The Carmarthen Journal and South Wales Weekly Advertiser

CARMARTHEN BOROUGH TT-ESDW, May 17tl,. tefore the Mayor (Alderman Walter Lloyd. 'Lammas-tiee: >. and Mr. Thomas Thomas, Harddfan. LICENSING. Mr James John, solicitor, was. on behalf of AT-ssr« George's Cheltenham, granted an occasional Joint'to Sf intoxicants at the" Assembly Room, on the 31st inst.. on the occasion of the -the Honorary Freedom of, the Borough to Lieut. General Sir James Hills-Jonnes VC., G.t Mr. Brinlev Jones was granted a temporary tiarn fer of the license of the Sheaf Inn from Mr. D. H. Trice. HIS 87TH CONVICTION. Rav. hl1.street. was summoIlf'd p ("Danie Davies for being at 7 30 the. previoa- evening. The con_ go •li ned a blow at him, and in doing so fell down. He using very bad language to passers-by. c.' Defendant said he had had a drop of whisky and It was too much for hun" Superintendent Smith said that there were 86 previous convictions. The Bench sad that it was the last time they would fine him. He was mulcted in the sum of 10s. and costs, with the option of 7 days' imprisonment- NO DOG LICENSE. P.C. Williams charged Thomas Rees wirh keeping a dog wlfhout a license. Defendant's wife appeared on his behalf. Superintendent said that he was informed that the dog was not six months old. and he asked for a week's adjournment in order to make en- quiries. This was granted. USE OF OBSCENE LANGUAGE. Margaret Hurley, ProspeCt-place, was summoned by P.C. Thomas Rees for using obscene language on May 11th. I defendant said that she did it in self-defence. Evidence was given to the effect that defendant was by her front door m Daniel's Court, Lammas- street. She used most filthy and obscene language. The constable had great difficulty in getting de- fendant to the house. 0 0 Defendant said that a brick had been thrown at her door. The other woman had used the very same language to her. Mr. Thomas—That was no reason why you should use the same language. You ought to set her a better example. How would you defend yourself by using such bad language There's no sense in it. Defendant—May I question Mr. White. It is about a letter which was written some time ago, in which my name was taken without my knowledge. The woman said that I paid you, Mr. White, 2s 3d for the letter, which I know nothing about. Smce then I haye had no peace. Mr. Thomas—You don't blame Mr. White for all This? (laughter!.—No, sir. Mr. Thomas (to Mr. White)—I hope she'll pay you now (laughter). Defendant—I was never at your office. Mr. White The Bench were determined to put down the use of obscene language as much as possible. They fined defendant 1" and 8s, 6d. costs. CONTRAVENTION OF DOGS ACT. Samuel Llewellyn was charged by P.C. Lodwick with a contravention of the Dogs Act by allowing his dog to be without a collar with the name and address of the owner. P.C. Lodwick said that he had found two dogs de- tained at Penlan Ystrad. Alltycnap Road. The oc- cupier said they had been worrying his sheep and cattle. One. a big black lurcher, belonged to the defendant, and it had a collar, but no 0 name and address. Defendant said that it was a collie bitch from the Catholic Church. The dog had been misiing for four days, and defendant reported it to Sergeant Davies as being missing. The name and address had been written on tfie plate with a file, and there wai_also another name plate fastened with hooks. The name had ben scratched off the collar. That was the fourth collar that had been on the dog since the beginning of the year. 0 Mr. Thomas-I should get rid of the dog and the collar if I were you. Defendant—\Yhar am I to do if people take the Defendant What am I to do if people take the dog away; Mr. Thomas—Consult a lawyer (laughter). P.C. Lodwick similarly summoned Mr. David Rees Morgan, Lammas-street The dog, which was a small terrier, was the other one that was found at Allty- cnap, Defendant said that he had lost the dog entirely and had not seen it for over thre months.—Fined Is and costs. CLOSING OF LICENSED HOUSES. The Mavor intimated that on the occasion of the funeral of his late King Edward VII. on Friday (to-day), it was the wish of the Bench that all the licensed houses in town should close between 112 and 6 p.m. He was sure that all the licensees would respect this wish. KEEPING HIS BROTHER COMPANY. Daniel Ray, labourer, Mill-street, brother ot George Hay: who was up before the Bench earlier in the nrocedings. was summoned by P.C. W. J. Rees with being drunk and disorderly in Mill-stieet at 9 p.m. on the 3rd inst. The constable said that defendant, who was very drunk. was using very bad language towards his Superintendent Smith said that defendant had 41 previous convictions against hun. He was in constant emplovrjaent and worked hard. Mr." Thomas—You are entering into competition 'with vour brother as to who shall have the most convictions?—No, sir. Mr. Thomas—It is a sad thing to see two brothers coming here like this. Defendant was fined 10s. and costs or 7 days haiH labour. The court then rose.

