The Carmarthen Journal and South Wales Weekly Advertiser

THE Report- of ,tho Welsh Church Commission has been so long delayed that many people have for- gotten that thy Commission still exists. The latest announcement, however, seeing to show that the main Report is almost ready, but last week the Commission adjourned "ino die' without coming to any definite conclusion. It seems to be thought that the delay is due to certain of tho Nonconformist members of the C ommission who apparently desire to their face" by drawing up Minority Reports or Explanatory Memoranda. But. ho amount of special pleading wili be able to explain away the itninistakablo character of the evidence. The statis- tics and other facts put before the Commission from the four dioceses in Wales are amply sufficient to show that the Church in W ales is a living Churoh, I and that it, is rendering the greatest religious ser- vice to the Principality. In the present dis- organized state of business in Parliament it is im- possible to put pressure upon the Commission to produce their Report-, but tho keeping back of the evidence, which has now been completed for some months, is a public scandal. THE most remarkable and interesting thing about the Mid-Glamorganshiro by-election has really lain in the preliminaries to the contest, which let in a flood of light, upon the official attitude of tho authorities of tho Liberal Party towards; Socialism. The beat htn-ina been rendered vacant by Sir S. T. E\ AXS S appointment to the Bench, the miners promptly put forward a candidato of their own. At the time of tho last. General Election, when mutual adjustments were being made between the Liberal and Socialist-Labour wire pullers, there appears to havo been an abortive proposal on the part of the 1 central authorities of the Liberal Party to shift Sir S-VMI KF. EVANS to another seat and hand Mid- Glamorganshire over to tho Socialist-Labour Party. lVhCTI the recent vacancy did occur, the miners promptly brought out Mr. HARTSHORN, of well- known Socialist opinions, as their candidate, and the Liberal headquarters were quite agreeable and advised the local Liberals not to oppose him. These, how ever, 1::1\ not yet, advanced to tho position where and Socialism are wholly synony- mous. bnd;1 .:i.dy interchange of telegrams took place between 1 he Mid-Glarnorgan Liberal Associa- tion and Tlle Chi, f Liberal Whip. THE latter was bluntly informed that unless ho sanctioned it contest the Association would forthwith pass :t resolution expressing its profound indigna- tion ar. tho conduct of the party officials in London in acquiescing in handing over tho seat to the Socialists, and stigmatizing tho arrangement as a cruel betrayal of Liberalism." The Chief Liberal Whip replied that the South Wales Miners' Federa- tion had sorrci while since earmarked certain scats for their own so soon a.s the sitting Liberal members retired, and that he was of the opinion tliat it was in inadvisable to <>ntoso the miners' nominee, although ho could not. of course, prevent the local Liberal A--oeiation doing The moral of all this for moderate Liberals who have eyes to sec, is that they must now realize that the Liberal Party has gone verv much further than they may have imagined towards Socialism, and that the official managers of The Party, who know best, see very little difference between a. Liberal and a Socialist member of Parlia- ment. Presumably they see little difference between "ir S. T. EVAXS'.S political views and those of an avowed Socialist, and think that those who have hitherto been represented in Parliament by Sir S. T. EVANS may be equally well represented by a Sociali-si. If Liberals think that .tho official Liberal Paj-iy is any safeguard against Socialism they aro very much mistaken, and this littlo incident may help to open their eyes.

BIRTH. LODW'ICK.—On March 30tli. 26. St. Davids- street, Carmarthen, the wif, of P.C. David Lod- wick. Borough Police Force, of a son.

