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Death of Mr. Jas. Howell,…
Death of Mr. Jas. Howell, of Cardiff. REMARKABLE BUSINESS CAREER. HIS EARLY LIFE IX PEMBROKESHIRE. Mr. James Howell, the well-known Cardiff draper, died at 7.50 o'clock on Thursday morn- ing at his residence, Grove House, Riehmond- road, after a brief, but severe illness, during which he was attended by Dr. Fred Evans. On Tuesday Dr. Mitchell Stevens was called into consultation, and on Wednesday, the emi- nent London specialist, Sir Dyce Duckworth, was also in attendance. Their joint opinion was that the liver affection from which the patient suffered would almost certainly prove iatal, but the dissolution seamed to have come sooner than was expected, although it was felt that it could not have been averted for more than a few weeks. Mr. Howell was in his 74th year, having been born on August 3, 1835. The news was received with profound re- gret throughout the district, for the deceaseds' name was a household word, owing to the huge establishment he had reared in St. Mary's Street, and because of the multifarious ways in which his influence was felt in the public life of the city, notwithstanding the fact that he always remained in the background, and always declined to join any of the local authorities. REMARKABLE PERSONALITY. Mr. Howell was a remarkable man, forceful in character, and a strict disciplinarian, and yet most tender-hearted and generous when nis sympathies were roused. His memory will be, naturally, mostly associated with the great business established in St. Mary's Street, the style of which he had registered as "The Cardiff Drapers." Starting from the smallest beginnings, as narrated later on, he, by in- domitable perseverance and remarkable in- tuitiveness, had reared a huge concern, Lils which over 400 hands were engaged, and whicn covered the drapery, clothing, ironmongers, fur- nishing, china, and earthenware and other trades. Most of the employes were housed oli the magnificent premises, and the conditions of employment and indoor life at Messrs James Howell and Co.'s were always creditably re- ferred to on all occasions when discussions on the living-in system took place throughout the kingdom in connection with the Shop Assistants Union. Mr. Howell took personal charge of every detail connected with the business. He was in his office, amongst the first arrivals on the premises every morning, and was always the last to leave, and, with his fingers on every string, lie kept perfect control over the whole concern. A HUGE BUSINESS. As an emporium, the premises were amongst the most extensive and well-equipped in the provinces. It has often been said, with much truth, that Mr. Howell made St. Mary Street, and with equal truth it may be added that St. Mary Street made Mr. Howell. The popularity of the splendid thoroughfare and the expen- ion of his business connections grew one with the other, and the scene outside and in the premises every morning during the spring and summer seasons gives an idea of the immen- sity of the present turnover of the firm. When he came to Cardiff in 1865, he found nearly all the existing drapery establishments conduc- ted on the credit system, but he instituted strictly cash principles from the outset, and with instant success. The premises now cover a ground floor area of 36.787 superficial feet, and extend from St. Mary's Street to Trninity Street at the rear, whilst he had also erected extensive premises on the south side of Wharton St. and in the Hayes for workshops, storage purposes, etc., and acquired land abut- ting the premises of Messrs. Morgan and Co. Always alive to the possibilities of still further enlarging the scope of his business, he had conceived the idea of acquiring all the pre- mises lying between the present premises and the north side of Wharton-stieet in order to carry out a big extension scheme which would provide him with a frontage bigger than that of any other establishment of a similar kind in the country, and negotiations had been con- cluded with that object in view in respect of most of the property referred to. He was, naturally, vastly proud of his establishment, and it is said that some years ago, when ap- proached by some speculative gentleman with the suggestion that he should sell the concern to them, he indignantly exclaimed that no body of men of his acquaintance could find sufficient speculative capital to cover the figure he would ask for his property and goodwill if he were disposed to sell. When the proposal was made by the* late Mr. Lascelles Carr to remove the Town Hall from St. Mary-street to Temperancetown, Mr. Howell organised a strenuous opposition to tjtie scheme, and, joint- ly with the late Mr. Solomon Andrews, he defrayed the expense of an elaborate set of plans of a new Town-hall on the old site. The opposition to the Temperancetown site was effective, because at the last moment Mr. Howell threw m. his lot with the advocates of the Cathays Park Scheme. QUEEN-STREET ENTERPRISE. Although engrossed so much with the care and development