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GLYNYIIADAR, BETTWS, NEAR AMMANFORD. MESSRS..rOHN FRANCIS & SON are instruc- ted by Mrs. Parry, to SELL by ATJCTION. at thf. above place, on Monday. September 26th, 1904. the whole of the valuable STOCK, etc., comprising 5 excellent Cross bred Milch Cows, 4 Yearling Heifers and Steers, Cart Mare, 6 years useful Cart Mare, two-year-old Cob, 2 Yearling Fillies, 4 Store Pigs, about one ton of well-harvested Hay; also Machinery, Implements, and other effects. PENLAN, IN THE PARISH OF LLANPYNYDD. MESSRS..TOHN FRANCIS & SON arp favoured with instructions from Mr. Howell Howeil (who is leaving) to SELL by AUCTION, at the above place, on Tuesday, September 27th, 1904, the whole of the very valuable STOCK, comprising :— Kft HEAD OF CATTLE, including23excellent Black and Cross-bred Milch Cows, two- year-old pure-bred Castlemartin Bull, 2 Fat Heifers, 6 two-year-old Heifers, 13 Yearling Steers and Heifers, 6 Steer and Heifer Calves, and a Bull Calf. ~i O HORSES, consisting of a grand Cart Mare, 6 JL £ d years her Filly Foal Cart Mare, 4 years three-year-old Cart Horse Cob Mare, 6 years, quiet in harness Cob Mare, 2 useful Cart Mares, Yearling Cob Colt, 2 Yearling Cart Fillies, and a two-year-old Pony. £ P* SHEEP, including 30 Breeding Ewes, Pedi- vO gree Yearling Ram, Yearling Ram, 3 Ram Lambs, and 30 Ewe and Wether Lambs. Sow with litter, Sow in farrow, 2 strong Store Pigs, and a number of Poultry. Also Machinery, Imple- roenta Dairy Utensils, ar.d other effects. And a portion of the Household Furniture. PENTRECWN, IN THE PARISH OF LLANDEFEILOG, CARMARTHENSHIRE. MESSRS. JOHN FRANCIS & SON ARE instructed by Mr Evan Benbough to SELL by AUCTION, at the above place, on Wednesday, September 28th, 1904, the whole of the very valuable STOCK, comprising :— HEAD of CATTLE, including 14 excellent OU Shorthorn and Cross-bred Milch Cows, Pure-bred two-year-old Shorthorn Bull, 8 Yearling Heifers, 2 Yearling Steers, and 11 Steer and Heifer Calves. 6 HORSES, comprising Bay Cart Mare, useful grey Cart Horse, Chestnut Mare, very promis- ing Yearling Filly, and 2 Suckling Colts. O/* SHEEP, including 25 Breeding Ewes, and i*1" one Ram Lamb. "i W PIGS, consisting of a Sow with a little of 8, JL 9 Fat Sow, and 7 Store Pigs. The CROP consists of 2 Ricks of prime Meadow Hay, 1 Stack do., 1 Rick of well-harvested Clover Hay, 60 Mows of Oats, 60 Mows of Black Oats, 50 Mows of Barley, and about 5 acres of Swedes and Tarnips conveniently situate for removal. Also the Machiaery, Implements, Dairy Utensils, and other effects. MANORAVON ANNUAL SALE OF CATTLE, HORSES, AND SHEEP, INCLUDING— P* CATTLE, comprising 13 Pedigree Shorthorn TcO Bulls and Bull Calves, 8 Young Cows and 8 Heifers in Calf, and 24 Fat Cattle. O HORSES, including Made Cobs and Ponies, vr Cob and Pony Brood Mares and Foals, and young stock of Cobs and Ponies, and a few Cart Colts. ~i SHEEP, consisting of 40 draft Ewes, 125 JL 4 Vr Fat Ewes and Wether Lambs, and 6 old Wiltshire Ram Lambs, Which will be SOLD by AUCTION, at the above FarrrLvard, on Thursday, the 29th day of September, 1904,5 BY MESSRS. JOHN FRANOIS & SON. The Sale to Commence at 2 p.m. punctually. For Catalogues, apply to Mr. E. Jones, Manoravon, Llandilo, or to cue Auctioneers, Caomarthen. All will be sold without reserve as usual, and every lot is absolutely the property of the vendor. Manoravon is situate and distant about 3 miles from Llandilo on the L. and N.W. and the G.W. Railways. CADWGAN FAWR IN THE PARISH OF LANGEDEIRJTP ESSRS. JOHN FRANCIF & SON are JLTjL favoured with instructio' J from Mr T11v.. Lcwi!:1 to &FJ.L by .AUCTION, at the above place, on Friday, the 30th day of Sep- ternier, the whole of the valuable Stock, comprising 9 excellent Cross-bred Milclr,Cows (one due to calve before day of Sale, anfi the otxxers early); Yearling Shorthorn Bull, 8 Yearling Steers and Heifers, and 6 Steer and Heifer Calves, Bay Cart Mare, 6 years, by "Lord Blackburn," winner of First Prize at Llanctuarog Show; 2 useful Cart Mares, Bay Cart .are, 15.1 hands, by "Flashwood," Yearling Colt, by "Buccaneer Ill." and 3 Store Pigs. THE CROP consists of 2 Ricks of well-har- vested Hay, 2 Stacks of Meadow Hay, 70 Mows of Oats, 2 Stacks of Meadow Hay, 70 5 acres of well-grown Swedes. Also the Machinery, Implements, and other Effects. LLANGADOCK, NEAR KIDWELLY. MESSRS