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NOTES OF THE WEEK. Are you coming to our reception?" asked a Car- marthen lady Radical of a man of whose politics she was in some doubt. "No, indeed, I'm not," was the reply, "I'vo had measles and scarlet fever, and I'm quite sure I don't want the blues." Our Chancellor's talents, no doubt, are unique, But they come just a trifle too dear; It is costing tho country ten thousand a week, To pay him five thousand a year. "The World," March 10, 1910. A paragraph which wo introduced into this column last week from a contemporary appears to. be in- accurate. It. stated that James Howell who went to arrange the "Spanish Match" for George 1. was born in Cardiganshire." The James Howell referred to was the historiographer to Charles II., and was born in Brynmeini, near Abernant.. Breconshire has tried to claim him, but Carmarthenshire's right to call him son must remain untouched. During an interval in the. presentation to Lady Tiverton at tho Ivy Bush Salo Room on Tuesday night,. Lord Tiverton and a group of men were having a quiet smoke, when suddenly Mr. Llewelyn Williams dropped in among them as naturally as if he had been invited. There was much laughter, of course, especially when the well-conditioned and not unportly member for the Borough referred to himself as a skeleton at tho feast. -1:- We omitted to state in our Centenary number that the greater number of the photographs reproduced in that number were obtained from Mr. James Morgan, photographer, Carmarthen. Mr. Morgan, who has taken over the old-established business for- merly belonging to Mr. Henry Howell, has doubt- less a wealth of interesting old negatives in his studio, and had timo permitted wo should have drawn upon them to an even greater extent than we I did. In the same issuo of the JOURNAL, either by a slip of the pen and of the linotype, reference was made to the tobacconist business carried on by Mr. Bland. This was a mistake, as tho business in ques- tion is in the hands of Mrs. M. A. Bland. « Mr. Williams, watchmaker, of Noti-square, Car- marthen, has somo interesting reminiscences of General Picton, which he heard from his (Mr. Wil- liams s) father. One of them recalls the day when the General drove* in a carriage from Y ritrad Lodge, where ho had been staying, through Carmarthen on his way to the Peninsular campaign. While, passing through the old fish marker, which was situated somewhere Itehind the site of Nott's monument, he fancied a salmon and bought it.. Tho vendor asked to bo allowed to take it himself to the Ivy Bush, whero General Picton was making for, but the General refused with a hearty, "Heaven's, man; why should you carry it? Put it in tilo carriag-P, behirijd me. And off he went wifh the salmon, and in a few hours he was on routo for the war. It is gratifying to hear from time to time of the Success t. Peter's Boys are attaining in all parts of the world. This week news comes of tho appoint- ment- of Mr, Austin D. Thomas, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, Emporium, Carmarthen, to the post of organist and director of one of the largest churches in San Diego, California. The congrega- tion numbers over 1,000, and includes four members who are millionaires. Mr. Thomas was selected from a large number of applications, after giving an organ recital, which greatly impressed the members. In the same place tliero is a flourishing Cambrian Sociotv, founded in 1892, and the members celebrate ?t. Davids Day in truo Welsh fashion. Although Mr. 1 hoi/ias has only been at San Diego for a comparatively short, while, he is the musical director and accompanist of the Society, tho secretary of which is Mr. Gordon Lewis, a nephew of Mr. Daniel Lewis, King-street, Carmarthen, and Air. Tj Lewis, Brynglas, Nantgaredig. Mr. D. E. W illiams, of the. Ivy Bash Hotel, Car- marthen, has shown us-a quaint card, dated '1801, of which tho following is a copy;- King's Arms Inn and Hotel, Carmarthen, Morris and Hart.. Beg Leave to return their unfeigned Thanks to the Nobility, Gentry and Others, which havo so kindly patronized them, and to assure them that they will continue their Exertions to merit their future Favors. They are sorry to bo under the Necessity of cautioning those who are Strangers to tho Town, against Persow; usually stationed at tho Avenues leading thereto, for the express Purpose, of recom- mending other Inns. NEAT WINES and SrjMTrors LIQUORS; also good POST-CHAISES and careful DltlvFus. July 1st. 1801. J. Evans, Printer, Carmarthen. The Newspaper Owner," the weekly organ de- voted to tho interests of the British press;' had a ^kindly reference to the Centenary number-of the JJOURVAT last week. It. said: The CARMARTHEN jJoi'RNAT is one of those papers with which age does [not imply decreptitude, and it would appear to have falcon a new lease of life in recent years. Its centenary has just been attained, and the occasion 'Was seized by the editor, Mr.- Lewis Giles, to set fortli in the course of several interesting illustrated pages the progress of the locality and district served by the JouRxAl. during the past one hundred years. In the same issue an article appears by Mr. David Davies, editor of "The South Wales Daily Post," j entitled "A Century's Newspaper Progress," which concludes with the following words :—"Tho JOUKXAX | has lived ;i long and useful life. It. is now renew- ing its yo-uth, and promises a future* of increased vigour and success." The ha If-tone pictures illus- trating the centenary ntTmber totalled more than fifty. -A- I Mr. 1 5arnes, M.P., chairman of the Labour Party, I wo an' informed, is to move an amendment to tho I Government resolutions dealing with tho House of Lords. This is how it. reads: "That the Upper I House, being an irresponsible part of tho Legisla- ture, and of necessity representative only of interests opposed to the general interest, is a hindrance to national progress, and ought to be abolished. The "general interest" in this case. we suspect, is nothing more or less than the Labour Party. But what a. sublime piece of impudence, to be sure2 We aro told that the House of Lords, many members of which are distinguished and mature statesmen who j were serving their country before somo of the! Labour Members first Fawthc light, is an irrespon- sible part of the Legislature. And this from a body of men who have, for the most part. amassed their "vast experience" in tho offices of a trade-union! After the lamentable exhibition members of the Labour Party made of themselves over the amend- ment to secure better conditions for Government workers, the less they say about "irresponsible" the better.