of his business in St. Mary- street, Mr. Howell found time to devote serious attention to other big ventures. It is to his complete confidence in the future of Cardiff as a great commercial centre that the city owes the possession of the Park Hotel and Park-hall, one of the most magnificent pile of buildings in the kingdom. The old Crockherbtown theatre stood on the part of the site, which was in- tersected by the docks' feeder, and, recognising the need of a first-class public hall, he specu- lated in the purchase of the old theatre, which was pulled down to make room for the present hotel and public hall. The covering of the feeder was a serious undertaking, but, having had the permission of the Bute Estate to bridge it, he was not to be thwarted. As the work advanced it was made evident that the scheme would be .much more expensive than had been anticipated, but it was eventually successfully accomplished. Mr. Howell's family still re- tain the largest share in the Park HalL and Hotel Company, of which he was the managing director, having Sir John Gunn, Mr. E. W. M. Corbett, and Air. James Howell, jun., as his co-partners. It need hardly be added that the city is greatly indebted to his enterprise and faith for one of the most imposing architec- tural features of the city in the hotel build- ings.
Remarkable Career.
Remarkable Career. BORN NEAR FISHGUARD. An intimate acquaintance of the late Mr. James Howell has furnished some interesting particulars bearing upon the deceased gentle- man's early life, which indicate the struggles he made to court fortune, and the indomitable spirit with which he faced and surmounted all obstacles. Mr. Howell was a native of Clyncath, near Fishguard, his father being a master black- smith, employing one or two men. His father died comparatively young, leaving a widow and three sons, of whom the eldest was Mr. James Howell. The mother, who was a most estimable woman, of whom the deceased, when re-calling her struggles to bring up her young family, could never speak without manifesting considerable emotion, worked hard to keep the home together, and lived long enough to see her son one of Cardiff's leading business men. After quitting home Mr. Howell never omit- ted to send his mother a weekly contribution, and when he succeeded in. business he amply provided for her comfort.' All the education that Mr. Howell had was at a ",neighbouring village school. Even in his childhood days he exhibited the commercial instinct in a marked degree, and for a few coppers the future great tradesmaa was often seen carrying a basketful of eggs and butter for the farmers' wives to the Fishguard Market. It was on the occasion of these visits to Fish- guard that he used to gaze admiringly at a window of a small drapery establishment kept by a Mr. David -Davies, and in deference to his expressed, desire his mother apprenticed Mr. Howell to this particular tradesman. Mr. Howell used to relate with gusto the circum- stances under which he was apprenticed. In order to be presentable at the shop, his mother had ordered' a new suit of clothes for him, but by the morning he was to start work his coat had not been completed, ana in this dilemma his mother had to borrow another boy's Sunday coat for him until his own was ready. "You can see," Mr. Howell, in recount- ing the incident, laughingly remarked, "that I commenced life with a borrowed coat." When in later years the late Mr. David Davies was asked what sort of a boy Mr. Howell was at the shop as an apprentice the reply was "It was always better for me to be from home, for when Jimmy had the con- trol of the business himself he always took more money over the counter than I did when* I was at home." Mr. Howell's own explana- tion of this was that Mr. Davies used to irre- tate the susceptibilities of the residents of Owmcath by his jocular way of cat-calling after some of them in allusion to the nitme of the locality, Cwmcath being the Welsh equiva- lent of The Vale of the Cat. An interesting incident of Mr. Howell's boy- hood days should not be forgotten, this being as he himself put it, his first commercial traiy' saction, and one which gave him a taste for speculative enterprises. When trudging along to the Fishguard Market in his schooldays, heavily laden with the goods which he carried for the farmers' wives, he noticed some strangers whom he thought came from London, selling walking sticks at 6d. each. It at once struck him that the trees in the locality pro- vided quite as good sticks as those which weare supplied by the supposed London vendors on market days. After returning home he lost no time in walking through the woods, and dur- ing his peregrinations brought home with him branches of trees likely to form good sticks, with natural hooks, and in his mother's cottage he trimmed them up with his pen- knife, and speculated 3d. which he had in his possession on varnish. The next market day he was off to Fishguard with half a dozen varnished sticks, which he soon disposed at 6d. each, and with 3s. in his pocket he felt, <1; lie himself remarked recently