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I TENBY COTTAGE HOSPITAL. The following subscriptions and donations are acknowledged with thanks: — Mr Herbert J. Allen (donation) £ 10 10 0 Mr C. A. Blake (donation). 0 5 0 Mrs Lawford Evans 0 5 0 Mr W. H. Montagu Leeds. 1 1 0 Mr Herbert C. Lewis 1 1 0 Mrs Robert Nicholla 0 2 6 Capt. Plumer, R.N., and Miss Plumer 2 2 0 Mr W. P. Paget. 1 1 0 Mr C. H. Vickerham 1 1 0 G. E MAINLAND, Ron. Sec. and Treasurer

William Thomas, labourer, was charged at Haverfordwest on Saturday with stealing a coat, silk skirt, and other articles from Longlands, Nolton, the residence of Mr F. P. Green. Miss Adela Barham said she found that someone had taken away the articles mentioned, as well as brushes, butter, castar, candles, soap, and biscuits. Sarah Catherine Hughes said accused offered her the skirt for 3s. Prisoner had in his possession soap, brushes, and candles, which he sold. He was sentenced to two weeks' hard labour.

Birtfjg, JHarriages, anti BIRTH. HERBERT.-13th inst., at The Hill, Caerleon, the wife of T. R. P. Herbert, of a daughter. MARRIED. COOPER — HYSLOP.—On December 8th, at St. Martin's Church, Cardiff, Ernest Cooper, of Ipswich, to Alberta (Bertie) eldest daughter of George Hyslop, of Cardiff (late of Tenby).