CAB MABTHJEXSMMI I-NFlItMARY.-Tho Secretary begs respecttuily to acknowledge tho receipt of the is., from the Tabernacle Chapel, Car- marthen; periodicals, from Mr. R. James, Bridge- street; Mxss Spurreli, King-street; Mrs. Maddock, Maes Derwen, Penilwyn Park; Sirs. Gwynne- tlughes, Glancothy, and Lady Hills-Johnes; flowers, Easter offerings from St. Ann's Church. TIMBER SALE.—At the Ivy Bush Royal Hotel, •Carmarthen, on Saturday last, Messrs. Joiin Francis and Son offered the groves and woods situated on Baily Farm, near Conwil Station, and consisting of 36A acres of oak, pitwood, and poles, of forty years' grow th, together with spruce and torch now grow- ing on the farm, and the timber growing alongside tho Gwdi River. The lot. was knocked down to Mr. Simon Evans, Derwydd, Conwil, for JB260. PmsT-To-POINT RACES.—As will have been seen in our advertising columns, the annual Point-to-Point Races takffi place to-day (Friday), the winning-post being at. the Grandstand of Carmarthen Racecourse. The meet will take place at 1.30 at. the Grandstand. Wo hear that there are good entries, and that there is every prospect of an enjoyable day's racing.-The Hunt vali was held last evening, and was as usual a great success. Further particulars of same will be given next week. WELSH FIELD COMPANY—ROYAL ENGINEERS.— (Carmarthen Section).—Orders for tho week ending April 9th, 1910.—Head-quarters, The Barracks- Officer on duty, Oapt..T. Francis; N-C.O. on duty, Sergt.. G. Jones: orderly corporal, Lance-corpl. £ >. S. Jones; orderly trumpeter, Trumpeter A. Duck- field. Monday, Infantry training (service dress), 7.30 p.m.; Tuesday, Headquarters open from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Engineering (service dress), 7.30 p.m.—(Signed) John Francis, Capt. Welsh Field Co., R.E. • CONFIRMATION SERVICE.—The Lord Bishop of the diocese held a confirmation service at St. Peter's Church on Thursday afternoon last week, when about 120 candidates from- Carmarthen and district were confirmed, of which 36 wore from St. Peter's parish. There were presented for confirmation by tho Rev. D. T. Alban and Aldred Williams, while the clergy of tho different districts presented the other candi- dates. TTie Yen. Archdeacon Owen Evans, M.A., was the bishop's chaplain, and his lordship after- wards preached an eloquent- and inspiring sermon. ^EASTHH SERVICES.—Last Sunday two excellent Easter sermons were preached in the English Wes- ley an Chapel by the Rav. J. II. Newbv. The Rev. F. Guy Morris, of Handsworth College, opened tho service in tho evening, and a, special solo. "Thou. did'st not leave His soulxin hell" (from th(, Messiah), was sung in excellent, style and voice by Mr. J. i Williams, Carne Villa. An anthem, "Christ our Passover is sacrificed for Us," was also ablv ren- dered by the Choir, Miss Edith Jones, Barhsfield- terrace, ringing the solo with considerable sweet- ness. "E" COMI'ANY, 4TH WELSH (Carmarthen).—Orders i.for week ending Saturday, 9th April, 19113;—Officer (on duty, Lieut. Harries; company orderlies, Sergt. J. 1. Davies and Lance-corpl. Greenwood; orderly bugler, Bugler A. C. Thomas., Prdeg: Company j,drill on Monday and Wednesday, 7.30 p.m. dress, uniform, khaki drill order. Recruits drill every 'evening, except Thursday and Saturday evening, at 7.30 p.m.; uniform, khaki.. Note: Proficiency class as usual. Members who enlisted before April, 1908, must. attend at Armoury to be re-fitted with caps and puttees.-By order (Signed) E. A. H. HARRIES, Lieut., commanding "E" Comoanv,, 4th Welsh, The Barracks, March 30ib, 1910. « LEAGCE -IF Y OCNU LIBERALS.