to an in- formant, that he was "getting on in the world." Walking along with the 3s. in his pocket, he was itching to utilise the money for some other speculative purpose, and, seeing a young man with a goat, he agreed to purchase the animal for 2s. 6d. It was now his turn to lead the goat through the village, and he was not long be- fore he disposed of it for 5s., a splendid return for the outlay. A SPECULATION FRUSTRATED. During his apprenticeship in Fishguard lie still felt a strong desire to indulge in specu- lations, and with this end in view engaged himseif in a conversation with a London tra- veller as to what things would be saleable from that neighbourhood in the Metropolis. "Couldn't you find some haaes to send to London f' querried the traveller, and an ar- rangement was then and there come to that young Howell should send a quantity of hares to London at 3s. a piece. tie then caused it to be known among the fanners of the locality that he would call upon them upon a certain day to buy any hares which they might have at Is. 6d. each. Having a donicey cart for the purpose, he went his rounds and purchased 18. He had only two shillings left when an- other farmer soia him two other hares—making 20 in all. Unfortunately, this speculation, dm not end! so happily, for his employer inter- vened and insisted upon consigning the hares himself to the buyers, and thus pocketed the profit. Mr. Howell was much upset at being thus thwarted, and wanted his indentures can- celled, but, though matters were not allowed to go to that extent, Mr. Howell never for- got this act of unkindiiess, and when narrating this episode would always evince his indigna- tion. AT MILFORD HAVEN. In 1858 Mr. Howell left Fishguard, and, af- ter serving as an assistant for a snort time with Mr. Witcher at Milford Haven, became an assistant to the late Mr. Benjamin Evans, of London House, Newport (Mon.) where he con- ducted himself with so much ability and smartness that he was soon highly apprecia- ted by Mr. Evans, and was paid the highest salaiy given to assistants behind the counter. After a stay of about two years, being desir- ous of gaining wider experience, he went to London "on spec," as he put it, and succeeded in securing a situation at Shooibred's, the well- known London establishment. While here an incident is given snowing that, though very care- iul in money matters, and in fact, always saving money, he was most kind-hearted and generous when his heart was touched. The lather of one of Mr. Howell's fellow-assistants died, and the young fellow was at a. loss to know what to do to help to put his mother and sister up in a little business. Without any hesi- tation and without any security, Mr. Howell lent the assistant £ 40—wnich, by the way, was honourably returned in time—and with this money the mother and daughter were able to take a country inn and secure the means of livelihood after the death of the bread-winner. STARTED BUSINESS AT PEMBROKE DOCK. After spending some years in London Mr. Howell and another gentleman, named Jen- kins decided upon opening a drapery business at Pembroke Dock. rlere the partners engaged a most estimable and prepossessing young iaay —Miss Fanny Uuvies Lui:1d.U, 01 Juittie iraXen. Both partners ieii in iove wiui the young lady, and owing to a discord which ioiiovvea Miss Logan leit .for London. This did not improve matters between the two partners, and Mr. Howell, selling nis share to Mr. Jenkins, re- turned to London, ana was engaged at Jiessrs Tarn and Co.'s great estaousnnient at Newing- ton Causeway. Mr. Howell and Miss Logan then became most attached to each other, with the result that they were marriea, and though lr. and Mrs. Howell had yet to encounter severe struggles before final success crowned their joint untiring efforts, their married life was ideal. IN BUSINESS IN LONDON. After their marriage Mr. Howell decided upon once more eni bar King in business on nis own account, and then started a small business in Edgware-road, London. Mr. and Mrs. Howell did not, as may be easily understood, possess much capital, and alter lurmshing tHe pre- mises, on what he afterwards regarded as a somewhat too lavish scale, he had only a couple of hundreds of pounds left w herewith to stock the establishment, they went to live on tho premises without any assistants, but the ven- ture proved none too successful, and an uphill fight had to be waged. Mr. Howell was nothing if not straightforward in his business dealings, and with the view of stocking ilis new establishment, he went to a wholesale firm and frankly laid before the principals the exact state of affairs; but, as he had not sufficient capital the first firm he went to blankly refused to grant him credit. With dogged perseverance and still undaunted in reaching his objective, he went to another firm and again stated exactly what money he had and what he had spent on furnishing the shop at Edgware-road. His frankness won the day, and Mr. Howell having handed over all the money he had on accounts, goods were supplied to him on credit, conditionally