LLANDOVERY FRIDAY, Mav 13th.-Before Mr. D. Jones-Le.v.s, Llwvnceivn (who only remained a snort Jime,; Alderman C. P. Lewis, Llandingat, and Mr. J. Haley, Glanbrane Park. TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF THE LATE KING. The Chairman said that he felt that the present occasion was one on which a few words ought to be said on the lamentable event which had happened since thev last met there. King Edwards the 7th was gone. On the last occasion they were there as representatives of his late Majesty as magistrates endeavouring to do justice as between man and man. To-day they were there doing justice on be- half of King George the 5th. He thought that it therefore behoved them especially to say a few words about the event that had happened. They had had in the past no end of warrior monarchs monarchs who had fought the nation against the nation's enemies, several of whom he mentioned. and the last but not least was Queen Victoria and Edward the 7th, who was the greatest monarch of them all. It was true that except in the case of the Boer War he did not fight with the King's enemies, but against the misery in the lower classes. In this connection the chairman referred to the Commis- sion over which the late King presided when Prince of Wales, and in respect to which he hardly missed a single sitting. He fought against misery, and want. and disease, tyid death. He started the great hospital fund—the King's Hospital Fund-by which hundreds of thousands of pounds had been collected and divided between the hospitals of this countrv. which enablpdl poor people who could not afford to pay for it to get medical relief free. He was the greatest warrior of all the kings of this countrv, for he warred against war and fought for peace." Edward the Peacemaker would be the title bv which he would go down to future generations of this country and the world. He was proud of being able to claim the late King as a fellow barrister, for he was a Bencher of the Middle Temple, and belonged to the same Inn as he (Mr. Jones-Lewis) belonged to. He dined several times in Hall when he (the speaker) was present, as Prince of Wales, and subsequently as King, and there was not a more genial, kind-hearted one, whose "honhomie" was more evident than that of our late King. Again, he was descended from the Tudor Kings, who were Welshmen. Then what could they say of his widowed Queen, who had ad- dressed a pathetic message to the people of this countrv and the whole Empire. As to one or two thoughts that she exoressed, he felt sure that we would all do what she asked. One of them was, "Giye me a thought in your prayers which will comfort and sustain me in all I have still to go through." He was perfectly certain that everyone of them would do it throughout the great British Empire, and perhaps the world. Then again she asked the peonle of the Empire to transfer that loyaltv. and affection, and obedience, and alleg- iance thev gave to her late husband to her son the present King. That he was sure they would all also do. George the 5th had served a good apprentice- ship in the art of kingship and government to the best master he possibly could have served. What did the nresent King say. Well in his message he spoke of" the late King, not only as father, but as friend and adviser. Did not that give us a clue that he took the trouble to teach him the art of kingship and the art of government. He had had a long apprenticeship and would follow in his late lamented father's footsteps. They all hoped and trusted that King George and Queen Mary would live for many many years to govern this country in the proper way. King George had been a orreat traveller all over The Empire, and knew even Tn ore about it than Edward the Seventh. He had been everywhere, all over the Colonies and all parts of the Empire. that would prove of service to him now when he was called unon to govern this country. No doubt he was a wise and able man, and he (Mr. Jones-Lewis) had been told that he made all his own speeches, and he quite believed that he did. To-day they regretted the loss of one of the greatest Monarchs that ever lived. "Edward the 7th was a great peacemaker. May he rest in the peace he fought so strenuously to obtain. EXTENSION. Ir, Dent Williams, Castle Hotel, was granted an extended licence for his premises on the occasion of the Whit-Monday events. ALLEGED BREAKING AND ENTERING. Ernest Pearce, a tramping labourer, was charged with breaking and entering Waunrhoshowell, Llan- wrcla, and stealing a razor, value 5s. 6d. James Jones, Waunrhoshowell, deposed: I now reside at Aberbowlan and Waunrhoshowell, Llan- wrda. alternately. On the morning of the 10th of this month I visited Waunrhoshowell about 9 to 9.30. When I left the nremises everything was all right. The house is full" of furniture. I returned about 8 o'clock that evening. I then found the parlour window broken. I tried the door, and found it unbolted, although I had bo&ed it before I left. I went into the kitchen. I found some of the chest of drawers onen. I had a razor, which I kept in one of these drawers, missing. I then went up- tairs. In one of the bedrooms I found the walking stick (produced). I also had a chest of drawers in the front bedroom upstairs. I found that had been tampered with, and the clothes in-ide tumbled about, some of them half way out. I also N-isitec the back bedroom upstairs, but can't say that 1 missed anything. The drawers in a chest: ol drawers here again liau been tampered with ano things tumbled about. I value the razor (produced) at 5s. 6d. I have never seen prisoner Defore. 