—A meeting was held on Wednesday night in last, week for the pur- post of"completing the organisation of the Cannar- T>,aSu.*v of Young Liberals. The Rev. Fuller Mill, presided. Three new vice-presidents—Dr. Denzil Harris, Professor Morris H. OWNI, and Mr. 's W. J. Lewis—were chosen, making the number of vice-presidents five. The executive was also increased from 16 to 20. The executive will meet early to draw up a. programme of work and entertainments for,, as far as possible, the summer months, but es- pecially for commencement in the autumn. SPECIAL BOROUGH POLICE COURT.—Held on Wed- nesday last, before The Mayor (Alderman Walter Lloyd), Mr. John and Mr. Walter Spur- reli.—P.C. David Jones charged W. Jones, collier, 46, Water-street, Carmarthen, for being drunk and disorderly at Cambrian-place on Tuesday last. Wit- ness said that defendant refused to go away when ordered, and cursed and swore. Soon afterwards witness was called to Buckley's Brewery to turn de- fendant out.—Sunt. Smith said that, defendant- had been before the bench eitrht limes before, the last being April, 1909.—The Major said that defendant ought to be ashamed of himself, a young man like him cursing and swearing.—Defendant- was fined 5s. and costs. SALVATION ARMY,—Eastersido at the Salvation Army Citadel was marked by the visit of the Williamsfow n Brass Bond, and of Mrs. Major Brown, of Cardiff, and special services were held, at. which •the^e assisted. On Saturdav evening there was a (wen-attended musical meeting, over which 1P. (Rhys Davits presided. On .sunday morning tliero :was a holiness service, a Salvation service was ilield In the evening. Musical meetings were also jheld on Sunday afternoon (when Mr. Wm. Harris, Magazine-row. presided, and on Monday evening, when Mr. George Lewis, St. Catherine-street, was the chairman. Interesting programmes were gono through, and there were hirge congregations at all the service?. -o. u_ AT Imccessful and \Yell-at. concert was held at on •taaftSRrSiS Young People's Society when. Mr. George were in aid of tlio axnV,?,, were in aid of tlio axnV,?,, Conwil Evans Kin"- st>-e<T ^Iss Gwladvs [and the programme'" was V""f l| mPaf1'st. address; pianoforte solo, Gwladys Conwil ?.1'cs,de.nt's ss& i™: Samuel, Pnory-street; solo. Miss Fmilv O,- Mr. John Rs, "lien fv. Nliadau. JJAVID 8 DAY IV TXTITA TT-I "Cymdeitlias S's: Tv/li+i'c i> i annual dinner at i-ditis xxotol, liong'al. on Alarrh 1«f- c, r W'elsh disheV fr?d yl(S cx,wP"^i mainly ferously received. The speeches were p £ SantTv interspersed with songs in Welsh, sung by Mr J P L-\VS' Mr- 5"! Dav. £ ,v. M. morgan 'ir' and Mr. Sunday mMing oJ inomas wiJj continup. h. AwV. ,votd !• Senool oi Art), recent iv h;ri h C.armarthen Mi. and Mrs. Roosevelt Ind panT'and^f^'1'1118 thfm some of the iatJ ,i #howmS K'Hvnt 'pi, ..A i disccvenes m Upper a y,.i -New York. VN edrie,,(tity. In the coursc, of a (Ietailed aCCOunt ùf ,;Vlr: .t{oŒydts <.IOlOgs .at Luxor. I»-mu-'ri r i no* t" b? A York Ain^rican" savs Roosevelt to-day, had the first. ciianco since the dava ot his Presidency ot dispiaymg ms famous nrowels w^ith ,01>0man' racinS tor a nule across the d^ert with hjs son Kermn, Protestor vv'eimti) u: "I of Antiquities, Mr. Harohl Jone- +h Director and Baiibasht Teal, of the Eg^pdan ArSP k'I' occUrred on I i1JS ^netreeting' incident by; hIS aged 1'j1Ïg mtret5ting RrJ^-n tho return from Thebes, where Mr Roosevelt and hu^ party spent several XirL„riii:f,vrhoa "n«.?p0,S T^^Dtrt/ic;vv- £ i i L- the American Egvotolocisf <>Ur» "public u been ehown to the. Ante r ^unch at fehe bungalow of "Vfr -I^Codorc Davis, Mr. Roosevelt. accoZaidcd £ ^feall, and Bimbashi Teal walked UT> a zigzag and fatiEriiintr 4-U of the hid, when a magnific^S view of T°P fertile valley of Karnak, whLuwl lu *greea was obtained. Whilst Mr R 6 ^tanco' L hL,.osmp,r„s Xbi^Xt'll and Miss Roosevelt wiselv mJl. v » Airs. „ tho of and l\fis. Roosevolt, who they had anricipatiug It for a long tirad, and that. it was th most ('njoYllble day they had 80 far. A little. incident occurrt>d at the hotel t-hik; (v('ning which plefisf>d Mr. immensely, ho KaJph YValdo Emerson in the visitors' lw>l- ► German Consulate, dated February 2, 1873^ RECEPTION TO MR LLEWELYN "WI'LLLM'H, M.P.- At the Assembly Rooms on Thursday evemn- in last week, a recei^Uon of the local Libo'rals was 1<-UI Willi Llewelyn Williams, M.P. and Mr« Williams, and to congratulate Mr. William*" on winmng tho seat at the General Election M^ Toh? I^wis, Gwynfryn. prided ovorTn !».I J(hr; about 300 persons. The room was rated for tho occasion, and rdR hrZ ? irir- chi^u,rs T I ,A dhams on retaininsr the seat. M, "fd"tLo'r„™rs' h.aving aJ,ud«i said tho Government were m for a strenuous fio-ht ,>u?0, of Lordi*. which would not bo <lidnot VaL°ne battl°- -He Wds Pot a prophet, but he did not take so pessimistic a view as some of their friends did m regard to what might happen during the next month or so. He had an veto resolutions would be discussed for a fortnight mr 'k W' H'- '-T cartTKMi '» the House of Com- mrTns by a niajonty of 120. They would then sent to the House of Lords, and immediate!v thl veto resolutions w ere out of the way Mr. Lloyd wouJtl introduce that popular Budget of last, (fhef<re). Speaking for himself, ho was perfectly certain that the Irish would never break with tho democracy of Great Britain by helping the Tories to throw out the finest measure of social reform ever introduced. Ho felt sure that before April 3fl tho Budget would pass through the House of Commons and bo m a fair v.ay of acceptancv by the Lords who would not accept tho veto resolutions. What, would happen then? Ir. Asquith had intimated that he was prepared to go to the King for a guaran- te< lie would either dissolve or resign his office and tho Government would also do the same. It was possible that Mr. Balfour might be sent for to form another Government, but he would not be able to hold office. for a *.single (iaN-. There would then -be, no Supply after May 31. The House of Commons w;ould not vote f urther supphes if the Torv Govern- ment asked for thorn. Than Mr. Balfour, "if be took rt" office would have to resign and tho Kincr would have to senu a_feam for Mr. As-,ith to re-form hi* Government He would then tell his Majesty that Ir "n accept office unless he got a guarantee tliat thewill of the people should prevail (applause). Mi-s. Llewelyn Williams and Mrs. Lester Jones (secretary of the Ladies' Liberal League, Cardiffi also spoke, and eulogised tho ladies for the part thev had. taken in the cainpaillti.-On the motion of the. 4T v' Jl: I{ovvIand-n', seconded by Mr. Henry lioftoll, J.P., a vote of 'thanks was accorded th^ ladies for making the necessary preparations for tho reception. The following comprised the Ladies Committee, all of whom worked so enthusiastically fo make the affair such a success :-Mrs. John Lewis. Gwynfryn: Mrs. Denzii Harries. King-street; Mrs. » Blagdon-Richards, Castle House: Mr. W. D. Row. lands, Waterloo-terrace; Mrs. Herbert XV. Thomas, Tyhawddgar; Mrs. Evan Roberts, Parade; Mrs. I). Maurioe Jones, Kerri House; Mrs. Henry Thomas, •Di9 £ vvylf&j Mrs. A. J. Jk)n(,s, Carmarthen House; MIN. Pnco Williams, Penllwvn Park- Mrs. L. D. 1IIIIIIII