JOHN FRANCIS AND SON JLtH. are instructed by Mr John Anthony to SELL by AUCTION, at the above place, on Saturday, October 1st, 1904, the undermen- tioned valuable Stock and Crop, comprising 3 excellent Cross-bred Milch Cows (to calve early), Yearling in-Calf Heifer, and 3 Steer and Heifer Calves, Cart Mare and her Colt Foal, Black Cart Horse, Sow in farrow, Young Boar, 10 Pigs, about 12 weeks old; 2 Ricks and a Stack of Prime Hay, about 20 Mows of Wheat, 40 Mows of Barley, 10 Mows of Oats and about 20 Drills of Potatoes. Also Machinery and other Effects. There will be also sold about 8 Acres of ex- cellent Lattermath. GRONGAR HILL IN THE PARISH OF LLANGATHEN. MESSRS. JOHN FRANCIS & SON are instructed by Mr William Lewis, to SELL by AUCTION, afe the above place, on Tuesday, October 4th, 1904, the whole of the very valuable Stock, comprising CT HEAD OF CATTLE, including 13 Shorfc- AO horn and Cross-bred Milch Cows, Two- year-old Shorthorn Bull, 19 Yearling Steers and in-oalf Heifers, and 12 Steer and Heifer Calves. HORSES, comprising grey Cart Mare, 6 JL/W years bay Cart Mare, 6 years her foal; grand Cart Mare, roan Cart Mare, 3 years blue roan Cart Mare, Brood Mare, Three- year-old Chestnut Gelding, Chestnut Pony Mare. Yearling Cart Colt, Yearling Colt, and Yearliner Fillv. -0 -01 OQ SHEEP, inoluding pure-bred Shropshire I Ram, and 22 Shropshire and other Breed- ing Ewes. Sow with litter of 8. Also Machinery, Imple- ments, and other Effects. TRIMSARAN SHOP, Lj stant about 21 Miles from Kidwelly. MESSRS. JOHN FRANCIS & SON are favoured with instructions from Mr David Bonnell, of Trimsaran, to SELL by AUCTION, at the above place, on Friday, the 7th day of October, 1904, the undermentioned very valuable STOCK, comprising 6 excellent well-bred Shorthorn and Cross-bred Milch Cows one with calf at heels, another due to calve before day of Sale, and the others early) Cross-bred Fat Cow, Yearling Shorthorn Bull, 2 In-calf Heifers. 3 Yearling do., 3 Bull Calves, 3 Heifer Calves, Cart Mare, about 16.1 hands, by "Ringleader" Chestnut Mare, 6 years, by "Lord Dacre" her Colt, Foal, by "Macaulay" Bay Gelding, 4 years, by "Solici tor" two-year-old Iron Grey Filly, by "Trust ful" ditto Black Filly, by "Trustful" Yearling Cart Filly, Yearling Chestnut Filly, by "Macaulay"; Yearling Chestnut Fillv, by "Lord Dacre" Chestnut Pony Foal, by "Macaulay" 9 Fat Pigs, Breeding SOAV, with litter of 10; ditto with litter of 8; Sow due to farrow early in October, middle size whiio Boar, and about 40 Fowls. Also the Implements, and other Effects. Catalogues may be obtained of the Vendor, or of Messrs John Francis and Son, auction- eers, land agents, valuers and surveyors, Car- marthen. BLAENAUMAWR, LLANDEBiE. MESSRS. JOHN FRANCIS & SON are instruc- .l.L ted by Mr. John Lloyd to SELL by Auction, at the above place, on Monday, the 10th October, 1904, the whole of the very valuable, STOCK, comprising 28 HEAD OF CATTLE. 5 HORSES. 2 BREEDING SOWS, and about 50 HEAD of POULTRY. Po the CROPS, and IMPLEMENTS, etc. PENTREDAYIS. GREAT SALE OF gg HEAD OF CATTLE. 1 23 SHIRE AND OTHER HORSES. 7 PIGS; 1, Breeding Sow, 5 Porkers, 1 Store < PiK. Also a RICK of PRIME OLD HAY. IMPLEMENTS, DAIRY UTENSILS, and a large number of sundry Lots. MESSRS. JOHN FRANCIS AND SON an favoured with instructions from Messrs W. and D. Thomas to SELL BY AUCTION, at the above place, the whole of the Lots enu- merated above, on TUESDAY. OCTOBER 11, 1904. The Sale to commence at 1 p.m. punctually. Pentredavis is in the Parish of Llangathen, Carmarthenshire, situate and distant about 1 mile from Golden Grove and Dryslwyn stations on the L. and N.W. Railway, and about 5 miles from Llandilo. Catalogues may be obtained of the Auc- tioneers, Carmarthen. PENCAEMAWR, IN THE PARIH OF LLANFYNYDD. MESSRS JOHN FRANCIS & SON are -LrJL favoured with intructions from Mr Evan Lewis (who is leaving), to SELL by AUCTION at the above place on Wednesday, October 12th, 1904, the whole of the valuable Stock, Crop, etc., com- prising 22 HEAD OF CATTLE. 9 HORSES. 91 SHEEP. 8 STORE PIGS. The CROP consists of one Rick of well-harvested Hay, 3 Stacks ditto. 