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MACHINLLETH.
MACHINLLETH. meptfnCUL, MEETING OF SCHOOL BOARD.—A special We ro g- i*oard was held on Tuesday, bat as to no notice of it we are not in a position for tu a„ rePort and are indebted to the Clerk Presiri H followinB accountThe Rev W S Jones J?„ r .» aQd there were also present Canon Trevor, D r).0fah Jo^s, W Richard Gillart and the Rev Clerk m Davies.' with Mr D Davies Williams, consiii • 6 meetinS was called f°r the purpose of asai er*nS the school staff, the appointment of an for nf faster, and the estimate of expenditure Clerk 6 ensuin £ year. At the last meeting the each WaS re(lueste(l to prepare a list for Paid °f the teachers showing the salaries andPumker °f pupils taught in the classes, code a ue each teacher under the Education thai- Vv, 6 memhers were unat imous in thinking an y could not dispense with the services of the °nf °-^ ^Je anc* 't was resolved to increase ga s.a aries of Jane Jones, Frances Davies and pa a 1 Hughes to £ 40 a year. The new system of tat d 6Dt ^rants hj the Government had necessi- to h ew arranSement as regards the payment yy 6 mac*e to Lhe Head Master (Mr Ashton). It be t^aL f°r the current year he should Dosv .the same as last year and upon the pro- it w l0n <aaoa Trevor seconded by Mr R Gillart The agreed tl,afc tiexfc year he should be paid £ 145. con ^^mate of the school expenditure was then cOnsidered and it wus found that £ 240 would be a ^,UlXec* ont °f the local rates, which would mean thft^,e t,^ie uPon the rateable value of and A precept for £ 134 was then sealed g S1gned and ordered to be paid by 29th He fm>3er next- During the consideration of the a master's report, it was stated that during the warm weather of the past week owing to the in state °f the school a class had to be held In the school playground. The large room which ac 8 oriSinally intended for 75, had now to Dr<!??lm0^a''e anc* vvas becoming a great diffi 6m ^ow "le wor' £ could proceed under such dlfiiculties.-Mr Rowlan!I Jones, U.C.W., Bangor, as appointed assistant master at a salary of £ 80 °U'; °^' s*x applicants.—The Board agreed to «er twenty-five dual desks for the use. of the 8chools. PARISH VESTRY. The annual vestry was held on Thursday morning at the Parish Church when there were present anon Trevor (rector) presiding, the Rev D T "Ilghes (curate), MrDEfi Griffith, L. & P. Bank (churchwarden), Dr A 0 Davies (churchwarden), and Messrs T Parsons and J Clements. THE CHARITIKS. ■the Rector said that the first business was to Ceive the accounts of the charities and these were Presented by Mr D E R Griffith. On the coal 1 °(onnt a balance of 7s was brought forward from £ o year and during the year they had received 19s, which had enabled them to distribute lj Cwt of coal each to 89 persons ,and which had been Purchased from five different coal dealers in the rn^a% There was now a balance in hand of 7s 2d. he doles account now amounted to £ 9 18s 3d, but >i,?r'n £ the year there had been no expenditure. he balance brought forward last year on the aPprentising account was zE6 3s lOd and during the J ear 7s 4d had been received, making the total £ 7 Is 2d. There had been no expenditure of money wring the year. The total balance in hand was *"16 16s 7d. — The Rector said that the ac- counts would hafe to be sent up to the parity Commissioners in due course. — Dr Davies: I think attention should be drawn to the fact that the reason this money has not been spent in the apprentising account is because it is not enough and we thought it advisable to keep it until we have a larger amount.—The Rector: Perhaps the doles might be expended, and in the course of the year half of it might be spent. I leave it to your discretion to do what is right.-Dr Davies That was the reason the sum was so small that it was hardly worth distributing.-The Rector Quite true. The course pursued on the last occasion was to dis- tribute shillings. You need not give it all at once hut in the course of the year, so that you can give it more than once to the some person but not at the same time.—The report was passed and a copy will be sent to the Charity Commissioners.—Mr Parsons asked how long the apprentising account had been accrning.-The Rector said that the sum was only 78 4d a year and he believed that it had been accru- I Ing for seventeen years. The statement will be placed upon the church door and anyone can knuw that there is something for apprentising if they like to come forward. APPOINTMENT OF CHURCHWARDENS. The Rector said that he reserved his appointment of a warden until the parish had chosen theirs. Perhaps he might be allowed to say that in Mr Griffith (the parish warden) had taken great pains in preparing the whole of the accounts, and it had been very satisfactory from the Church and parish point of view.