The Carmarthen Weekly Reporter

Carmarthenshire Cases t Gla- morgan Assizes. Before Mr Justice Shearman at Glamorgan Assizes at Cardiff on Monday, James Wil- liams, 71, Swansea road, Llinelly, an ax- soldier, now a motor driver in the employ of Messrs Buckley, Ltd., brewers, Llanelly, was the plaintiff is an action for slander against Arthur Edward lies, the landlord of the Tavern and Trap Public-house, Gorseinon. Mr W. Llewelyn Williams, K.C., and Mr Rowland Thomas (instructed by Mr David Jennings, Llanelly) were for the plaintiff, and Mr Mariay Samson (instructed bv Mr T. R. Ludford, Llanelly) defended. Mr Llewelyn W illiams, K.C., in opening, stated that plaintiff had served in France, and had suffered from shell shock. When lie was discharged from the Army he took up the employment of a motor driver with Messrs Buckley. On June 27 he drove a lorry to the defendant's public house, v. rid assisted the two men with him- to put three- barrels of beer down the cellar. On tl-- following day the defendant called w;th Messrs Buckleys and accused him of -tuiling a bottle of brandy, and repeated the accusa- tion in the presence of an official of the brewery. Cross-examined by Mr Mariay Samson, the plaintiff said tha.t his AMife was living' at Jerndale. and he was residing at Llanelly. He admitted that the magistrates had" made an order against him ih respect of the ille- gitimate child of a widow, who was the licensee of an hotel at Llanelly, but denied having been fined for assaulting the police at Forth. The Judge: Do you. swear it is untrue that you have "Been fined for assaulting the police ? Plaintiff I do not remember. Daniei Walters, Llanelly, who was engaged in putting the barrels dbwn in the cellar with plaintiff on the, day in question, stated that the defendant was in the cellar all the time. When the plaintiff got into the, road witness saw a-piece of paper in his pocket. He pulled it out. and found it was a newspaper. There was no hot tIe in hispocket. The defendant, in evidence, stated that there were three bottles of brandy and a bottle of champagne—of pre-war brand in his cedar. He missed a bottle of hrandy after the plaintiff had been in his cellar. Cross-examined by Mr Llewelyn Williams, K.C., defendant said he did not believe ■■h-2 plaintiff had a newspaper. Mr Llewelyn W illiams Do you suggeat thai Walters was concerned in the theft of iJie bottle? Defendant: I don't suggest—I tlaik. Do you think these three men were acting together in stealing this Lottie of brandy?—] should not be surprised. Mr Llewelyn Williams: You accuse ;m now of stealing a bottle of t)i-aiidl,, gon- anyhow. Do you suggest now that this man, the plaintiff, stole a bottle of brandy or UCit Yes, he must have done.. Elise Jones (fourteen), defendant's niovc, stated that she saw a bottle, wrapped up in paper, in plaintiff's back pocket. The jury, after a long retirement. found ror defendant, with costs. His lordship entered judgment accordingly GARXAXT EX-SOLID IIER SLANDERED.' At the same court, Thomas Aubrey Rees, Dyncvor road, Garnant, brought an action for slander against two colliers, named Mor- gan Abel James. Carmel street, Gwaen-cae- Giirwen and William James, his son, of Market Cottage. Garnant. Mr Mariay Samson (for the plaintiff) said he had served in France from 1911 to 1018, and had also served in the South African campaign. He resumed work at the Garnant Colliery in July, 1918, and in the presence of a number of his fellow-workmen, the defen- dant Williini Jones said: "You have done your duty well enough. Your duty was steal- ing. You have come back worth hundreds of pounds more than other soldiers who have not been stealing. You disgraced yourself in ou.th Africa—you got eighteen months for stealing." Morgan Abel James aiso made ay allega- tion of stealing against the plaintiff, stating "You pinched enough out there to pay for a doen summonses." Mr V illiers Meager, on behalf of the ceten dants, withdrew the allegations which, he said, were without justification, and they r' sired to express regret for having caiue'i annoyanee. to the plaintiff. His Lordship allowed the oase to be with- drawn. No order was made, and the terms of settlement were not disclosed. Mr Mariay Samson was instructed bv A'r W. Martin Ivnoyle, Glanamman, and Mr ViUiers Meager by Mr Wr. L. Smith. Anvu .n- ford. WEST WALES FARTHING DAMAWES CASE. Mr Justice Claveil S'ater. at Glam Assizes at Cardiff 011 Monday hear argaaients as to whether or not the plaintiff in the Llan- dv,ssrul libel case,heard last week, should be deprived of his costs. The Jury, it will be recalled, brought in a verdict for the I)Iaintiff with one fartm-"Z Î damages.