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LOCAL SIFTINGS. ■— 1'1. Tenby Christmas Market will be held next Wednesday. Mr J. Gwyther, draper, Milanese Rouse, High Street, Tenby, is just now holding a special clearance sale. —— We congratulate Mr J. T. Griffith, F.C.S., Science Master at the Tenby County School, upon his recent success in obtaining his B.Sc. degree. Seats for the Tenby Hunt Week theatricals can be booked at Messrs. Cowtan's Music Warehouse, St. Julian Street, on and after to- morrow (Friday) morning. The BELGRAVE HOTEL, Esplanade, Tenby, is now replete with every convenience and accom- modation for visitors. Tariff upon application Manageress. 0+0 Mr T. P. Hughes, draper, Tenby, is this year making a speciality of Christmas presents, and offers a wide range, including a fine col- lection of travellers' samples in fancy articles, which he is offering at practically half-price. Mrs E. A. Holmes, Chester House, St. George Street, Tenby, is now showing a splendid assort- ment of goods for the Christmas season. A very special line is offered in ladies' muff and stole at 4s. ll^d. complete. 2 The polling booths at the Tenby Town Hall on the occasion of the Pembroke Boroughs Election were presided over by Mr Rees Phillips, ex-Mayor of Pembroke, and Mr F. E. L. Mathias Thomas, solicitor, Tenby. During the latter days of his election cam- paign, Mr Marlay Samson, the Conservative candidate for Pembrokeshire, was so unwell that he was obliged to keep his room. We are pleased to hear, however, he is now much better. m We hear of one flagrant case of impersonation at Tenby in connection with the Pembroke Boroughs Election, a voter at Milford being successfully personated by a Tenby man who in reality has no vote. The question of a prosecu- tion is, we understand, under consideration. .— -40 To-morrow (Friday) is prize-day at the Tenby County School, which under the headmasterehip of Mr J. W. B. Adams, M.A., has made re- markable progress. The interesting proceed- ings will commence at three o'clock, Miss Milward having promised to distribute the prizes. Tea will be served at four. • 040 Immediately after the result of the Pembroke Boroughs Election was known at Tenby, the Liberals sent a telegram to Major Guest inviting him to come up that night, even if it were twelve o'clock, and they would give him a re- ception. The new member, however, was un- able to meet his Tenby constituents that night. ■ It will interest many of our readers to learn that Miss Pattie Twells, of Queen's Parade, Tenby, gave a very successful dramatic and humorous recital, lasting nearly two hours, at Ferndale, Glamorganshire, last Thursday, before a large and enthusiastic audience. Miss Twells also gave a recital at Cardiff last (Wednesday) night. 0 m At Tenby yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon, at a parade of the Tenby, Pembroke-Dock, Begelly, and Manorbier Boy Scouts, Victor Fishwick, a second-class Scout, belonging to the Tenby Troop, was presented with a silver medal for saving the life of a little boy named Charles Noot, who, on September 9th, fell into the sea at Butler's Horse. The presentation was made by Captain Plumer, R.N., Tenby, Scout Master. -00 With the permission and under the patronage of the Mayor of Tenby (Captain D. Hughes Morgan) the local Wesleyan Choir, assisted by friends from other churches, will, under the conductorship of Mr George Davies, be out carolling during the Christmas season, the pro- ceeds of which are to be devoted to the National Children's Home and Orphanage, founded by Dr. Stephenson, where more than 2250 children are sheltered.and cared for. His Honour Judge Lloyd Morgan sat for the first time since his appointment at the Narberth County Court on Monday. The Registrar (Mr John Roberts) read a letter from ex-Judge Bishop expressing gratification at the courtesy lie had always received at the hands of that court. The Registrar referred to the friendly relations which had existed between him and the former judge, and congratulated his Honour Judge Lloyd Morgan on his appointment. Mr W. W. T. Prosser (Carmarthen), as senior advocate, added his congratulations on behalf of the legal profession. His Honour Judge Lloyd Morgan returned thanks, and expressed the hope that the good relations that had existed in the past would be continued during the time he sat on the bench. The annual Christmas fat stock show in con- nection with the Pembroke Farmers' Club was held on Monday in the covered market, Pem- broke but this year, although the quality was excellent, entries were not so numerous as usual. The judges were: Cattle, Mr Fred Carter (Newport) and Mr Stephens (Swansea) roots, Mr W. James (Clarbeston Road); butter, Miss Lewis (Houghton, near Haverfordwest). The chief prize-winners were: -Cattle, Earl Cawdor, Lord St. Davids, Mr W. Hughes (Redberth Court), Mr Williams (Ash Grove), Mr John Mabe (Tenby), Mr B. J. Roberts (Lyssery), and Mr T. Morris (West Farm). Pigs Mr C. Mathias. Sheep: Mr J. Morris, Somerton. Roots Mr J. B. Lewis, South- down Major Wynne, Mellaston; Mr J. Richards, Trenorgan; and Mr Jones, Hard- ing's Hill. Butter Mrs Alice Thomas, Court. Christmas, falling as it does after the excite- ment, strain, and stress of a great electoral struggle, should be hailed by workers, voters, and in fact every one, as an opportunity for a rest, and the question of facilities for travel to places Far from the maddening crowd is of first importance. The Great Western Railway announce that week-end tickets issued on Fri- days and Saturdays will be available for return up to the following Wednesday, December 28th, thus covering the business holiday. The Satur- day to Monday tickets extensively issued on the. "Holiday Line" wilL be available up to the following Tuesday, December 27th, thus giving an extension of one day in both cases. A splendid programme of cheap excursions to all parts of the line has been published, and intending travellers would do well to obtain the bills and pamphlets issued by the Company, in which the various arrangements are set out. Full particulars can be obtained at G. W.R. stations or offices of all excursions and other arrangements.

RESULT OF THE POLL. A MAGNIFICENT VICTORY. Mr Walter F. Roch, who for the third time contested Pembrokeshire in the Liberal interest, was again returned by a magnificent majority. Polling took place on Friday, and the votes were counted at the Shire Hall, Haverfordwest, on Saturday, the result reaching Tenby soon after two o'clock in the afternoon, and was as follows: RocH (L). 5682 SAMSON (C). 2989 Majority 2693 Pembrokeshire Liberals were in high spirits when the poll was declared on Saturday. Under the circumstances, it is one of the greatest Liberal victories that has e.ver been achieved in the county. Mr Walter Roch had been laid up with a throat affection until the dissolution of Parliament, and in the short time at his disposal he was only able to cover a small portion of the extensive area of the county. Then a contest fought on an old register was most disadvanta- geous to the Liberals, and this, combined with the heavy rains which quite flooded some dis- tricts and a shortage of vehicles, meant that some 500 Liberal voters were unable to record their votes. The result is a striking tribute to the popularity of the Liberal candidate.