-Dr A 0 Davies then moved that Air Griffith be re-elected, and this was seconded by Mr Clements and carried.—The Rector said it now devolved upon him to appoint a churchwarden. He had also been served nicely by Dr A 0 Davies dur- ing the past year, and he hoped that he would again accept office. He had only to thank both church wardens and also Mr Hughes who had been of great assistance in distributing the coal charity. Dr Davies said that he was truly sensible of the great honour conferred upon him in again electiug him as churchwarden. The position was an honour able one and should be looked upon as such by all churchmen. He was willing to give the honour to other people if Canon Trevor had anybody else. Perhaps he has suggested we for the reason that he does not wish to hurt my feelings. He was per- fectly willing, in fact, more or less anxious for a change, as he always liked to have fresh blood.-The Rector said that there was no one whom he desired to be churchwarden but Dr Davies whom he hoped would continue during his time.—Dr Davies then consented to act.— Mr Griffith in a few words returned thanks for his election. He would endeavour to fill the office to the best of his ability if not to the satisfaction of everybody. He then moved a vote of thanks to the sidesmen which was agreed to. OLD CUSTOM REVIVED. Dr Davies said that they would probably remem- ber that at the last vestry it was agreed to have an faster offering to the cuiate, and he was glad to have to say that that year they had had a very "Houseful one, and he hoped that Mr Hughes was satisfied. The church people had given very well indeed, considering the many subscriptions that were afield, and he hoped that next year it would be better.—The Rev D T Hughes said that he was very much obliged to them for their kindness and assured them that he appreciated it very much.- The Rector said that it was a very good suggestion that the offerings throughout Easter Sunday should be given to the ministry of the Church. He was glad to know that it was a substantial sum.—Mr Griffith said that it was JE13 12s, and he took it that it be an annual event.—The Rector Yes, an annual festival. THE STATE OF CHRIST CHURCH AND GRAVEYARD. Mr Clements remarked that something was said at the last vestry about the state of the churchyard and he would like to know if it was proposed to do anything during the ensuing year. They would remember that Mr Phelps made a pathetic allusion to it.-Dr Dayies said it was proposed to start a fund for the special object of carrying out absolutely necessary repairs to the churchyard, in- cluding the walks, cutting the grass, and so on. They proposed also to speed a considerable sum of uiuuey 111 repairing toe waus, the railings, and the gates surrounding the churchyard. Of course this was a matter of money, and perhaps there would be some little difficulty in getting the money quickly, but they hoped that before the end of the summer the churchyard would be different from what it was now. He and Mr Griffith with the help of Canon Trevor meant to make an effort to see if something could not be done to improve the general appearance of the churchyard and sur- roundings.—Mr Griffith added that one Sunday they had a special collection in the church towards this fund which was the first step to be taken. The matter had not been forgotten or ignored by them during the year, in fact they had the plans for the work and had practically let the contract which would have been an expense of something like £ 30, and the work would have been done before the present vestry. But unfortunately the question of the Christ Church tower cropped up and it had to be taken into consideration. They would have to go to the public for money in order to repair the tower, for there was no money in hand. The Rector hoped that the churchyard would be kept as good as any garden in the neigh- bourhood, and he looked forward to the time when the three entrances would be thrown open and the public would have constant admission. One thing was quite clear they would not have to obtain a new faculty, for the repair and improvement of the churchyard was included in the faculty obtained for the repair of the church some seven yenrs ago. -The business of the vestry was concluded by"the Rector thanking those present for their attendance anct expressing his indebtedness to both church. wardens and sidesmen for their assistance during the year. °
INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL GOVERNORS.
INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL GOVERNORS. The ordinary meeting of the Governors of the Machynlleth Intermediate School took place yester- day at the School, when Mr Richard Rees was in the chair.-The Clerk reported that a chequo bad been received from the County Governors for iC229 Os 8d, which was the balance of income due to the school ending March 31st last.-Tbe Head- master reported that he could not arrange for a shorthand teacher, and it was decided to advertise.- Dr Davies proposed, and Rev D T Hughes seconded, that the Chairman and Mr T R Morgan be ftppJinted to audit the account* of the sohjoJ. The Governors decided to adveni-m the accouuts in the COUWTY Tmta.—A letter was read from the boys of the school asking the Governors to give them a subscription towards the cricket olub. They had Maintained the cricket and football clubs at their own expense for the last two years. It was agreed on the motion of the Rev D T Hughes, seconded by Mr John Thomas, to give the boys £3 towards their funds.—A. letter was read from t.he County Governors suggesting that there should be one uniform examination for entrance IcbolarAlhips for all scholarships held by one examiner on one set of papers.—The Headmaster thought it should be made clear whether they were going to save any money, and who would conduct the examin- ation and the oral portion. The school staff could not have anything to do with it for obvious reasons, and he questioned if common examina- tion would meet the case of all schools. Mr T It Morgan suggested that they should ask for further information on the subject, and this was agreed to. -An intimation was received that two "David Daries'" scholarships were open in July.-The Clerk said that these scholarships did not appear to take, if he might be permitted to say so. He observed that there hid been no Rendel scholar- ship given in Montgomeryshire, and there ought to be some steps taken by which the scholarships should be brought to the notice of the School Governors. — The Headmaster asked who repre- sented the district on the Coanty Governing Board -The Clerk said that Mr Gillart and Mrs Annie Steele.—Rev D T Hughes What was your object in asking P—Dr A 0 Davies: Because we are not represented unless they attend. — A letter was read from Mr Ed. Rees acknowledging the vote of condolence passed by the Governors upon the death of his wife. — Kev D T Hughes was now appointed chairman pro. tern, and tne question or the election of chairman and vice. chairman was now dealt with.—On the motion of Mr Thomas, seconded by Mr Morgan, Mr R Rees was re-appointed chairman.—Mr Rees said that he was much obliged for the support and sympathy which he received from them last year and also from the olerk.-On the motion of Mr Morgan seconded by Mr Thomas, Dr A 0 Davies was re- appointed Tioe.ohairman.-In reply Dr A 0 Davies said that there was a good deal of sameness about it. If they changed the vice-chairman they would perhaps then obtain a chairman. When the occa- sion arose he would be only too pleased to fill the position and do what was right and proper —Bills and salaries amounting to £ 167 lis 8d were passed -There was no other business of publio interest.
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RETURN OF CAPTAIN KIRKBY.
RETURN OF CAPTAIN KIRKBY. INTERESTING PARTICULARS. On Saturday evening Capt Kirkby arrived home at Llanfendigaid after a long stay in London. It will be remembered that last August he was seriously wounded at the front, and many anxious inquiries have since been made as to his condition. On Tuesday morning our representative called at Llanfendigaid with the view of obtaining some par- ticulars which the gallant and genial Captain might be disposed to give. These were given as follows :— When we went out everybody told us that all we should hear would be that the whole thing was over. All our men were disappointed at this and also at being kept a month on account of the Montrose getting damaged a day or two before we sailed. When we got out the first thing we heard was that things were getting strong at the front and there was very little hope of peace being declared for some time. We sailed on the 13th March, 1900, and arrived at Capetown on the 6th April. When about 24 hours off Capetown, during a dense fog, our vessel ran almost into two ships—the Mexican" homeward bound with mails and passengers, and the Wingfield out- ward bound with troops and horses for re-mounts. These vessels collided, and we stood by for about 8 hours and saved several hundred bags of mails from the Mexican." She afterwards foundered, but the WingfieJd" reached Capetown about the same time as we did. Having arrived at Capetown we were sent into the Camp at Maitland for two weeks, for the pur- pose of getting the men used to the work they would be expected to do and to complete our outfit. From there we got orders to march to Stellen-Bosch where we went through training in scouting and advanced-guard work, which the men, all being practically reoruits, had really no idea of before going out. From there we marched for two days to Wellington, passing from the Paarl district, the headquarters of the Africander Bond It was very easy in marching through this densely populated district, to find that all the sympathy was not on one