, eldest eon of Mr John jl-dwick. attendant at the joint Counties Asylum, C-rno&rthen, aged 32 years.

"THE GOVEBNMENT MILL PAY."—A traction engine erivet tmployed in connection with the military bal!oon department at Alderehot was at Tonbridge on Tuesday fined 22s. for exceeding the legal speed limit. When stopped he said it did not matter, as the Government would pay. An officer from Ald(rolot paid the fire. SOCIAL GATHERING.—A very pleasant evening was spent last Tuesday evening, in Larnma-Etrf et Bchooltoom, when a social gathering, under the auepicts of the Lammas-street Chnptl Improvement Society was held. Tea was placed on the lahIls at. 7.30 p.m. and continued till 8.30 p.m., during which time a pianoforte duet was rendered in grand etyle by Miss Edith and Mas'er Ivor Thomas, Iiull- gtrett Mies Jhomas al o gave a pianoforte solo. The following ladieb pitsided at the tables MiES Lewis, Johnstown, as.'iaud by Iliss May Davies and Miss May GlavdIe, Johnstown Misa Lawrence, Blue-street; the Miesfs Lloyd. Lummas- street, Miss Zazel Thomas, Penllwyn Park Miss Eliza Jones, St. Catherine street Mies Ti omas, M >r( an Arms, and Miss M. S. Thomas, Lammas- street assisted by several others. After the tea was over the following programnce was gone through Solo, Miss M. S. Thomas Fein, Tr. P. J E'ana Johnstown solo, Miss K. Davits, Spring Gardens solo, Mr. Bev&n, [Old College School recitation, Mr. D. E. Jame", 0 d College School recitation, Mr. Oliver nrry, Tabernacle Terrace and a solo by Mr. William Thomae, Johnstown. The meeting was concluded with the singing of Hen. Wlad fy Nhadau."