MR. ROCH ADDRESSES HIS SUPPORTERS. After the declaration of the poll Mr Roch was carried to the Mariners Hotel amid the cheering of a vast crowd. Addressing his supporters from the hotel balcony, the newly-elected M.P. said he had again to thank Pembrokeshire for a vote of confidence. The county had done well. He regretted that circumstances had prevented him visiting every district, and the victory was entirely due to the band of enthusiastic Liberal workers. Pembrokeshire was again on the side of her own countrymen. She had realised her responsibility in this crisis. Liberals were not revolutionaries, as they were sometimes told but as citizens they did their part in helping others. They were going forward not to destroy property, but to see that property was linked with justice. They were not actuated by any spirit of revenge or hostility to rich people, but, with a full consciousness of the difficulties before them, they were determined that this land should be made brighter and better. (Cheers.) He could not ennumerate all his helpers, but he desired specially to mention Mr Walter James, his agent Dr. Griffith, and among the workers the young Liberals, who had rendered yeoman service. (Cheers.) Three cheers were given for the Premier, Mr Lloyd George, and Mr Winston Churchill.

"CYMRU AM BYTH!" Miss Herbert, in response to a request for a speech, said "I am glad that Pembrokeshire has stuck to the old colours. Cymru am Byth. (Cheers.) Dr. George Griffith also spoke. Mr Roch, Miss Herbert, and Dr. Griffith were afterwards drawn round the town in triumph in a waggonette decorated with the Liberal colours, and bearing the lettering "Roch Again." Mr Roch afterwards left for his home at Plas-y-Bridell.

MR. SAMSON'S EXHORTATION. Mr Marlay Samson also addressed his sup- porters. He said they had succeeded in reducing the Liberal majority, and with enthusiasm they could next time wipe it out altogether. (Cheers.) He exhorted them to keep working for the Conservative cause so long as they had breath in their body.

o CELEBRATION AT TENBY. On Saturday evening Mr Roch's victory was celebrated at Tenby by a torchlight procession, which, accompanied by two bands, paraded the streets, amid scenes of great enthusiasm.