1 found footmarks outside the premises. P.C. Reynolds, Cilycwm. deposed to visiting Waunrhoshowell on the 11th inst. He found tht parlour window with the lower pane broken and the putty of the other pane taken off for hevera. nicihes. He noticed footprints in the front and back of the house. He aiso examined the inside oi the house, where lie found things had been tumbled about as described by the last witness. Subse- quently witness followed these footprints by a bye road to Ciiycwm. He overtook prisoner about half-a-inile from Cilycwm. He found that prisoner had been washing his shirt in the river, but could not say where he had slept the previous night. He described how the boots of prisoner were nailed and tallied with the footprint* he had traced. He asked prisoner where the razor was after he examined his boots. He replied. "I have it in my pocket. and at the same time produced it and handed it to witness. The razor was afterwards identified by James Jones. W itness then charged prisoner with breaking into tne premises named. In reply jrri-saner said. "Its ali right." He then conveyed him to Llandovery lock-up, and charged him in the presence of P. Deans. Prisoner re- plied, "I broke in for the purpose of having food. I found a razor and I stole it." Witness showed him the stick (produced) that morning. Prisoner admitted that it was his, and said he left it behind in his hurry. Prisoner was committed for trial to the next at Carmarthen.

CARDIGANSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL RAILWAY MOTOR. SERVICE AND THE ROADS. CROWN AND COMMON LANDS IN CARDIGAN- SHIRE. THE ANNUAL BUDGET STATEMENT. A quarterly meeting of the Cardiganshire County Council was held at the Town Hall. Lampeter, on Thursday, May 12th. when there were present: Councillor R. S. Rowland, Llanddewibrefi (in the chair): Aldermen C. M. Williams, Aberystwyth: W. J. Lloyd. Nantcwnlle: Rev. John Williams. Cardi- 1 gan: R. J. R. Loxsdale, Llanilar: T. J. Morgan, Maesnewydd: L. J. Davies, New Quay: Col. Howell, 1). D. Evans, Harwen: David Evans, Llanwnen, Councillors D. C. Roberts and Robert Ellis, Aberyst- wyth J. J. Bonsall, Llanbadarn: Jenkin Davies, PenbrYLt J. H. Davies. Llangeitho: Edward Evans, Ta!ybonh: (-Nlor,-an Evans. Oakford: O. Beynon Evans. Cardigan: m. Evans, Cnwc C'och: Rev. W. Griffiths, Maenygroes; D. Morgan James. Llan- rhystyd: Dr. John James, Taliesin: Edward Jones, Ponterw yd: John Jones, Felinfach; J. Pugh Lewis, Trelindor; E. A. L. Powell, Llanfarnau: Mr. J. C. v Harford. Falcondale: Sir Edward Webley Parry Pryse, Bt., Bow Street: D. J. Williams. Tregaron; E. J. Davies. Llanynyfan: H. J. Evans, Bwlch: John Jones. C'ilcennin: David Davies. Troedvwawr: .J. W. Davies, Llanfan Joshua Thomas, New Quay Rev. T. R. Morgan, Lledrod, and Thomas Jones, Llangianog: together with Mr. Evan I'vans (clerk) and surveyors. CONSERVATORS. The following were re-appointed Conservators of the Dovey Fishery District, viz., Councillor Major J. J. Bonsall, Mr. Henry Bonsall, Chalet. Llanba- darn-fawr. and Dr. H. J. Fleure, of the University College of Wales. Aberystwyth. PUBLIC ANALYST. Dr. Brooke, of the University College of Wales. Aberystwyth, was re-appointed public analyst under the Food and Drugs Act 1875. AGRICULTURAL ANALYST. A letter was read from the Board of Agriculture suggesting that the appointment of official agricul- tural analyst under the Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs Act 1906, instead of being an annual one, should be held during the pleasure of the Council, with a provision for reasonable notice- on either side. The Council appointed Mr. Ward, of the Uni- versity College of Wales, Aberystwyth, for the ensu- year. STATE IMPOSITION. A communication was receivefl from the Gloucester County Council suggesting that the County Councils Association should object to imposition of further duties on county councils unless the funds were found otherwise than out of local rates. Mr. Robert Ellis said that such a view was a very sensible one, and he moved that they support the Gloucester County Council. Mr. O. Beynon Evans seconded the motion, which was carried. INTERNATIONAL MOTOR TRAFFIC. The Clerk reported the receipt of a circular from the Local Government Board with regard to inter- national eirculartion of motor cars. It pointed out that provisions had been made for cars from this country to travel on the Continent, and cars from the Continent to travel in this country. EXTENSION OF TIME WANTED. A letter was received from the Local Government Board respecting the loan for expenditure on Tre- cefel Bridge. The Clerk explained that the Board consented to the loan provided the money would be repaid in twenty years. At the last meeting of the Council a resolution was passed with regard to Pont Llamo Bridge, and the Board afterwards extended the period of repayment of the loan from 15 years to 25 years. The question now was whether they would apply to the Board for an extension oi the period of the loan relative to Trecefel Bridge. Twenty years was a short period for its repayment. The Chairman said that Trecefel Bridge was well