1 Stack of Ferns, 6 Haggard Stacks of White Oats, 3 do. Black Oats, 4 ditto Mixed Corn, and 2 ditto Spring Wheat. Also Machinery, Implements, Dairy Utensils, and other Effects. -n_ BROAD OAK, GOLDEN GROVE. MESSRS. JOHN FRANCIS & SON are instructed by Mr T. B. Davies to SELL by AUCTION, at the above place, on Wednes- day, October 19th, 1904, a very fine lot of Pedigree Shorthorn Cows, Heifers, and Bulls. FIELD FOR SALE, BY PRIVATE TREATY, all that valuable Freehold Field, called "THE CROFT," situate in the Village of Llanybri, near the Town of Carmar- then, about 2i Acres in extent, and now in the occupation of Mr. William Davies, Builder.—For further pantioulars apply to Mr. J. F. Morris, Solicitor, Carmarthen. TO PARISH CLERKS AND OTHERS. WANTED the Baptismal Certificate of Margaret, the daughter of Daniel Davies, Sieve Maker, and Mary, his wife, formerly of Carmarthen, and of Felinfoel, near Llanelly, born between 1820 and 1828. A Reward of 22 will be paid for the above. Apply to C. E. MORRIS, Solicitor, 4, Quay-street, Carmarthen. RE WILLIAM HOWELLS, DECEASED. 22 and 23 Victoria, c. 35. ALL PERSONS having any claims or demands against the Estate of William Howells, late of Pantyrhaidd, in the Parish of Conwil, in the County of Carmarthen, and formerly of Pantycerdin, in the same parish (who died on the 9th day of December, 1903, and whose will was proved in the Carmarthen District Registry on the 20th day of August, 1904, by Thomas Evans, of Brynynid, in the Parish of Llangendeirne, in the said County of Carmarthen, the sole executor), are required to send particulars of such claims and demands to me, the undersigned, as Solicitor for the said Execn tor, on or before the 20th day oi October, 1904, after which date the Executors will proceed to distribute the Assets, having regard only to the claims then received. Dated this 21st day of September, 1904. D. E. STEPHENS, Mansel Street, Carmarthen, I Solicitor to the said Executor. PANTTEG, GER FELINWEN. CTNKLIR EISTEDDFOD YN Y LLE UCHOD, DYIJIJ IAU, TACHWEDD Sydd, 1904. DRYSAU YN AGORED AM 2; I DDSCHREU AM 2.30 Cadeirydd J. LLOYD, Ysw., C.C., Penybank. Arweinyd d H. JONES DAVIES,Ysw.,C.C.,Glyneiddan Beirniaid y Canu Mr. T. CONWIL EVANS. Manillion pellach o wrth yr Ysgrifenydd— J. H. DAVIES, Llaindelyn, Felingwm, Nantgaredig. Cheapest House in West Wales FOR Horse Clothing, Carriage Aprons, .r 19 Loin Cloths, Harness, Saddles, Carriage Lamps, &c. Inquire Prices. A LARGE STOCK OF GOVERNMENT EQUIP- MENT ALWAYS ON HAND. Having purchased a Large Quantity of Government HEAD COLLARS (never been used), I am offering the same at 2s. 6d. each. Also, NECK STRAPS at 2s. 6d. per Pair. BANDAGES, Is. per Set. F. IB-AJSZIEJR,, 2, BLUE STREET, CARMARTHEN. SUN FIRE OFFICE FOUNDED 1710. Funds in Hand— £ 2,535,800. For all particulars apply to the following Agents- Ammanford-Mr David Jenkins. Caimarthen—Mjr. John Francis. Carmarthen-mr W. H. Woodliffe, 15, King-street Garnant-Mr Rees Davies. Henllan Station-Mr Morgan J. Thomas. Llanstephan-MyJoh in Davies. Llandilo-M r David Jenkins. Llandovery-Mr Thomas Phillips. Llalldyssil-MrJ ohn D.Thomas Llanybyther-Mr David Thomas Lampeter—Mr W. Davies and Mr. H. W. Howel Pantyffynon-Mr, David Francis Sarnau—Mr David E. Thomas. Talsarn-Mr Llewelyn Davies. ANTED- MEN, Young and Old, to write for TV our book, How to become an Electrical Engineer" sent post free. It tells how thousands gain better position and salaries studying Electrical or Mechanical Engineering at Home by post; endorsed by Thomas A. Edison and British Electricians.—Address, Electrical Engineer Institute of Correspondence Instruction, 413, Temple Chambers, Temple Avenue, London, E.C. TO LET, convenient three-roomed HOUSE, with t large Garden, at Capel Evan-road, near Richmond Terrace. -Apply, W. V. George, Tailor, &c., Lammas-street, Carmarthen. aOUSE TO LET, 105, Lammas-street, Carmar- then central position. Possession 29th of SePlember.-Apply, Davies, 9, Bay View Crescent, Swansea. TO LET, the BOAT & ANCHOR INN, Priory Street, Carmarthen. Possession 14th October next.—Apply, Buckley's Brewery, Ltd., Carmarthen. AGENTS WANTED for distriots in Carmarthen for the Salo of Allcock's Noted Rapid Pig and Calf Food and Horse Condiment.—Apply, Managing Director, Charles Street Mills, Wrexham. WANTED an experienced COOK-GENERAL; Nurse-Housemaid kept. Small family.— Apply, Mrs. Cooper Davies, 26, Pioton Terrace, Carmarthen. WANTED, immediately, for seaside a good GENERAL SERVANT able to do plain cooking. Small family. Another girl kept.—Apply, Miss Regan, 18, Lammas-street, Carmarthen.