upon certain periodic payments being forth- coming, and tnis was the way he spent the first year in Edgware-road. When he was sort- ing up he would go to Messrs. Tarn and Co. and buy up parcels of what are termed "short lengths" in order to supplement his stock, and these parcels he carried on his back through the streets to his own establishment, so as to save a conveyance. The first yeai's takings came to £ l,OoO, and in the second year this figure was doubled. But, though he was gradually gaining, he felt that the progress made was slow, and in the second year there occurred one very wet month, when the sales fell considerably. There were bills about coming due, and he was full of anxiety. Walking aiong in a pensive mood in one of the London parks, the thought oc curred to him that he vould ask for the loan of about £40 or j250 from tne assistant at Shooibred's to whom he had been kind enough to lend £40 on the occasion referred to above; but, to his great disappointment, his quondam Mend failed to oblige him, pleading that he hadnt the money himself. Having met with this rebuff, he vowed to himself that he would never again ask for help from any man, and when he told his wife of his disappointment, the cheery response was, "Never mind, keep up your spirits; we will 'push the trade.' And push the trade they aid, Mr. and Mrs. Howell applying themselves strenuously to the task, and, themselves ticketing every article, they emerged triumphantly, so tha.t the bills were met in due course, and the takings in the following year had increased by another £1,000. STARTING IN CARDIFF. Mr. Howell, however, was still dissatisfied, and was hankering for an opening in Wales, having his eye on Cardiff. He closely watched the advertisements for suitable premises; and one Sunday morning in 1865, on scanning a newspaper-from Wales he saw that the Stuart- hall, in the Hayes' Cardiff, which belonged to Messrs. Cory Brothers, was to let, and on Mon- day morning he had an interview with the owners, explaining that he was a Welshman, and felt strongly inclined to come to Cardiff. Being a stranger, however, Messrs Cory, with business-like caution, were not willing to let the place without security for the rent. Mr. Howell could not afford to pay the rent before- hand, and he had no wealthy relative to fall back upon to come surety for him. "Like a flash," he afterwards remarked, when in a reminiscent mood, "I thought of that good man, the late Mr. Benjamin Evans, of New- port." A private interview followed, and Mr. Evans' rejoinder was "Yes, Howell, I will back you to any amount," and forwarded a letter to Messrs. Cory guaranteeing the rent for 12 months. Mr. Howell then went back joyfully to London to tell hie wife. No time was lost in making preparations, and by this time Mr. William Howell had also come to stay with his brother. The Cardiff place was well advertised, and Mr. Howell registerea the name "The Cardiff Drapers" at Stationer's Hall. The news that a firm of London drapers were about to open at Stuart-hall spread through the town, and from the moment of opening people began to pour in, and he had' to rapidly increase the number of his assist- ants. By-and-bye the business became too large .for the premises, and the inrush of patrons astonished even Mr. Howell himself. He con- ducted the business on strictly ready-money lines, selling his goods as cheap as possible, "Small profits and quick returns," being his motto. TO ST. MARY-STREET. He then looked round for premises in St. Mary Street, and took over the establishment of the late Alderman Thomas Rees, which was part of the site of the present establishment. After making extensive alterations, he removed his stock from the Stuart-hall, and the business still increased with remarkable rapidity. At this time he was dealing extensively with Manchester firms, and one of the firms' re- presentatives, a Mr. Rowland, used to come down and spend as much as a week at a time with him. Another gentleman he was in- timately associated with at this time, but not in a business capacity, was a Mr. Hutchins, a native of Llantrissant who is still hale and hearty, and resides at Canton, Cardiff. Mr. Hutchins and Mr. Rowlands were so attentive to Mr. Howell, who by this time was ordering enormous quantities of goods, that a rumour' got abroad that they were connected with the business, but as a matter of fact, no one had anything to do with the concern except Mr. Howell and his family. They were bosom friends, and frequently consulted one another as to what purchases should be made. At first Mr. Howell and his family lived on the busi- ness premises, but afterwards took a private residence in Crockherbtown (Queen-street), situ- ate between the present Em/pdre Theatre and the Glamorgan Canal. Then the family in- creased, and later on Mr. Howell purchased the house in West-grove which the corporation afterwards acquired and now use as the Mansion House. He afterwards built the fine residence, Grove House, standing in its own grounds, in Richmond-road, where he passed away on Thursday morning.