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CATILL FOR BL,LGIU.11, A first- consignment of cattle, compribing 300 head has just left the Royal Albert Docks for Antwerp. They were the gift of the Agricultural Relief of Allies Committee to assist the farmers in the devastated regions of Belgium in restocking their holdings, and are to be distributed by the Belgian Ministry of Agriculture. The stock has been purchased by the Com- 0 mittee in East Anglia, the Xorth, and the West of England, and were remarkably uni- form in type. There were 276 heifers of typical d'airy shorthorn stamp and 2~> young pedigree bulls, which should he of the great- est value in filling the gaps whwich the war has left. in the live stock imputation of Bel- gium. The arrangements for the embarka- tion of the animals were cairiel out without a hitch, the actual penning being carried oiL. by stockmen who accompanied the cattle to Antwerp. On arrival at the Belgian port. the stock proceeded by railway to Bruges where it will be cared for. pending distribution, at a depot placed at the disposal of the Agricultural Re- lief of Allies Committee by tho Belgian Gov- ernment. In the near future there wiil be a further consignment of cattle as well as of píg.

I, AGRICULTURE IX WALES. Dr W. Evans Hoyle, Director of Xational Museum, Cardiff, wrifl* Farmers, small holders and allotment holders often find themselves face to face with difficulties in the matter of their crops. Disemws set in and whole fields are ruined or at best an indifferent return is forthcoming. The Xational Museum of WnJEiS tlfrough its botanical section will in due course be able to examine and report ais to the best methods of combating these diseases and it is hoped that all landworkers in the Principality will take full advantage of the facilities offorded by the Museum. The Royal Agricultural Society of England is visiting Cardiff this year and it has been suggested that the Museum should, during the period of the Agricultural Show, place on exhibition selections from its collections, illustrating plant diseases, damage done to crops by birds and insects and giving infor- mation as to how to remedy the trouble. With this obect in view it is hoped that a number of specimens of all kinds which have lie,t,ii attacked by disease or pest will be sent for examination and exhibition during the show. Unfortunately the Museum b'tanist Mas kilied in France. However Mr A. A. Petti- grew, P :,ath Park House, Cardiff, has offered to give the museum the lienafit of his advice and asf'stance and plants or roots should be sent to him direct or to Dr Evans Hoyle.

HEiXLLAX. The >:tb is announced of -,ieut.-Col. A. Connor New!and Bollinidd, Henllaii, after a long il ■ s, Ecru in 1834, lie was the second son of t: late Capt. Arthur Xewliand, of the Royal i ots. Col. Xewland was married in 188.3 to Louise Maude Lewes, second daughter of the ;te Col. Lewes, Llan Hear. He served in the Gloucestershire Regiment and aslo in the 21: Hussars (now 21 t. Lancers). He was a J.P. for Cardiganshire and Carmarthen- shire. For five years he was master of the Tivysida Foxhound-, and proved a thorough sport-man and was most popular by a'J. He leaves a. widow and one son, Capt. John New- land, who is with his regiment in France.

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'<- it Mr Mariay Samson, who appeared1 for the defendant, submitted three points as shovii g good cause why plaintiff should be dep'r'■vd of his costs. The fullest opology in the news- paper had appeared at tke earliest possible opportunity the libel in the private letter was only a limited publication to Evans, and the plaintiff had only been guilty of a breach of honour in that he obtained the letter from the editor of the newspaper on a pledge that lie would notclaim damage in addition to an apology, whereas in his letter to the defen- dant plaintiff's solicitor claimed damages for £ 500 in addition to an apology; in the last place the setting downof the trial in Glamor- gan instead of Cardiganshire was placing a burden of costs upon the defendant which he should not be asked to bear, having regard to the verdict of the jury. Sir Ellis Griffith, for the plaintiff, said that the setting of the trhl in Glamorgan was an order of the High Court, and, apart from the fact that plaintiff's solicitor was an under-sheriff of Cardganshire, there was a great deal of local feeling about the case. It was quite true that. an apology had ap- peared in the paper, but that was the editor's apology, and when asked in the wit- ness-box whether he was prepared to apolo- gise the defendant even then said he was not. He submitted upon all the facte of the case plaintiff was entitled to his costs. His Lordship said he in no way dissented from the verdict of the jory, and under the circumstances he would direct that each side should pay its own costs.