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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. THE Carmarthenshire Foxhounds will meet on Tuesday, 27th September, at Trelech Church, and on Friday, 30th September, at Merthyr Church each day at 8 a.m. MR. TOM JONES, a student at Carmarthen Presbyterian College, was on Tuesday ordained minister Libunus cf Congregational Chapel, Pwll, Llanelly. MALE AND FEMALE AMBULANCE CLASSES" to be held in the town of Carmarthen, are in course of formation. Will those wishing to join the classes send in their names, at once, to the I.:ayor of Carmar- then (Mr E. A. Rogers); or Mr. H. Portnell, 2, Francis-terrace ? THE REV. J. MORGAN GIBBON, of Stamford Hill, will during the Assembly of the Congregational Unien next week at Cardiff be the gnest of Sir Alfred Thomas, M.P., at Bronwydd. CARDIGAN is the chief potato county in Wales, and also for oats, though Pembroke and Carmar- then leads in barley, Montgomery in wheat, with Carmarthen a close second Carmarthen is easily first in hay Pembroke the next best, being 100,000 acres behind. Carmarthen is also first in horses and cattle and pigs, and Brecon in sheep. CARMARTHEN MARKETS, Saturday.- Butter The market has continued smaU in comparison with last year's market; therefore we are bound to quote a slight advance of fully a -21d. per Ib even from last week-viz, from lO!d to lid per lb. 2 Market closed flat. Cheesa: The supply of cheese has been limited, the price varying from 24s to 28s per cwt. Market closed firm. DEATH OF MISS MAY DAVIES, LAMMAS ST.- We regret to record the death of Miss May Davies, daughter of the late Mr D. Davies, wheelwright, 98, Lammas-street, Carmar- then. Miss Davies who had been a sufferer for a considerable time died on Friday last in her 57th year. The funeral took place at St. David's churchyard on Wednesday. CLARKE'S B 41 PILLS are warranted to cure in either sex, all acquired or Constitutional Discharges from the Urinary Organs, Gravel and Pains in the back. Free from Mercury. Established upwards of 30 years. In boxes, 4s 6d each, of all Chemists and Patent Medicine Vendors throughout the World, or sent for sixty stamps by the makers, the Lincoln and Midland Counties Drug Oompaiiy, [ Lincoln. CARMARTHENSHIRE INFIRMARY. Mr Howell Howell, the secretary, begs respectfully to acknow- ledge the receipt of the following :Cl 5s from St. Mary's Church, Carmarthen; periodicals, the Hon. Mrs. Stewart (Alltyrodyn), Mr R. James, Bridge- street). Miss Lloyd (32, The Avenue); flowers, Mrs Lewis (10, Priory-street) flowers and frait from the children's seryice and harvest thanksgiving at Talley, per Rev Alban Davies. A NEW LIGHT IN CARMARTHEN.—On Wednes day night the premises of Messrs E. Morris, and Co., clothiers, Lammas-street were illum- inated with a new light which was seen for the first time .n Carmarthen. It was the ordin- ary gas used with a Lucas mantle; the effect was of a most striking character, the illumina tion of the window making them strikingly conspicuous in the street, ihis is the nearest approval which we have had so far of turning "night, into day." ILLNESS or THB HEV. CEITHO DAVIES —News reached Caimarthen on Tuesday that the Rev. Ceitho Davies, formerly of Milford Haven, and now of Afcercam, is lying seriously ill at Pantycelyn, East Putney, the London residence of Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Davies. The rev. gentleman,who has been in indifferent health for sometime, spent a couple of weeks at Carmarthen last month to recuperate, and proceeded to London to undergo an operation. He is being attended to by Mr Percy Dean, the well- known Iiarley-street surgeor. A REMARKABLE LOCAL MINISTER.—The Rev J. R. Saunders, C.M. Minister, who died at Llanelly last week, had a remarkable career. He was the son of Mr G. Saunders, J.P., D.L., Pantyberllan, New Inn, Pencader. In his youth he was connected with the Church of England, but afterwards joined the Metho- dist Connexion at New Inn. This, of course, cost him considerable personal sacrifice. He was ordained in 1889 at Ton, Ystrad, in his 67th year. His funeral was attended by two representatives from Carmarthen-the Rev Davies and Mr John Lewis. ACCIDENT TO THE HUNTSMAN.—Sportsmen all over Carmarthenshire—and indeed all over South Wales-will regret to hear of the accident sustained by Mr Thomas Davies ("Tom") the huntsman of the Carmarthenshire pack. The pack had been out on Saturday I cuo-nunting and on returning home, the horse got frightened by some people carrying rakes. The horse threw the rider and rolled on him. Tom was immediately attended to, and it was found that his leg was broken besides which he had sustained minor injuries. In spite of his advanced years and his serious injuries we are glad to say that the veteran huntsman seems in the way to a satisfactory recovery. DEATH OF MR. T. HARRIES.—We regret to record the death of a well-known and highly respected inhabitant of the town in the person of Air Thomas Harries, who died at his resid- ence in Water street on Friday. Mr Harries who was 69 years of age had carried on business for many years as a cabinet-maker; he was a faithful member of Water-street C.M. Church, and had been for fifty years a teacher in the Sunday School. He was going to the school a fortnight before his death —1 en he was stricken with the attack of r which resulted in his death. The greatest I sympathy is felt with the widow in her bereavement. The funeral which was public for men took place at the Cemetery on Tues- day. The Rev. M. H. Jones, pastor of Water street officiated. ENGLISH BAPTISTS.—The Harvest Thanks- giving Services were held last Sunday and the Chapel, which was very tastefully decorated, was well-filled at the morning and evening diet. The decorations this year consisted of only flowers and a small quantity of choicest fruits, the Pastor requested that no bread should be sent as was done in former years but that the cost of the bread formerly given by members should be contributed towards the poor fund for distribution to the deserving during the winter months. The response to this request was very generous and general the Pastor sitting in the chapel on Saturday evening to receive it. The Rev. A. Fuller Mills conducted the services and preached to masterly discourses that in the morning being on the subject,—"What the Poets of the Ages say about the Harvest"—giving choice quotations from Homer, Virgil, Eschylos, Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, Mrs Hemans, Wordsworth and others. The subject in the evening was.—"Does God believe in us p" The Harvest says, Yes." The singing was everything desirable, Mr Treharne rendering a solo in the evening.