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Freedom of Conscience.
Freedom of Conscience. The following interesting address, delivered by Mr. Robert Roberts, J.P., of Llandudno, at the annual meetings of the Carnarvonshire Baptist Association last week, has been sent us for publication :— Mr. Roberts declared himself against state establishing, patronising or endowing any par- ticular religion, contending that it would lead to tyranny in some form or other, whatever the religion might be. Going back to the time of the tests, he sketched that discreditable period in British history, and declared wher- ever there was a state church intolerance al- ways ruled, and Nonconformists were created. They consisted of every section of the com- munity, except those whose religion was estab- lished, and they could not fail to be placed at a disadvantage. Laws were passed compelling those who demanded full privileges of citizen- ship to comply with the tents of the then es- tablished Church, whether Episcopalian or Pres- byterian. The Conventicle Act of 1664 he con- sidered worse than the Riot Act, because it pre- vented peaceful gatherings, even of the follow- ers of the Prince of Peace. This cruel and unjust law made it impossible for the people to meet without being subjected to persecution. There was some good reasons for the Riot Act, though the Statute had not always been wisely exercised. It was intended to preserve the peace aaad good order of the community. Without knowing the circumstances, they could not to-day judge of the intolerable state of things which existed when we knew that in the following year the Five-mile Act was passed, proving that an attempt was made to put those who did not conform out of exist- ence. Every person who desired to act as teacher had to promise not to make any change in the Church or Government. That, of course, deprived all Nonconformists from filling that calling. If carried out it would leave matters at a dead standstill, and yet after centuries of legislaion they knew how far from perfect they were in the matter of allowing every ciu- zen of His Majesty a completely free exercise of his conscience. TIe Act of Toleration at last allowed Nonconformists to exist on certain conditions—not the conditions that the Non- conformists considered they were entitled to, but what their oppressors were disposed to impose upon them. Noncornformist.s were at their mercy, and further relief was afforded by the Occasional Communion Bill. The Test Act confined the work of teaching to school- masters who accepted the terms of the Estab- lished Church before a Bishop. These. were done away with by the Whigs in the reign of George 1. The amount of fines imposed upon Nonconformity was so large that the money sufficed to build St. Paul's Cathedral, which was to-day a monument of the penalties paid by the people for consciense sake. ("Fod Egiwys Gadeiriol St. Paul yn gofgolofn o athrylith y cynllunydd ac o gydlwybod Ymneillduaeth"). The Established Church claimed to be the Apostolic Church, but he had read "that the first Church in Jerusalem was a church of believers, and so were the churches of Antiochia. and Corinth—gatherings together of people who were believers. He was not going to dispute with anybody as to which was the Apostolic Church, but those were the Apostolic days. When the gates of the Eternal City were thrown open and freedom was claimed for all people, there were seen a number of free churches established in that city, and among them a church of the denomination of which he (the speaker) belonged. The name given that Church was the Apostolic Church, and though he could not, say that the Romans gave it that name, that was the name by which it was still known to them. They were opposed to establishment on principle, whether the Church be Presbyterian, Baptist, or any other denomi nation. They demanded freedom for all, and they considered there was no room for a privi- leged Church in the British Empire. The Church had been released from its state con- nection in Ceylon, and also in Ireland, and what reasonable ground could there be for re- fusing a. small measure for Wales, which had been overwhelmingly in favour of religious freedom for from 30 to 40 years. (Hear, hear). The Government had now taken the matter up seriously, and introduced a Bill which was most generous