built. Its masonry was excellent. Mr. C. M. Williams said that it was destined to last 200 years. It was decided to apply to the Local Government 'oard to extend the period of repayment of The loan to thirty years. G.W.R. AND THE MAIN ROADS. The Great Western Railway Co. wrote, in reply to the Council's application for a contribution to- wards the expenditure on main rcids. which it was said were damaged through the company's motor services, stating that they were not prepared to pay anything. They pointed out that they started the motor services for the convenience of the public. Rev. T. Arthur Thomas: Can we ask them to with- draw the service so as to save the increasing ex- penditure on our roads? Rev. W. Griffiths said that the roads were mostly damaged during the winter months. During this time nly a few persons travelled, and he suggested that they ask the railway company to run lighter cars in the winter. Rev. T. Arthur Thomas said the company could drop the service entirely in the winter months. The Chairman stated that on the last occasion they applied to the company 0 for a contribution they re- plied that they were the largest ratepayers in the county. Rev. T. Arthur Thomas proposed that they esk the company to withdraw the motor service between Llandvssul and New Quay in the winter months. This would entirely save their roads. Mr. Evan Davies in seconding said that it was too bad that the cars should damage the roads as they I did. The Chairman pointed out that the motor »2rvice from Lampeter to Aberayron would be dropped be- cause the light railway would do awav with it. Mr. E. J. Davies (New Quay) said he hoped the Council would not be so foolish to pass such t n absurd resolution as that proposed by the R jv. r. Arthur Thomas. It was all very well "I for Mr. Thomas, who lived in Llandvssul, where there wns a railway to bring forward such a motion. The motor service between Llandvssul and New Quay was a boon and was of great benefit to the public. W hat- ever the council had to expend on the roads as the result of the motor service the public were more than compensated by the benefit conferred on the in- habitants of that district. It would be a fool-hardy thing for the Council to pass such a resolution, and he strongly protested against it. Mr. J. C. Harford stated that it would be a- pity to pass a resolution without any thought whatever: There was no object in passing it that day. and he proposed that the matter be referred to the Main Roads Committee. Mr. J. R. J. Loxdate suggested that a small depu- tation be appointed to wait on the railway company with regard to the matter. Mr. E. J. Davies said he would have no objection to that. He pointed out that the matter had been before the Main Roads Committee on several occa- sions. This was not the first nor the second time they had asked the railway company for a contribu- tion, and they had each time been met with the same answer. Rev. T. Arthur Thomas said tfiat the traffic was verv little between Llandyssul and New Quay in the winter months, when great damage was done to the roads. He thought it would be an advantage to that district if the service were discontinued in the winter. It would also, he thought, be an advantage to the county and the Great Western Railway Com- pany. Mr. E. J. Davies contended that the traffic between Llandvssul and New Quay was considerable even in the winter months. New Quay depended on tra- velling. because the inhabitants belonged to the sailor°class and the majority of them were bound to travel in the winter, as well as in the summer. Rev. John Williams strongly nrotested against the motion of the Rev. T. Arthur Thomas. They should study the needs of New Quay residents, who, he --aid, had a rig-ht to enjov the use of the motor service. Rev. T. Arthur Thomas said he would withdraw his motion if the matter was referred to the Main Roads Committee.. Mr. C. M. Williams stated that perhaps it would be cheaper if the County Council chartered a con- veyance to carry people to and from New Quay. Mr. Rohert Ellis said that the railway company did not run the motor cars for sentiment sake, but from a business point of view. If it. did not pay them to run the cars between Llandyssui and New Quay they would very soon drop them. He thought the Council was taking up an absurd position u they appointed a deputation who had no expert knowledge oi the matter to suggest to the company what kind of cars they should run. They would be simply Ill. viting a snub which they would deserve. H Rev. T. Arthur Thomas having withdrawn hisB motion, the matter was referred to the Main Roads Committee to deal with, and to consider the advisa- Taiity of appointing a deputaton to wait on the company. CAUTION SIGNS. A letter was read from the Cardigan Town Council asking the County Council to supply caution signs to motorists outside schools in the borough. The letter was referred to the Main Roads Com- mittee for the southern division to deal with. NEW BRIDGE AT ABERAYRON. The Local Government Board wrote stating that they were advised that the design of the proposed new bridge at Aberayron required re consideration fn several important respects. The letter added that w^hile the Board were prepared to consider the re- vised design of the bridge, they would defer their final decision upon the question of sanctionng the