side; although they showed a cer- tain amount of patriotic feeling when the troops marched through, still there were groups of them who did not look with favour upon the fresh im. portation of British troops in the country. Having stayed here on the lines of communication for a week, we (the Imperial Yeomanry) entrained for Bloemfontein, where we at once joined in the expedi- tion to drive out a body of the Johannesburg Police, who were arresting the Boers who had delivered up their arms and returned to their homes. Though we did not manage to get hold of them as they retired over the borders to the Transvaal, we made our first introduction to a Boer Commando, under the celebrated Commandant Diedreicks, who sur- rendered tu us. From here we returned to Bloem- fontein, and were embodied with the flying column which proceeded north in THE DIRECTION OF PRKTnRTA We were quartered at Wynberg under Sir Rundle Leslie's command, and for some time we were en. gaged escorting convoys through a district infested with the enemy in the direction of Senekal and Bethlehem. Though we were often attacked and threatened by smaH bodies of men it was seldom we were able to get into any- thing like touch with them to bring them to a decisive fight of any sort. It was while we were engaged with this division that General Prinsloo and 4,000 men with several guns, 6 000 horses, surrendered to the combined movements of Generals Rundle, Macdonald, Broadwood, and several other columns. I do not think I ever witnessed such a sight as this body of Boers pre. sented on their surrender. They were men from 60 to 70 years of age down to boys from 12 to 14, all practically in rags, with their boots worn off their feet, and their horses in a most denlorable state, on account of the way they had been harassed from place to place for a month, previously to their capture. We brought 2,500 of them into Winberg, whence they were entrained for Capetown. After these operations had cleared t iis part of the Free State our company of the Imperial Yeomanry was sent on to Pretoria by Lord Roberts's express order, in order to take part in the operations that were proceeding to clear the country of small commandos of Boers, who were c using much trouble and inconvenience all round Pretoria. Here we joined the column under General Arthur Paget, consisting of two infantry regiments two squadrons of Imperial Yeomanry, two of the C.I.V. guns, one pompom, and two machine guns, a total force of about 3,000 men. In two days after our arrival we marched out. It was here we ex- perienced the first of a series of very hot engagements. The first day we were atacked by a body of about 400 men. As they made no stand we deployed and threatened their flanks. They, however, went off, leaving one man dead and several wounded. The following day the 49th Imperial Yeomanry (with which I was) were ordered to seize two small kopjes commanding the road and railway from Pretoria, in the direction of Pietersberg, and no sooner bad we done so than we were attacked by about 800 Boers, forming a part of De Wet's force then in that district. Here a small body of the Yeomanry, consisting of one sergeant and eight men having advanced too far were cut off, and it was here poor Pryae, Pantdrain, was killed, and two men badly wounded. The remainder were rescued and brought in after a severe fight, when the Boers retired leaving several dead on the field. It was here too that the Yeomanry showed what stuff they were made of. Though they had to advance through a terrific rifle and artillery fire they carried out their work in a way on which they were highly complimented by the general in com- mand. When the remainder of the column came up and the position was fully occupied the Boers attacked in force and for eight hours a very sharp fight ensued. We were unfortunately placed in rather a bad position on account of the Boers bring- ing two long-range guns into action, which our artillery were unable to touch. Consequently we were subjected to a very harassing artillery fire without being able to reply to it. Altogether about 70 shells from these large guns (90-pounders) were fired into our position without doing any serious damage, our only casualties from the artillery being one artillery driver killed and about half-a-dozen mules. General Paget sent to Pretoria for a 5-inch Bpa and on this coming up and being put in action the Boers were compelled to withdraw their guns From this place we advanced with ONLY SLIGHT OPPOSITION to Watersvaal, wheie all the British soldiers taken prisoners of war previously to the occupation of Pretoria were confined, and no one seeing the pre- cautions that the Boers had taken could help wondering that anyone could ever escape from there The arrangements made for keeping the prisoners safe were still standing and consisted of a maze of barked wire fencing, through which it would be difficult for a cat to crawl, large electric lights had been fixed at intervals all round the enclosure so that the men were practically in daylight the whole time. Just outside the enclosure were the mounds of the graves of those who had died during their confinement, and judging from the appearance a considerable number of men were buried there. Whilst in camp here we were subjected to a rather faint-hearted attack by the Boers. Our