The Municipal Position in…
The Municipal Position in Car- marthen. The members of the Town Council who retire on the 1st November are:— Eastern Ward. Mr J. F. Morris. Mr A. E. 0. Norton. Mr W. Evans. Western Ward. Mr Geo. Phillips. Mr A. Soppitt. Mr Acton Evans. The retiring aldermen are Mr C. W. Jones, Mr W. Spurrell, and Mr H. B. White. Of the six retiring councillors, Mr Geo. Phillips is the only one in the Western Ward who is a Liberal; in the Eastern Ward, Mr J. F. Morris is the only councillor who has any claim at all to the title of Liberal, and he has not during the last three years always votea with the Liberals on Party questions. The Town Council at the present moment may be fairly divided into 11 Liberals and 13 Clericals. When it comes, however, to the election of aldermen-even if the Liberals did not gain a single seat—the division would be 11 Liberals and 10 Clericals. The three retiring aldermen cannot vote. Even without gaining a single seat at the forthcoming elections, the Carmarthen Liber- als hold the Clericals in the hollow of their hand. If the Carmarthen Liberals choose to put out their full strength next Novem- ber and to exercise it in the selection of aldermen, they could almost wipe Clericalism out of existence in the municipal life of Car- marthen. This fact has been foreseen by the Clerical party managers of Carmarthen for some time and this will explain the desperate tactics to which they have resorted in some instances. At the start all sorts of silly objections were trumped up to prevent Nonconformists taking their seats on the Council even when elected. Many other little things of the same kind have been tried the Clericals have recognised from the start that some extraordinary methods were required to suppress the awakening Nonconformist giant who had lain asleep too long as the-prisoner of the petty Clerical dwarf. The Liberals have now it in their power to end the Clerica ldominion at one blow. There is not now a question of what the Carmarthen Nonconformists can do, but of what they will do! On Wednesday Mr Lewis David Thomas, grocer, ^ory street, the nominee of the Liberal Association, was returned unopposed to the Town Council, to fill the vacancy caused by the elevation of Mr E. A. Rogers to the aldermanic bench. On Tuesday evening, the following candi- dates were selected to contest the Eastern Ward in the Liberal interest: Mr T. Thomas, Myrtle Villa; Mr Williams, Pe)ilan; and Mr D. D. Jones, Waterloo House/ The candidates for the Western Ward have not all been finally selected, but Mr W. Jones, weaver, Water street, has been adopted as one.
rCarmarthen Educationists…
r Carmarthen Educationists at loggerhead* AMUSING DEADLOCK. There were some rather amusing proceed- ings at the Carmarthen Townhall on Tuesday in connection with an attempt to hold a meet- ing of the managers of the Carmarthen Inter- mediate School. It will be remembered that Mr John Lloyd has time after time moved propositions with the view of having the fees at the Boy's School reduced and with the view of having the Girl's School re-constituted a School of Science. On each occasion the motions have been defeated, but the figures of the division list seem to show that the opposition was being gradually worn down, and Mr Lloyd public expressed his conviction that next time he would be in a majority. A few weeks ago, Mr Lloyd gave notice of motion, and a special meeting was called for Tuesday at 2.30 p.m. to consider his proposal that the Girl's School should be constituted a School of Science. Notice was also issued at the same time for an ordinary meeting of the school managers at 3 p.m. At the ordinary meeting a good deal of important business was awaiting attention; bursaries had to be I awarded for the coming term, and various other matters necessary for the carrying on of the school were on the agenda. At 2.30 p.m. Mr John Llovd and his sup- porters attended. There were present: Rev A. F. Mills, Mr J. Patagonia Lewis, Mr John Lloyd, and Mrs Blagdon Richards, as well as Mrs Evans, of Greenhill-the last-named lady being an opponent of Mr Lloyd's policy. These were insufficient to form a quorum. Minute after minute passed, and at 2.45 p.m. Mr J. Patagonia Lewis left the room with the object of endeavouring to induce some of the anti-Scientific members-who were awaiting outside the hall-to attend. Mr Lewis, how- ever, returned, stating that the gentlemen who were outside would not come I in. Mr Lloyd had hoped to succeed as the widow did with the Unjust Judge by importunity if not by the justice of his cause. The opposition, however, were clever enough to see that if they could not be sure of defeating Mr Lloyd at the meeting, they could defeat him by staying away, because without them it was not possible to form a quorum. The mem- bers who had attended at 2.30 p.m. came to the conclusion—rightly or wrongly—that the gentlemen outside were waiting for 3 p.m. in order to attend to take part in the ordinary meeting. The members who had been de- feated in their attempt to raise the question of scientific teaching again, decided that they would play the same game with regard to the ordinary meeting. So a few minutes before 3 p.m. they all walked out; and those who had been waiting found that they could no more hold the "ordinary" meeting than the others could hold the "special" meeting. Thus two bodies of strategists each scored off the other. The following copy of a circular was handed to the Press as they left the hall:- "To the Managers of the Carmarthen Intermediate Schools. We, the undersigned Managers, think it quite unreasonable that we should be again called together to consider a matter which has been three times determined within a very short period of time. It is quite possible that, in the absence of all or some of us, the pro- posal which has been thus often negatived may be carried, but in such case we consider that we should be justified in calling further meet- ing at any time that might suit us for the pur- pose of rescinding any resolution which might under such circumstances nave been carried by the votes of less than a majority of the full body of Managers, and we hold ourselves at liberty to take that course if the occasion arise. Dated the 16th September, 1904. CHARLES GILBERT BROWN, GERTRUDE THOMAS, WALTER J. EVANS, ANNIE W. aNS, R. M. THOMAS, D. E. JONES, WALTER SPURRELL. An adjourned meeting wiii shortly bo called to deal with the ordinary business; but if Mr Lloyd's supporters absent themselves in a body, we may see further interesting develop- ments.
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Less than a Fortnight. PROVED THE VALUE OF A PURE FOOD. We must eat to live, and every ounce of food we take should furnish material for the blood, tissues, bones, etc., or, failing to do this, is so much waste, which unduly taxes and deranges the digestive organs, and the body suffers from the lack. When the human system is not properly nourished, it is open to attacks of various kinds which a properly fed person throws off easily. The letter from a lady living near Newport, 1. of W., illustrates this point. She r says "My little boy has been subject to severe attacks of croup from his birth, which seemed to increase as he grew older, in spite of all our efforts to improve his health. After his last attack, two winters ago, he was very weak and thin, and nothing seemed to do him good. My daughter, who is a public singer, and who has been suffering greatly from indiges- tion and anemia, was then taking Grape-Nuts and getting rapidly well nad strong upon it, said: 'Why don't you give him Grape-Nuts, [ believe it will do him good' ? I did so, and in less than a fortnight I could see an im- provement, and from that time he has been perfectly well. No sign of croup. A sturdier bonnier child it would be hard to find. He is very fond of the food, which I give him twice daily, altnough he would like it at every meal. To all mothers, whose children do not thrive, I would say: 'Try Grape-Nuts it w. soon show for itself what it will do.' Name given by Grape-Nuts Co., 66, Shoe Lane, London, E.C.