loan in respect of it until the work had been com- pleted and tested by an independent engineer. The matter was referred to the Main Roads Com- mittee for the northern division. THE NATIONAL LIBRARY. Mr. John Baliinger, secretary of the National Library of Wales, w rote inviting the Council to ap- point three representatives to attend the r< re:i ony of laying the foundation stone of the new libmry 3i: the 28th July. The Chairman, Dr. James. *and Mr. R. J. It Lons- dale, were deputed to attend on bshalf of the County Council. Mr. C. M. Williams stated that the County Council were subscribers to the extent of ;C2,000. and he thought each member should be invited to attend the ceremony. Rev. T. Arthur Thomas—It is a public function, and I take it every member would be quite welcome to attend. LLECHRYD BRIDGE. A letter from Mr. Gower, Boncath, drawing atten- tion to the state of Llechryd Bridge was referred to the Main Roads Committee. FISHERY BOARD AND SCIENTIFIC WORK. Mr. Harry Bonsall. as one of the representatives of the Council on the estern Sea Fisheries Committee submitted his annual report, in which he expressed the opinion that if any grant were to bq made it should be made to the University College of Wrales, Aberystwyth, to carry out scientific work in connec- tion with the sea fisheries on the coast of Wales. MORE REPRESENTATION FOR LLANY- BYTHER. Mr. J. AN-. Nicholas, clerk to the Carmarthenshire (\iufity Council wrote stating that at the last meet- ing of his Council three representatives were ap- pointed to hold an enquiry with pgard to the ap- plication of the parish council of Llanybyther to have a second rural councillor and guardian in the Lampeter L'nion. The enquiry was held when the representatives recommended that the application be acceded to. The meeting decided to approve of this. CROWN AND COMMON LANDS. A communication was received from the Carnarvon County Council with regard to crown and common land,. They pointed out that an enquiry was re- cently held by a committee of their council, and the report of the committee seemed to raise questions of national importance. At a meeting of the Coun- sil it had been. decided to invite the County Councls of Wales-to appoint representatives to attend a meet- ing at Shrewsbury to consider a scheme for the reservation and preservation of crown and common lands. There was a notice of motion down on the agenda by Mr. J. H. Davies (registrar of the University College, Aberystwyth) as followsjj^That a com mittee be appointed to obtain information as to the extent of the Crown lands in the County of Car- digan, the manorial rights of the crown. in the county, and also the extent and ownership of the common land in every parish." Mr. Davies, in pro- posing the above, stated that there were more Crown lands in Cardiganshire than in any other county in the Principality, and more than in the whole of North Wales. The manoral rights of the Crown in the county extended over- 20,000 acres of unenclosed land. It used to be a great deal more, but within the last eighty years or so. 43,000 acres of waste land in the county had been enclosed and rented practically to land owners. Of those 43,000 enclosed acres, only 22,000 acres had been utilised for the use of the public. In the year 1843 the waste land in the county extended to 94,910 acres, but in 1891 this had been reduced to 140.000 acres. With regard to common lands, it was very difficult to find their extent. -Mr. Davies' motion was carried. SHEEP SCAB.-PATROLLING SHEPHERD APPOINTED. The Clerk reported the receipt of a number of communications Ircim the Board of Agriculture with regard to sheep dipping. They now suggested that another order should be made in order to mee the wishes of farmers and flock masters. They in- sisted on two dippings, but they had extended the period between them. In his report Inspector Richard Jones stated that unfortunately sheep scab had been very prevalent in the upper part of his division during the past quarter, thereby imposing considerable extra duties upon the polce stationed in that locality, the number of outbreaks being 60. compared with 36 during the previous quarter. Every attention possible had been n giron to the carrying out of the regulations of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries. He was pleased to state that on the whole the farmers had willingly co-operated with the police. The number of existing outbreaks was 22. The Board of Agriculture having suggested that the Council should appoint a patrolling shepherd to devote the whole of his time to the inspection of sheep, especially in the mountainous districts, the Public Health and Housing Committee recommended the Council to make such appointment. The Council adopted the recommendation of the committee. TAKING OVER OF ROADS. The Lampeter Rural District Council wrote asking the County Council to take over and maintain as a main road the road leading from Lampeter through Llanfairclydogau to Llanddewi-brefi. The Chairman said that he knew a great deal about the road, over which there was an enormous amount of traffic. It was one of the busiest roads in the county. The question of taking it over had been before the Council on several occasions, but it had been referred back each time. The Lampeter Town Council had effected a great improvement in the road during the last