to the Anglican Church. The Government were in earnest and the very fact that there was a talented and eminent Welsh- man second in command of the Government forces sufficed to show that the voice of Wales was getting the maximum of attention. (Ap- plause). The only ground for complaint they had was the most uncons-titutional obstruction which had been placed in the way of the ex- press will of the people being carried into law. It was their duty to support the Government with all their power, and to discourage all at- temuts to harass them whilst they were doing their best in the face of great difficulties. (Cheers). Touching the point of religious diffi- culties in schools, Mr. Roberts said he was con- vinced that if the arrangements now in opera- tion in the Welsh secondary schools should be extended to the elementary schools it would soon vanish. Conformist and Nonconformist parents accepted the situation in the second- ary schools without a. murmur, and that, in iiis opinion, was a proof that the question was solved as regarded the secondary schools. In those Schools, of course, the Church ran greater risks than they did in the schools where the children were youflger, because pupils in the secondary schools were more likely to study theology. He felt sure they greatly appreciated as citizens and as Baptists, the valuable ser- vices rendered to the community by Ithe pre- sent Government, especially their Old Age Pensions provision, and the Children's Charter, the value of which latter measure they could not yet really appreciate. (Applause).
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.0 PEMBROKESHIRE AUTOMOBILI CLUB. The Pembrokeshire Automobile Club opened its second season on Thursday with a relia- bility run from Haverfordwest to St. David's in the morning, and a second run in the af- ternoon to the Roses, on the Carmarthen-road, returning via Begelly. Fortunately, the weath- er was exceptionally fine, and there was a goodly number at the start from outside Haver- fordwest. The arrangements were admirably carried out by Mr. George Carrow, J.P., the president of the club, and Mr. J. B. Ga&kell, the hon. secretary. At the morning run to St. David's the cars started fron#the Castle Square at 9.30, at inter- vals of two minutes. They arrived back in Haverfordwest at 1 p.m., when luncheon was served in the Castle Hotel, presided over by Mr. Carrow, there being a large attendance of members. In the afternoon the cars started from the Narberth road at 2.30 p.m., when they were joined by the cars of several members of the club. They arrived back in Haverford- west shortly after six o'clock. The results were as follows:—Cars.—The first prize was awarded to Dr. O'Donnell, Fishguard, who drove a 12- horse power "Cupelle." The second prize went to Mr. James Thomas, of Milford Haven, who drove a Siddley (18.25). Motor Cycles.—The first prize was won by Mr. G. Carrow, who rode a three-and-a-half horse power "Triumph." The second prize was awarded to Mr. G. F. Owen, Salutation Square, Haverfordwest, who also rode a 3 horse power "Triumph." Several new faces were seen at both runs, as the Vn ember ship of the club has consider- ably increased this year, and the success of the trials augurs well for the future of the club.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR We wish it to be clearly understood that we do not in any way hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed in correspond- ence appearing under the above heading.— ED. .t_ To the Editor of the County Echo." Sir,—In your current issue appears an in- teresting paragraph relating to certain Welsh manuscripts at present in the National Archives in Paris. It is stated that the manu- scripts include bulls from Pope Urban VI to Richard, Bishop of St David's." I should be glad if your contributor would kindly inform me who this Richard, Bishop of St David's was. I can find no trace of him during the Pontificate of Urban VI. Pope Urban VI reigned from 1378 to 1389. During the whole of this time the Bishop of St David's was Adam Houghton. Possibly the state- ment is intended to refer to Urban IV, or Adrian VI, during whose reigns the Bishop of St David's were respectively Richard de Carew and Richard Rawlins. F. W. BYRNE, Fishguard. May 12th, 1909. [Our information was extracted from the columns of a contemporary. -ED.]