Lord Rosebery.
Lord Rosebery. GREAT SPEECH AT LINCOLN. The Earl of Rosebery addressed a great meeting in the Corn Exchange, Lincoln, on Monday evening. Mr R. W. Perks, M.P., presided. Lord Rosebery, who was received with loud cheers, the audience rising and cheering, said: I do not know that I have anything to add to the crisp and admirable speech of my friend, Mr Perks. There is only one way in which I could have abbreviated it. He asked why it was that such great calamities are over why it was that such great calamities are over taking the Government and their supporters in the constituencies of this country, and he gave a number of very pungent answers; but I think that there is one that would cover them all, and that is this—because they are beginning to be found out (cheers). And yet, gentlemen, I do not think I can more usefully employ your evening than by taking a sur- vey of the position as it presents itself to me and asking you to consider, with me, the state in which we find ourselves and the cause which have brought them about (cheers). There are for all practical purposes thi-co- parties in this country at this moment. I ex- clude for the purpose of my survey the Irish party, which has different aims to our party and does not aim at occupying Downing st. But otherwise there are three parties—there is Mr Chamberlain's party, there is Mr Bal- four's party, and there is the Liberal party. Now there are some very curious complexities even in this curious statement of facts. Mr Chamberlain's party is strongly Protectionist —openly, nakedly Protectionist—but sup- ports with all its might and main Mr Balfour's Government, which is opposed to Protection (laughter). Mr Balfour's Government is op- posed to Protection, but loses no opportunity of showing its goodwill, its best wishes, its hearty support of the policy of Protection of Mr Chamberlain (laughter). "What is pecu- liar about these two parties is this, that whilst they have these strange mingled views about Protection they always begin by say- ing they arQ the real Free Traders, or not Free Traders, of the old fangled type of Mr Pitt and Sir Robert Peel, but new, more en- lightened Free Traders, whose Free Trade is based on Protection and Retaliation as to the two corner-stones of its policy. On the other side you have the Liberal party, who adhere to Free Trade in the form in which they knew it, and have as yet seen no cause shown why you should uproot and undo the fiscal policy under which we have prospered so greatly for the last fifty years. Now, by the great apostle of Protection and by his immediate acolytes (laughter), we, the Free Traders of the old school, are considered to be dull dogs who do not open their minds and vision to the light —to that new light which is suspiciously like the rushlights of the past. We are considered dull dogs, retrograde dogs, people of no per- ception, and I must confess that I am the » dull st dog of them all (laughter), because I have long ceased even to understand the 1 speeches of Mr Chamberlain or of Mr Balfour (renewed laughter). I followed them plainly until almost their last utterances, but not without difficulty (hear, hear). But when Mr Balfour, in a speech of an hour and a half or thereabouts, told the House in a speech of studied obscurity that he had made his posi- tion plainer than any Prime Minister had ever made his position before, I abandoned all hope of understanding Mr Balfour (cheers and laughter). It was not until the great meeting at Welbeck, which seems to have been of so tumultuous and interesting a character that, on hearing Mr Chamberlain's views about agriculture, I gave up all hope of understanding him also (laughter and cheers). Of course I know that what he uttered on that occasion was only a rough sketch, but I confess that I shall have to wait to see it filled in very considerably before I attempt to consider it as a policy, or an expo- sition of a policy (hear, hear). Now I have said there is much of the Government's, much of Mr Balfour's, and Mr Chamberlain's policy that I do not understand, and which I think you all probably understand—that the Govern ment has become not merely a drawback, but A Danger to This Country (cheers)—that it legislated for classes and not for the public (hear, hear)—that it is so hope- lessly yoked to the impetuous attention of Mr Chamberlain thfft we cannot tell where it is going, and above all we feel it to bo a danger to treat the fiscal question as an open question. I do not know how Mr Chamber- lain's agitation is getting on. He has got, we are told, 158 members in the' House of Commons-in this House of Commons-but how many will he have in the next ? (laughter and cheers). We are told, so far as we can rely upon the inspired Press of the move- ment, that the movement is getting on swim- mingly—that each speech is better than the last, that no hall of ordinary dimensions can contain the teeming thousands that wish tl' attend the meetings, one Duke offering lis riding school, and a Duke is building a ball <o contain thousands in another part of the CO JU- try, and that the great multitude who wish to hear are thoughtfully conveyed by great landlords in special trains to hear the wordo of wisdom from the prophet's mouth (laugh- ter). There is one thing that strikes me en calmly surveying the situation, and that is this—this sacred fire seems to require a great deal of bellows (laughter), and the Man Who Blows the Bellows is always the same man. Therefore I am not quite so certain as appears to be the Govern- mental Press of the prosperity and success of this new movement. There is another awk- ward sign. It gets on extremely well where except in the constituencies (cheers). It is a "popular" movement, but the constitu- encies won't have it (laughter). I am in clined to think that therefore we cannot augur so favourably of it as some writers do. Now, I wonder if there is anything which ex- plains the indifference of the public to it. You will remember that Mr Chamberlain began by ringing the alarm bell. He told us that there was an offer from the Colonies which it would be criminal and traitorous to neglect, and in the second place he t )ld us that the Empire could only be kep, together by pre- ferential tariffs, including a tax on food. All this agitation, you must bear in mind, is based on these two premisses. If these pre- misses are not true the whole thing falls to the ground (hear, hear). The other day, the present Secretary for the Colonies was asked point blank if there ever was such an offer, and he replied in a very manful way that there never was, and now the Chamberlainites have fallen back on the second line of defence and say "Oh, there was an offer in the Colon- ial Conference of 1902. Now, I must just read you the paragraph on which they rest their case, and you will see that it is no offer at all. "That the Prime Ministers of the Colonies urge upon his Majesty's Government the ex- pediency of granting in the United. Kingdom piererential treatment to the products and manufactures of the Colonies, either by ex- emption from or reduction of the duties now or hereafter imposed." That, you will see, is a recommendation '.) do something, but the essence.