five years, and had spent a great deal of money on it. The road at the present time was not at all bad. but at a ffw places it was not up to the requirements of the County Council. He understood that the Town Council of Lampeter intended widening the road at these particular places before the County Council took it over. Mr. C. M. Williams said that before they took over any more roads, lie thought they should get a re- turn from the surveyors showing the cost of the main roads of the county during 1910. There was grumbling throughout the county, and the estimated expenditure upon main roads next year had gone up to £ 10,000. It was alarming to find these items running up. It was very good of the Lampeter people to have two main roads running parallel on each side of the railway. They had previously de- cided to go in tor the "tiall- .Mark side ot the road, and now they asked for more. Mr. J. W. Davies. in supporting the application of the Lampeter Town Council, said that it was a good road. There was also plenty of material in the district to repair it when necessary. Mr. J. C. Harford also strongly supported the application, and said that a great deal of money had been spent to improve the road. He contended that the more main roads the County Council had the better it would be for traffic, farmers and everybody concerned. Support to the application was also given by Mr. J. H. Davies, who thought that they had made a mistake in Cardiganshire in carrying on affairs through the various unions. Whenever the question of takng over a road cropped up, Mr. C. M. Wil- liams got up and said that such union had had its share, and so on. There were parishes in the county with no main roads runnrng through them at all, but the parishioners had to pay rates. They ought to take a broader view of the question and consider the interests of the county as a whole. In the case of roads with heavy traffic, he thought it was a saving to the County Council to take them over. Mr. C. M. Williams said he had always taken a broad view of questions. In that lie gave in to no man.. There being no quorum at the last meeting of the Main Roads Committee, the application was referred back to the committee, and the surveyors were directed to prepare returns as suggested FIGURE FOUR BRIDGE. The Main Roads and Public Buildings Committee for the northern division recommended that certain improvements be carried out at Figure Four Bridge Ca-t- an estimated cost of B650. The Council adopted the recommendation and de- cided to apply for a grant in respect of the bridge under the Land Development Grants Act. THE ANNUAL BUDGET. The annual budget statement for 1910-11 showed that the receipts were estimated to rank at £ 34,759, whilst the expenditure was estimated to reach £ 36.187. In the receipts accounts, the customs and excise grants were expected to bring in £ 1,200 and £10,000 was estimated to be received from licences and estate duties. The sum of £ 2,291 was put down as the amount to be received under the Agricultural Rates Act, whilst the county rate was estimated to realise £ 9,662: intermediate education rate, £ 483: higher education rate, £ 1,932; and elementary edu- cation rate. £ 3,213.. In the exnenditure account, the chief items were

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ROMAN OCCUPATION OF CARDIGAN- I SHIRE J INTERESTING PAPER BY MR. WIlLIS BUND. I The Cardiganshire Antiquarian Society, on The j occasion of the first meeting of their second tession, ■ paid a visit to Llanddcwi tiieli, the si.e of the | Roman Loventium, and famous in elsh history as I the place where Jit. David, the patron saint, refuted I the Pelagian heresy. The event was favoured with ■ delightful weather, and there was a large attendance j of members from all parts of the cCiJunty, including I the president, cir iuiward Pryse, Gogerdaari, and | Lady Prysp, Mr. Willis Bunti, Air. ingiis Jones, BDerry Oimond; Mr. H. Davies-Evans, lswich; Pro- fessors, Anvvyl, Ldwards, brough, and Suuborough, Aberystwyth: Professor Tyrrell Green, Lampeter; C hiei-constable Iiliams, alderman Edward ii.vans, Aberystwyth (treasurer), Mr. G. Lyre Evans, and the Rev. J. k. Lloyd, Llanilar (secietary). Having assemoled at Pont Llamo Station, the company proceeded to Loventium, which is situated on ulanio lssa Farm. and there inspected the ex- cavations which had just been carried out under the direction of the society. Before proceeding to the formal business of the gathering a vote of svmpathv with the members of the Royal Family in tit-eir bereavement was passed, on the proposition of the President, seconded by Mr. R. s. Rowland, chair- man oi the Cardiganshire County. Council. Mr. Willis Buna, in an interesting address on the Roman occupation of Britain, said the importance of Loventium lay in the fact that it was probably the most western fortress in the Roman Empire, and so a place that had to be strong enough 10 resist any force that might be sent to attack it. It was well known that strong piratical raids from Ireland and elsewhere were common, and a strong force was, therefore, necessary to resist such raiders. There was one special inducement to attack this part of the Roman line. The assailants had only to follow the road af t.er they passed Llanio to find themselves in the midst of the Roman gold mines in that dis- trict. Therefore, it