Pembrokeshire Conservative…
Pembrokeshire Conservative and Unionist Association. f To the Editor of the County "Echo. Dear Sir,—At a meeting of the Centra, Committee of the Pembrokeshire Conserval tive Associatien, held at the Balfour Consti- tutional Club, Haverfordwest, on Tuesday- May nth, It was proposed by Mr G B Bowen, Llwyn- gwair, seconded by Mr Rees M Thomas, of Ffynonbuckle, and supeorted by Sir Owen H P Scourfield, Bart., Mr J C Yorke, and others, That this meetiug of the General Com- mittee of the Pembrokeshire Conservative and Unionist Association views with grave concern the statements made by His Majesty's ministers as to the increase of foreign ship- building capacity, and is of opinion that the safety of the empire and the maintenance of our supremacy at sea demands that eight Dreadnoughts should be laid down as early as possible in the present financial year, and completed with the utmost speed." It was resolved that this resolution be sent to the Right Hon. A J Balfour and the Prime Minister.—Yours faithfully, W. E..V. KENDALL.
ST. DOGMELL'S.
ST. DOGMELL'S. Empire Day.—At a special meeting of the St. Dogmells Non-provided Schools held on Thursday, Captain Picton Evans presiding, a letter was received from Mr T L Williams, The Cambrian Woolen Mills, St. Dogmells, asking permission to give a treat to the child- ren of the school on the 24th of May (Empire Day), if the managers would grant a holiday. The offer was accepted with thanks. It is understood that a similar offer has been made to the managers of the Council School.
NO CHANGE FOR FOUR YEARS.
NO CHANGE FOR FOUR YEARS. PEMRROKE DOCK INCIDENT. For four years the Pembroke Dock opinion repeated here has remained unchanged. In- deed, a four year's test has served but to render it more full ol encouragement tnan ever. Nearly four years after Mr Thomas Rees, 14, North Gwytherghast street, Pembroke Dock, was cured, he said:—" I gladly con- firm what I previously said for Doan's back- ache kidney pills. They cured me of distress- ing backache and urinary troubles, and I have had no feturns of the disorders. Doan's pills made a new man of me, and I have recom- mended them to a great number of people." The following is what Mr Rees said at the time of his cure :— For some years I was a sufferer from kidney complaint. There were bad pains in my side and round the Joins, and when I stooped I had a hard matter to get up again. There were urinary disorders, too, the secretions being thick and scalding. 1 have been using Doan's backache kidney pills with most satisfactory results the pains in my back and loins have gone, and the kidney secretions are clear and natural. I am in better health now than I have been for a long while. I have advised many people to try Doan's pills, and I feel sure they will re- ceive benefit from the medicine. (Signed) Thomas Rees." Doan's pills are two shillings and nine- pence per box, or six boxes for thirteen shilling, and ninepence. Of all chemists and stores or post free direct from the Foster-McClellan Co., 8, Wells-street, Oxford-street, London, W. Be sure you get the same kind of pills as Mr Rees had.
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The possession of this Coupon-Insurance-Ticket is admitted to be the payment of a premium under Sec. 33 of the Act. A Print of the Act can be seen aV the Principal Office of the Corporation. Signature of holder. BRODOG TIMBER YARD, FISHGUARD. W. MORGAN & SON Beg to inform the public generally that they have OPENED BUSINESS as Timber Merchants, And have now in stock all kinds of Timber, also general Building Materials. Sawing (by Gas Power) done on the Premises. Orders respectfully solicited. PETER WILLIAMS, Stationer West-street Bridge, Fishguard. RAND selection in general Fancy Goods, J Travelling Ba^s, Ladies Handbags, Purses, Clothes and Hair Brushes, Com b;, Razors, Pocket Knives, Pipes, Pouches, Tobaccos, &c. Capern's Finch and Canary Seeds. Larye range in Bibles, Prayer Books, and Standard Works by eminent authors, and Life of the Rt. Hon. D. Lloyd George, M.P., at popular prices. Pictoiial Post Cards of local and district views in fine Coloured and Photographic processes. 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