^ is that the offerer is going to nothing. A recommendation is not an offer. Gentlemen, I am sorry to trouble you with this old story, for really it is Ar, Old Story, but we must really got rid ^r 1.: ntr be- cause I agree with, Mr Chamber if there had been an offer made by the o^.nies it would have been criminal on the part of our statesmen to neglect the consideration of that offer. Mr Chamberlain declared that the Colonies have proved their anxiety for an arrangement with us by offering us a prefer- ence on everything we produce and send to them, and they only ask us to meet them half Wc'Z' venture to say there is not a shadow of foundation for that statement if it rests only on the Colonial Conference of 1892. You can judge for yourselves. Only the other day Mr Chamberlain said that if there was no offer what offer would satisfy some people, and he named me among them ? And I never had an opportunity of answering that ques- tion. I will say this, that if the Colonies had come to the mother country and had said "We know that you are a Free Trade country we know that you are wedded firmly to Free Trade, but we ask you in the interests of Im- perial unity to consider whether it will not be found possble to find some method of ex- change, of mutual exchange, between our pro- ducts and yours, giving each other free or pre- ferential markets," I say that would be worthy of consideration, but it would not have been worthy of a fierce political party organisation. It would have been worthy of consideration of a committee of experts to find out whether any such plan was possible. I myself do not think the result would have been a good one, because I feel perfectly con- vinced that no such system could have been discovered, and I am even more convinced that the raising of these Imperial issues with an abortive result does infinite damage to the Empire at large (cheers). Now, I say, it but there has been no offer made and I think would have merited respectful consideration, there is no prospect of any offer being made. Mr Chamberlain said at Welbeck that he had had a telegram from all the Chambers of Commerce in Western Australia expressing enthusiastic adhesion to his policy. I wish we could keep our. illusions, but this morning there comes a letter from the Secretary of the Freemantle Chamber of Commerce in West Australia. He says that he is in com- munication with two other Chambers of Com- merce in West Australia, and they know noth ing of this precious telegram (laughter and 1 9 cheers). I am really quite sorry that another valuable link of evidence has disappeared. Well then We Come to Canada. Canada we know, we are told, is all enthusi- asm for this policy. It has not yet made its offer, but it is enthusiastic. It is rather ominous, however, the silence of the Dominion Parliament in these circumstances. You will remember that Mr Chamberlain at Welbeck, among many other mysterious nostrums for the restoration of agriculture, told us he would restore the great milling industry of England, which, he said, was sadly decayed. I am afraid that the milling industry of Lin- colnshire is not what it was. Here is one point on which we can test the feeling of our I Canadian friends with regard to the remedies proposed by Mr Chamberlain. Almost imme- diately there came this telegram from Toronto Mr Chamberlain's declaration that he would place such a duty on flour as would result in the whole milling of wheat being done in Gt. Britain has provoked a strong protest from the Canadian millers, who have been among the strongest supporters of Mr Chamberlain's policy in the Dominion. Like the woollen manufacturers, they want Protection for themselves while demanding trade preference in Great Britain. I will dismiss Mr Chamber- lain's other point—that the Empire could only be kept together by preferential tariffs, in- cluding a tax on food. For that he has offered no proof, and until he has offered a proof I shall continue to consider a tax on the food of the people not as a bond of Empire, but as the most dissolving and disintegrating influ- ence that could be applied to the Empire (loud cheers). But. really, Mr Chamberlain has entered a region where argument seems to have little weight and little force. We I have entered into a Region of Fancy, where we can hardly follow him, and it is scarcely possible now to discnss- quite seriously the contentions which are variously put for- A\ard. When you are told that tea and tobacco are to take the place of bread as part of the new policy I think you have reached something which is not a serious addition to the argument. The other day a man wrote to Mr Chamberlain, or I suppose many are writing to Mr Chamberlain (laughter) to ask how his (Mr Chamberlain's) agitation would affecc him. He was apparently a teacher of music. He got this consolatory reply:—"I am directed by Mr Chamberlain to acknow- ledge the receipt of your letter of the 5th inst., and to say that he cannot see how his policy can possibly under any circumstances be of any disadvantage to the musical profes- sion." (laughter). On the other hand, as music is one of the greatest of luxuries (rank- ing, I presume, with tea and tobacco) any improvement in the general conditions of the population would enable them to indulge in it more freely." (renewed laughter). Now, gentlemen, I think I may ask you after you have heard that if the agitation has not left the region of argument and has not entered the region of farce? (cheers). I say that this is not the way to raise great Imperial issues (cheers). I say that this is not Imperialism, but empiricism (renewed cheers). I think there is only one remark of Mr Chamberlain that I am aware of that I thoroughly and heartily agree with. He says that the next election will be fought not on the fiscal tariff but on the record of the Government (laugh- ter and cheers). I come now to the field of domestic legislation (cheers). There are two salient object lessons in connection with it. There is Education (cheers) with which they have dealt very fre- quently, and there is licensing (cheers) with which fortunately they have only dealt with once (renewed cheers).. Now, we hqve dis- cussed education matters so often that I am not going into it at length at this time of night, but I think we shall all agree on one point about education, that any system to be successful must be national (cheers) that if it is to do what it is required to do with any hope of success it must carry with it the sym- pathy and the co-operation of the nation at large (cheers). Now, what has been the re- sult of the Government legislation? They raised against themselves—wantonly raised against themselves—the whole body of Non- conformist opinion in this country (cheers), and practically the whole Welsh nation (hear, hear). I myself am not surprised, because it seemed as if the Bill was framed with that express object and therefore instead of fur- thering the cause of education it had