was essential that it should be a strong fort, whch could at all times hold its own against all comers. The first point of interests in the Ltanio excavations would, therefore, be to ascertain what was the nature of the accommodation and of the fortifications, and. secondly, of what was the garrison composed, whether of Roman soldiers or of an auxiliary legion recruited from the natives of the country. The excavations might also be expected to show whether, after the Roman withdrawal, the raiders found themselves strong enough to capture Llanio and make it "a heap ot stones." Were the Romanised Welsh too feeble to stand up alone ■ against the Celtic pirates; They knew that Criconium a,, 9 was sacked and burnt. Did a like 'fate belfall ■ Loventium.' This the excavations would almost cer- tainly prove, one way or the other. Mr. Bund ■ strongly emphasised the necessity of getting the ■ work of excavation done by competent hands and ■ skilled advisers. ■ Mr. Charles E. Breese, Portmadoc, a member of ■ the Cambrian Archaeological Association, said that ■ in the county of Cardigan there were many evi- ■ dences of Roman occupation. The Via Occidentals, I now popularly known as Sarn Helen, to which emi- Snent writers had ascribed a primary military pur- ■ pose, proceeding from Maridunum (Carmarthen), tra- I versed the country, and was intersected at Loven- ■ tium by traces of another road coming from the ;direction of Gower. As to the purpose of the Roman ■ occupation of the district, he considered they were M justified in holding the opinion that it was tor the ■ exploitation of the mineral wealth of the country. ■ Whatever might be the outcome of archaeological re- n search in the neighbourhood of Loventium, it was to be devoutly hoped that generous pecuniary sup- port would be afforded. I Professor Anwyl. of Aberystwyth, mentioned the B possibility of finding in the course of the excava- I tions fragments of pottery, which had been aptly ■ described as the fossils of the archaseologist. He also said that the name Loventium was not the same H as the modern Llanio. ■ Mr. George Lyre Evans exhibited specimens of I some of the objects of interest found in the course fl of the limited excavations already carried out on the site, including pieces of tile, a plummet of lead, and ■ a lump of charcoal used for heating the tiles along S which the water ran to a bathroom. Some of the ■ tiles were now to be seen in the floor of an adjoin- iocr cottage, while various inscribed stones, of which S rubbings were shown, were found in the walls 0f 0 neighbouring farm buildings. H The members then proceeded to the parish-room at Llanddewi Brefi, where they were entertained to ■ luncheon by Mr. R. S. Rowland. Afterwards an ad- B journment was made to the Quakers' burial-ground, fl situated on Werndriw Farm. Mr. Oenkin Lloyd, ■ clerk to the Tregaron Board of of Guardians, read a B paper on "The Quakers in Cardiganshire." The B first reference to their presence in the county, he B said, was in the year 1709. They were never a 3 numerous body, and all their descendants, who still B lived and flourished in the parish, held different ■ religious views. H The Rev. D. Worthington, vicar of Llangeitho, ■ said the Quakers of Llanddewi never had a chapel, B but worshipped at Werndriw Farm. The nearest H chapel was at Alltgoch, near Lampeter. One of the B Werndriw Quakers married Ann, daughter of Daniel R Rowland, the famous preacher of Llangeitho. B The members inspected the burial-ground. After S tea, provided by Mrs. T. R. Davies and Mrs. R. S: RS Rowland, the members visited Llanddewi Parish M Church, the site being said to be th. spt on which B St. David preached against the Pelagian heresy. ■ Tradition has it that the ground rose beneath his §S feet, in order that he could be seen and heard by the whole of the vast multitude that had assembled. Professor Tyrrell Green, in an address on the archi- tecture of the sacred edifice, said the present church was founded in 1287 bv Thomas Beck, the then Bishop of St. David's." The two transepts were 1 pulled down many years ago, but the Rev. T. R. Davies, the present vicar, had now a scheme on foot for their re-erection. foot for their re-erection. The day's proceedings concluded with an address bv Professor Edward Edwards, of Aberystwyth, on the itinerary of Giraldus Cambrensis through Wales at the close of the twelfth century, with special I reference to his visit to Llanddewi. It was announced that the next meeting of the society would be held at Highmead. the residence of Colonel Davies-Evans, the lord-lieutenant of the I county, on June 15. ♦

CARMARTHEN TRAMP FINED. -Thoi-i-ta. Lewis, a tramn, a native of Carmarthen, and said to be well known in the counties of Pembroke. Car- marthen. and Glamorgan, was charged at Milford Haven on Saturday with being drunk and disorderly land using obscene language. P.C. Williams said prisoner was staggering about, and his language was filthy. P.S.-Wm. Evans said he had known pri- » soner for 21 .years as a vagrant and never known | him to work. He terrified women, and had been in | everv police station in the county. Prisoner pro- ( rested that he had been working recently. Ihe [ Chairman (Dr. Griffith!: Let me see your hands. I You have the hands of a. gentleman. Prisoner wav i sent to Carmarthen Gaol for one month with haro labour.