The result of the polling in the Pembroke Boroughs last week, which returned Major the Hon. Henry C. Guest as the new member of Parliament, has given the Liberal Party in the constituency the utmost satisfaction. The sur- prising feature of the contest was the failure of the local candidate, Mr J. F. Lort-Phillips, who championed the Conservative:cause, to poll as many votes as Sir George Armstrong, the stranger and the carpet-bagger at the General Election in January of the present year. As a matter of fact, Mr Phillips polled 85 votes less than Sir George, the Conservative figures in January being 2877 and in the present case 2792. The result is, of course, extremely disappointing to the Tory Party in the division, where it was confidently anticipated that the S'quire of Lawrenny would stand an excellent chance of being returned. That Major Guest made a remarkable fight in such a short time is admitted all round. He was in the constituency exactly fifteen days from the time of his arrival to the date of the polling, but the amount of hard work he accomplished in those rushing days was nothing short of prodigious. He addressed meetings without number, and practically toured the constituency from end to end. As has been stated before, the Major soon established him- self as a popular favourite, and wherever he went he was received with the greatest enthu- siasm. It is true that Major Guest did not poll as many votes as Sir Owen Philipps, but this would not have been the case but for the fact that there were between three and four hundred Liberal abstentions. As it was the new-comer polled only 225 less than Sir Owen in January last, a remarkable record when one considers the circumstances. The counting of the votes took place at the Pembroke Town Hall on Thursday, the result being declared at half-past two. In spite of the torrents of rain which fell a huge crowd had assembled outside the Town Hall to hear the poll declared. The crowd was about equally divided, and neither the successful candidate nor his opponent could obtain a hearing when they respectively moved and seconded a vote of thanks to the returning officer. Each candidate proceeded to the party clubs and there addressed his supporters. After the close of the poll at Fishguard on Wednes- day night a considerable crowd followed the ballot boxes up High Street. Whilst passing the Conservative committee rooms several eggs were thrown in, one gentleman being completely bespattered. On the return journey a number of stones were thrown, three panes of glass being broken in the committee room and one in the adjacent house, belonging to Mr T. G. Bennett, J.P., a prominent Conservative. Sub- sequently, however, the excitement calmed down. The result of the poll was received in Haverfordwest shortly after three o'clock. A huge crowd had assembled outside the pc/st office. A prominent Conservative worker in an interview declared that the Unionists would continue to fight until the seat had been won. "There is nothing in the result to discourage us," he said. "On the contrary, the con- tinuous reduction in the majority is the sign of a coming change in the representation of the Boroughs." The last Liberal majority was 705 and Major Guest's 565, a difference of only 140. At Tenby during the evening a procession paraded the town in celebration of the Liberal victory. The adjourned inquest took place at Goodwick on Monday on Gwilym John James and William Grady, victims of the blasting disaster on the 2nd inst. on the Manoravon new railway cutting. The evidence showed that the disaster was probably due to a gelignite cartridge buried in the debris being accidentally fired by concussion whilst probably in a frozen condition. It is assumed that the cartridge had missed fire when operations were being conducted on a higher level several months ago. The jury returned a verdict of Accidental death."

COMMITTEE MEETINGS. The usual weekly meeting of Tenby Cor- poration Committees was held in the Council Chamber on Monday afternoon, the Deputy Mayor in the chair. It was agreed that for the future the Deputy Mayor, in the absence of the Mayor, should, without being voted to it on each occasion, take the chair at all meetings. A letter was read from Mr William Lewis, Deer Park, Tenby, re floodgate, in which he said that he had purchased the same from Mr David Davies, M.P., in 1906. It was remarked that Mr Lewis was still going on pulling the gate down. After some little discussion, it was resolved that no further proceedings be taken, and that the Town Clerk write Mr Lewis to the effect that the Council withdrew their notice to him. The Borough Surveyor reported he had served notice on the owner of the Crown Inn with re- gard to defective drain, which he had called upon him to re-construct and do other work.1 With regard to Lower Saltern, the Surveyor reported that the rain water-pipes on the cot- tages, with one or two exceptions, emptied straight into the courts, and ran into the road. It was agreed that the report be held over for the present. The Surveyor reported that it would cost £3 15s. to make a footpath under the railway arch on the Green Hill; whilst to continue it to the bottom and link up with The Green would cost £16 153. A resolution was proposed that the first sec- tion of the work, at a cost of £3 15s., be car- ried out; whilst there was an amendment to the effect that the whole of the work be done if there was a sufficient amount of the road estimate left to pay for same. Upon a division being taken, seven voted for the resolution and six for the amendment, the former being accordingly carried. It was agreed to have a report on what had up to date been expended on roads and path- ways. A member raised the question of the report- ing of committee business in the local news- papers, and after some discussion another member said he would give notice for the next Council meeting that all committees be thrown open to the representatives of the Press. Attention was called to the condition of the pavement in Warren Street, between Mr Hodges' shop and the Congregational Church, and also to that in front of Mr Evan6' grocery shop in Tudor Square. The Surveyor said they would never be able to keep the pavements satisfactorily as long as carters were allowed to tip coal on them. Several members endorsed this, and instanced specific cases where loads of coal had been tipped directly on the pavement. It was suggested that a bye-law to prevent this sort of thing might be framed. It was decided that the Town Clerk look the matter up. The Surveyor made a further report on the plans of the seaside residence which the Rev. R. H. Wilmot proposed building on the corner of Queen's Parade, and asked the Council to re-consider the whole question of the drainage. It was decided that a sub-committee, con- sisting of Councillors W. H. Thomas and W. Davies, be appointed to go into the whole matter as raised by the Surveyor. The Town Clerk reported progress with re- gard to the Borough Treasurership. He said no terms for the taking over the account had yet been received from the managers of the London and Provincial and the National Pro- vincial Banks, but the Corporation could expect to hear from them in due course. He also read a letter from Mr Boyce to the effect that pend- ing the appointment of a successor he would be pleased to carry on the office. Attention was called to the state of the pave- ment in front of the Royal Gate House Hotel, but it was pointed out that this was private property. Upon attention being called to the state of the trees in front of the hotels in High Street, a meeting of the Tree Committee was arranged for at half-past two next Monday afternoon. The Borough Surveyor was instructed to make a concrete crowing in front cf the en- trance to Dr. Bryant's house in Lexden Terrace. In reply to a member, the Surveyor said he was getting out the cost of producing stones from the Corporation quarry. Attention was called to the fact that the manager in charge of Messrs. Wyman's book- stall at Tenby railway station had not yet re- ceived a letter from the Corporation stating the trade terms upon which the new Guide would be supplied his firm, and the Town Clerk promised to attend to same at once.