para- lysed national education. Of course, it was framed, I suppose, in the presumed interests of the Church Establishment (hear, hear). In my opinion, few circumstances have been so injurious to the Church Establishment as the passing of the Education Bill of 1902, and I say it as a son of that Church with very deep regret. It has raised a bitterness which will long survive the Education Act of 1902 (hear, hear). It has raised questions with regard to The Establishment which were dormant since 1869, when Mr Gladstone's Irish Disestablishment measure was passed (cheers). I am glad to hear you cheer that name (loud cheers) and to think that Mr Gladstone in the person of some of his descendants at any rate, is not absent from our meeting to-night (cheers). But since his measure of 1869 with regard to the Irish Establishment the question of Church Estab- lishment in England has been dormant. It has been raised by the Education Bill of 1902 and raised wantonly and without reason (hear hear). There is some, however-I take e sanguine view-there is some hope, however, that we may ultimately derive some benefit even from the Education Bill of 1902, because it has stirred the nation up (hear, hear). It has produced a zeal and an enthusiasm which now I am quite certain will not rest until a national system of education has been framed (cheers), and so it may help us to a sounder state just as a blister sometimes conduces to health (laughter). I frankly tell you, gentle- men. that I myself, speaking for myself and only for myself, I believe there is only one system of education under which you can establish a system of education in this country and viiat is one by which all schools supported by public money shall be placed under public control (cheers) and subject to that I AA H, give the freest entrance, not merely afford permis- sion, but give the freest, warmest, and the most sympathetic admission to recognised ministers of religion to teach the children of their own congregation and their own creed. I know you will say "Should that be done in school hours, or should it not?" I frankly confess that my views on this question are much more elastic than some of my friends, and that it I could see a national system. of education such as I have described, an effi- cient system of religious education such as I havf» described, I should not be so p.- ticular on the point to which I hu 1 tuie my friends. the chairman head (laughter). jae must alloi o shake mine (laughter and cheeiS/. Well, now, sir, I will take the object lesson in the legislation of the Government. There is Licensing. Thev had to deal with a powerful and en- croaching monopoly which influences and to some extent corrupts every branch of our municipal and political life hear, hear). What was their course? They fortified the Ministry against the public interest "Shame." Now I am not speaking to-night in the char- acter of a temperance advocate or even speak- ing from that point of view. I say this, that there is oneobject in connection with the liquor traffic which every public-spirited man must desire, whether he be teetotaller or moderato drinker, or what not, and that is that the State shall have control of that traffic, for if not sure I am of this-and we have gone a long stride in the last Session- that interest will control the State (loud and prolonged cheers). There are of course other aspects of that question, there are the sani- tary, the temperance aspects and so forth, but I have purposely limited myself to-night to the political aspect, and I say that the con- duct of the Government in promoting at the expense of the public interest and in fortify- ing as against the public interest so great and so dangerous a monopoly as this was little less than treason to their duty (hear, hear). It is quite true that they have had their reward for they had received the solemn vote of thanks of the trade, which, I understand, at the same time announced that owing to the tremendous exertions of the bishops it must cease to support the Established Church The Government, at any rate, have their re- ward in the thanks and the acknowledgments ments of this great monopoly. One Thing is Certain. Legislation of -s kind can only have one certain result, and that is a swift and violent re-action, and some Government will come into power not long hence pledged once more to protect the public interest against the private (loud cheers). Now, gentlemen. I think I have stated grounds for my distrust- ful survey of the actions of the present Govern ment. I wished to give you the grounds on which I have come to the inclusion that this Government is little less th i a danger to the commonAA-ealth (loud cheers. The last Liberal Government, of which I was a member (loud cheers), had the fatal defect of being weak in party support, but at any rate it had high courage and high aims (cheers). This Govern- ment has neitner (cheers).
The Chief Water Bailiff Missing.
The Chief Water Bailiff Missing. The disappearance from Carmarthen district of Mr. James Erans, superintendent of water bailiff-, employed by the Carmarthen Board of Conservators, is causing not a little alarm. Whether he be alive or dead his family and friends cannot say. He has not been to his home, which ie at Abergwili, for about three weeks, and not the slightest clue if obtainable as to his whereabouts. It is just 21 days too, since he was on official duty at Carmarthen, where l.e had to look after the pay t-heets of his men. At the beginning of the month he was engaged at Swansea Police Court a" a prosecutor in a case of illegal fishing, and was subsequently seen at Gowerton. A very distressing circumstance was his absence on Tuesday from the funeral at Aber- gwilli of the wife of his brother (a clergyman of the Church of England), who died at New Tre- degar. Mr Evans is well known by every con- stable in the area under his suiveillance, if not by every policeman inCarmarthenshire, and therefore if anything untoward had occurred his friends, official and otherwise, must surely have been made aware of it long before this. He is a big, burly, hearty man, exceeding 6ft. in height, and his age would be about 54. His complexion is fair, and he wears a heavy light moustache He had been in a crack British Regiment, hid served for a while in the Swansea Police Force, and had deen an irspector of the KS.P.C.A. He was a native of Abergwilli,ai)d whenever there was a poaching case heard he was to the fore conducting the proceed- ings most ably on behalf of his men.
Family Notices
MARRIAGES. EDWARDS —LLOYD. —Ou the 15th September, at St. Agnes Church. -A.o-eley, by the Vicar (Rev., W. H. Colmore, M A., R D ). and :the Itf-.v. W. L1. Footman, Lampeter, Captain T. O. Edwards, H.M Inspector of Factories. Southampton, second son of W. R. Edwards, J.P., Barry. to Helen Mr-ry, eldest daughter of the late Le" Lloyd, of Bronmhill. Motley. THOMAS EVANS. September 20th, at Gibeon> Congregational Chapel, by the Rev. D* R. Davies. Rhydyceisiaid, the Rev. Stephen Thomas, Elim, Carmarthen, to Miss Elizabeth Evans, Felinfach* Sb. Clears.