a sum of £ 4,000 for police maintenance: £ 10,000 for| roads and bridges; £ 1,600 for loans and Illtel'(s t £ 650 for salaries: £ 2,500 for union officers and regis-1 ters, and £ 1,650 for union lunatics and healths officers. j| Mr. C. M. Williams said the increase which had brought the expenditure up to £ 10,000 for main 9 roads and bridges, w as accounted for by the im-1 provement to various bridges. But for these tl'^J estimated expenditure would have been £ 2,000 less. fl The Treasurer (Mr. rerrott) said the annual bud- get statement had been carefully considered. B Mr. D. C. Roberts expressed the hope that the next time they would be able to reduce the rates 1 by a penny in tile J6. 1 It was decided that the following rates be do- clared for the ensuing financial year:—County rate. lOd in the £ elementary education rate. 3jd. in the £ intermediate education rate, id in the L. and higher and technical education rate, 2d. in the E. LAMPETER AND ROAD MAINTENANCE. From the minutes of the Finance and General Purposes Committee it appeared that the committee had considered the application of the Lampeter Town Council for an increased grant, in respect of the 'maintenance of main roads within the borough. A sub-committee was appointed to enquire into the application and report thereon to the next meeting. THE MIDWIVES ACT. In the minutes of the Public Health and Housing Committee it was stated that the Clerk, in drawing the attention of the committee to the provisions of the Midwives Act 1902, explaned that after the 1st April last no woman shouTu habitually and for gain attend women in child-birth otherwise than under the direction of a qualified medical practitioner, anless she was certified under The Act: that a prac- tising midwife was required to give notice to the Council of her intention to practise and renew such notice every year in the month of January, and that seiTous penalties were provided for non-com- pliance with the requirements of the Act. BRIDGES IMPROVED. The following estimates Ot expenditure were passed: For repairs to figure Four Bridge, £050: Penybont Bridge, £ 450; Pontcynon Bridge, 1;95, and Rhyd Bridge, £ 170. SMALL HOLDINGS. The Small Holdings and Allotments Sub Committee for Aberayron district made a request to acquire the freehold farm called Cwmcynon for the. purpose of providing small holdings at the sum of E2,960, and to apply to the Board of agriculture for a loan for that purpose. There was an animated uiscussion in which some members contended that to accede to the request would mean a loss to the ratepayers, whilst others contended against this. One member remarked that if the manner in which the provisions of the Small Holdings and Allotments Act had been carried on in the past in the county was continued Cardigan- shire would go down m the estimation of the counti\. Alderman Lloyd said there were complaints throughout the county that the Council were too slow in the carrying out of the Act. Ultimately it was decided to accede to the request made. REMONSTRANCE TO THE WAR OFFICE. The War Office authorities having expressed a de- sire to relinguish their tenancy of the Militia Barracks. Aberystwyth, the Council confirmed the action of the committee appointed to deal with the matter, in requesting the Clerk to communicate with the War Office authority and point out that the barracks were built at the expense of the county: that the Council had no use for the premises as at present constructed, and suggested that the tenancyi be continued and the barracks used in connection with the local Territorial Forces, who required addi- I tional premises for storage atid other purposes. MILK ANALYSIS. Mr. Arthur Brooke, the public analyst, in his re- Mr. Arthur Brooke, the public analyst, in his re- port for the year 1909 stated that the total number r of samples sent to him by the Food Inspectors of, Cardiganshire during the last twelve months forj analysis under the of l?ootl and Diugs was *121. Of these 33 were found to be below the standard. Of the 84 samples of milk received 27: were below the standard of the Board of Agricul-i ture, in that they either contained less than Perj cent' of milk solids other than milk-fat, or less than 3 per cen t. of milk-fat. Proceedings were not taken bv the "inspectors in nine cases where the samples were only slightly below the standard. Three samples taken from the cows in the presence of the police were found to be below the standard, and as a result legal proceedings were dropped in two cases. In the third case it was proved that the sample consisted of "fo.re-milk;" the later sample taken from the cows being of normal quality. j FREE OF DISEASE. Inspector D. Williams reported that since Novem- ber last 62 tack sheep from Breconshire had been treated and cured of sheep scab at Denmarth Farm. near Lampeter. The Cardigan division was now free from any contagious diseases amongst animals.