scouts one evening brought in a report that the ROAr. h..rt occupied seveial strong positions in our front, and were in considerable force. The next morning at two o'clock the camp was broken up and we marched out with the view of attacking the Boers by surprise. We marched until 7 o'clock iu pitch darkness and on day breaking the Yeomanry were sent forward as the advance guard and to make good the ground in front, t h<> 49th Company being with the advance party. A nout ten o'clock we caiae on the enemy's first p s:: i.,n, from which a smart rifle fire was opened at close range. The Yeomanry dismount- ing ran the position and the Boers fell back. They were strongly reinforced and took up another very strong position to our front, from which it was necessary to dislodge them before the column could pass that way. Here the Yeomanry again were successful in driving them out without any loss, the Boers leaving several dead behind them. We now advanced into a most pernicious country, densely covered with bush, and affording excellent cover for the enemy. In fact, we often came right on top of them before we were aware of their proximity. The whole of the Boer force appeared to occupy a ridge of a hill in the middle of this bush veldt, and the whole of the column having deployed the General prooeeded to attack, the Yeomanry as before being sent well to the front. On arriving within about 1,000 yards of the position we were met with a very severe rifle fire, and our guns and some machine guns started to bombard the position. We got within a very short distance, and here my narrative of that engagement closes, for I was shot by a man whom I could see in front of me. I would however like to add that the Yeomanry and the Infanti y advanced and drove them from the position The name of the place was Haaman's Kraal. [Next week Captain Kirkby's experience in the hospitals, his opinion of the country, Ac., will appear.—ED.]
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At the Grand Habitation Demonstration of the Primrose League on Wednesday, May 8th, Mr Mr Balfour (in the absence of the Grand Master) will preside. Mr G Wyndham, M.P., will move the resolution. The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts has just voted the sum of £1,000, which, supplemented by contributions from other Church Societies, will be applied to the foundation and maintenance of a new Bishopric in the Province of Shan-tung, China. In his visitation Charge at Warrington on Mon- day, Archdeacon Madden announced the receipt of several donations of £ 10,00 each, and others from £1,000 to £5,000 for the building of a Cathedral in Liverpool. The inquest in connection with the fatal glove fight at the National Sporting Club was concluded on Monday at the Westminster Coroner's Court. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death. In a football match at West Bromwich on Mon- day Liverpool defeated West Bromwioh Albion by one goal to nil. The victory secured to Liverpool the championship of the English Association Foot- ball League. The contest between the Tottenham Hotspur and the Sheffield United for the Football Association Challenge Cup, resulted at Bolton on Saturday, in a victory for the former team, who defeated the Yorkshire players by three goals to one. Professor Hugh Williams, of Bala, has completed the revision of the proofs of the second volume of the works of Gildas, which he is editing for the Honourable Society of Oymmrodorion. The volume contains, in addition to Gildas's De Excidio," the author's curious compositions entitled "The Lorica" and The Penitential." These productions have never before been submitted to the public in an English dress. It also contains two Latin lives of Gildas, which appear for the first time in English. This is, in fact, the first attempt to examine these documents critically in relation to each other and to the history of the period; The main text is based upon that of Professor Mommsen. Dr Winnington-Ingram was on Tuesday en- throned as Bishop of London in St. Paul's Cathedral. The ceremony was witnessed by a large congregation, and at its close the Bishop, on leaving the Cathedral, received a popular ovation from a crowd which had assembled. It is announced that an American syndicate headed by Mr Pierpont Morgan, has arranged to purchase such a number of ordinary shares in the Liverpool shipping firm of Frederick Leyland and Co, Limited, as will enable it to appoint two directors on the board. It is declared that the concern will be cnrried on as at present, and that Liverpool will not be affected by the American le- presentation on the board, at all events not for two or three years. A curious coincidence in regard to the scoring took place in cup finals on Saturday. Tottenham Hotspur beat Sheffield United in the English cup final by 3 goals to 1 and this was the same in the matches between Wellington (holders) and Oswestry United for the Shropshire Senior Cup, and be. tween Trench Victoria and Bridgnorth for the Shropshire Junior Cup. The writ for the election of a member for the Monmouth Boroughs, in the room of Dr Ruther. foord Harris, Conservative, unseated on petition was received on Saturday. The nomination was fixed for Thursday, and the polling for Tuesday May 7. i
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