A PEMBROKESHIRE BURGLARY. A remarkable burglary and robbery case was heard at Dungleddy, Pembrokeshire, on Mon- day, when Rees Evans, collier, Llangenneth, and Edward Wilson, Carmarthen, were charged with burglariously entering Hook House, Ambleston, the residence of Miss Borrodaile, and stealing a large quantity of silver and silver- plated goods, valued at J3150. Frederick Havard and James Lewis, marine store dealers, Haverfordwest, were charged with being ac- cessories before the fact and with receiving stolen property. Great public interest was taken in the proceedings, the Court being crowded. Miss Borrodaile gave evidence that on the morning of December 2nd a servant on going downstairs found that the house had been entered during the night and all the silver taken from the sideboards in the drawing, dining, and sitting rooms. On investigation it was found that the house had been entered by means of the dairy windows, and the thievei had left by the front door, which was left open. P.S. Davies said that on receipt of informa- tion about the robbery he visited Hook House, and took a cast of footprints in the garden. He traced the same footprint in the road in the direction of Haverfordwest. Subsequently, at Haverfordwest, he arrested Wilson, and found his boot corresponded with the foot- marks. He then visited Lewis and Havard'a premises, and searched the outbuildings. Noticing that some fresh gravel had been spread over the garden path he made excava- tions with a pick and shovel, being finally rewarded with the discovery of two large bags full of silver and silver-plated goods. Lewis and Havard were then arrested. On being charged they said they new nothing about the matter. Rees Evans, one of the prisoners, now made a voluntary statement. He said that on November 30th he and Wilson came down to Haverfordwest from Carmarthen. They sold some horse hair to Lewis and Havard. The latter told him he knew of a house they could burgle, and it was arranged that they ishould go out near Hook House the following day. They left during the afternoon, Havard driving a trap, and witness and Wilson con. cealed themselves under a tarpaulin. They were supplied with stocking feet to wear over their boots in order to deaden the noise, and with gloves to prevent being traced by finger prints, and also with a butcher's knife. On nearing Ambleston he was told to inspect the locality, and afterwards they went down as far as the drive of Hook House. They then re. turned to Haverfordwest, as they had forgotten the gloves. After being treated to refreshments by Lewis and Havard he and Wilson started out for Miss Borrodaile's residence. They reached the house at 11 p.m., but saw that the lights were still burning in the house. They remained in the stable until midnight, and when all was in darkness they cut a hole in the dairy window, and entered the house, carry- ing away a sack of silver, and leaving the bouse through the front door. They took off the stockings a few hundred yards from the house, and at 4 a.m. Havard and Lewis came out to meet them on the Fishguard Road and took the bag. Next day they were paid £7 for the goods, and were promised another £6 15s. 6d. Prisoners were committed to take their trial at Pembrokeshire Assizes, bail being refused.