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Football Notes. [By "John Jones.] King Frost had most football enclosures securely in his grip on Saturday .ast and many good games had to be indefinitely post- poned, chief amongst whom being Cardiff and Swansea, whilst another only a trifle less important which had to be abandoned was Pontardulais and Carmarthen. —III! At the commencement of the week the Carmarthen officials were on good terms with themselves because Jack Frost seemed likely to interfere with their missionary work to Pontardulais on Saturday. Carmarthen never like to go away, because going away means money, and money there is not in the coffers of the local team. However the thaw on Friday night startled them im- mensely, for the game was likely to be played after all, but whether it was the earnest wishes of the Carmarthen officials or nature that brought Jack Frost back I know not. But back it came, and on Saturday there was too mucn bone in the ground for players to risk their bones to play on it. T u — un- ci I ai? that a match is to be played next Saturday against Whitland. I know nothing about the Whitland team, and little more about the Carmarthen lot. Therefore, the best thing for me is to draw the line for another week, when I hope to further discuss the merits of tne Carmarthen fifteen. I nil I cannot conolude these notes without giv- ing a just word of praise to Rees Jones, the Cai-marthen skipper Saturday week he' was the shining light of his side, and was far and away the best three-quarter on the field, Every game I have seen him playing since the beginning of the season he has struck me as a player of no mean merti. His kick is swift and sure, he fields nice and clean, and tackles like a demon. Yet he always plays a gentlemanly game. In fact I should like to see him given a chance, in the Llanelly first fifteen. No doubt he would be a rare find for them now that they are in need of a useful centre. Anyhow Jones desrves to be in better company than the combination he played for on Saturday.

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The Education Act in Wales. ADDRESS BY MR T. JOHN AT CARMARTHEN. THE N.U.T. AND THE INTERESTS OF THE CHILDREN. A general meeting of the Carmarthenshire County Association was held at the Pentre- poth Council School, Carmarthen, on Satur- day, at which there was a large attendance cf teachers. Mr J. R. Edmunds, Llanelly, the president of the Association, occupied the chair. The morning meeting was devoted to the discussion of business matters relating to the association, and to questions affecting the school teachers of the county. At the after- noon meting, which was private, Mr Tom John, vice-president of the National Union of Teachers, attended as a deputation from the executive committee. Mr John, in the course of a long address, recounted the steps taken by the representatives of the teachers to bring about an agreement between the contending parties in the education struggle now proceeding in Wales. Mr John stated that there were, of course, points at issue which it would be manifestly unwise to dis- close at the present juncture, but he detailed certain underlying principles which in settle- ment would have to be observed. He was, however, in a position to unhesitatingly de- clare that the National Union of Teachers was prepared to do all in its power to safe- guard the interests of the children, to main- tain the efficiency of the schools, and to fur- ther the cause of education in the Princi- pality. The Secretary (Mr D. Maurice Jones) was requested to write to the County E ducation Committee thanking them for their efforts in improving the attendance at the schools throughout the county; and it was resolved that the annual meeting of the county asso- ciation be held in Carmarthen on the last' Saturday in January, 1905.

GLANAMMAN. CONCERT.—On Thursday evening a grand concert was given at the Old Sohooolioom by the Choral Society, conducted by Mr Morgan M. Jones. The Rev J. Towyn Jones presided over a large and appreciative audience. The following programme was gone through :— "The Crusaders," Choral Society; "Baner ein Gwlad," Mr John Hopkins; "Llwybr y Wyddfa," Miss M. H. Davies; "Madeleine," Eos Cèllen, the winner of the Prize Tenor Solo, at the Chicago International Eistedd- fod; "The Skipper," Mr D. Rees; "The Children's Home," Mrs F. Jones); "The Holy City," Miss L. Griffiths; quartette, "Y blodeuyn olaf," Misses M. A. Jones and M. H: Davies and Messrs J. Hopkins and J. .Jones; "The Three Shipwrecks," Mr J. Jones; duet, "Hywel a Ulodwen," Mr and Mrs J., Hopkins; "Star of Bethlehem," Miss M. H. Davies; "On the Banks of Loch I Lommond," Eos Cenen; "Plas Goegrddan," (Alawydd Amman); "Destruction of Gaza," Choral Society.

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LLANDILO. TOBOGGANING on Penlanfawr has during the frost been daily indulged in by members of the Dynevor Household. THE renovation of the Church has been so far completed, that services were resumed there on Sunday. Its electric lighting adds sonsiderably to the improvements. DESPITE the fact that an attempt had been made on Saturday afternoon to start a re- vival at Llandilo, yet on Sunday morning, in not one of the eight places of worship was a temperance sermon preached. It was Temperance Sunday too. AN APPRECIATION.—Mrs Guthrie, nee Miss Maude Gwynne-Hughes, took the first public opportunity that presented itself of showing her appreciation of the diamond pendant that Llandilo presented her with on the occa- sion of her marriage, by wearing it at the Horeb competitive concert. "WOMAN TO WOMAN" was the titJe of a play that was privately rehearsed at the Drill Hall last week, and so successfully that there can be no doubt that if the members of the Dancing Class and of the Gymnasium who took part in it, can be can be induced to reproduce it in public, it would be well patronised. FOR THE BLOOD IS THE LIFIC. -Clarke's worl-ö famed Blood Mixture is warranted to cleanses the blood from all impurities, from whatever cause arising; £ or scrofula, scurvy, eczema, skin and blood diFe&ses, Fimples. and sores of all kinds, its effects are mar- vellous Thousands of testimonials. In bottles, 2s 9d j each, of all chtmists. Proprietors, Lincoln and Midland Counties Drug Company Lincoln. Ask for Clarke's Blood Mixture and do not be persuaded 110 take any imitation. ACCIDENTS DUE TO FROST.—There have been a goodly number of tosses on the roads due to their frozen state. The most serious happened to Mr Brazel, of Llanelly, who was about to return to his home last Friday morning, after singing at the concert on the previous evening, when he fell in going down the steps to the platform of the railway station, and fractured some of his ribs. That's the serious side, but the comical side took place near the White Lion Inn, where a market woman, who was carrying a basket of eggs, fell, and in such a manner that her head was in the basket. Her state when she got-up can be imagined. THE REVIV AL. Where we read of the re- vival taking a grip, we find it had been nre- ceded by prayer meetings, but at Llandilo, the Rev Seth Joshua and a band of revival- ists from Ammanford after holding a short meeting near the market place, proceeded to the Drill Hall, where for some hours a revi- val meeting was held. On Sunday evening there was a meeting at the Crescent Road chapel; on Monday and Tuesday evening at the Methodist chapel, in all of which meet- ings there were crowded congregations. The gatherings take the form of those conducted by Evan Roberts, where the pdayin- reading speaking and singing is spontaneous, so that Llandilo is beginning, where Roberts ends. COMPETIVE CONCERT.—Of the multiplicity of competitive concerts there is no end, and of the multitude that attend them no limit. It was in connection with Horeb Independent Church that the first was given in this local- ity a few years ago, and by this time nearly every chapel in the locality apart from other institutions, has had its competitive conoert. Horeb Church gave its fifth on the 24th of November, and despite its imitators the Drill "all was densely packed, and the con- oert of a most successful nature. In truth it must have been most gratifying to the pro- moters and supporters of this young church, to have not only the presence at the concert of iti.s and Miss Gwynne Hughes and Mrs Guthrie, but also a iarge number of the mem- bers of the Tabernacle and Crescent Road churches, who have hitherto held aloof from these concerts. Time the great healer has done it. No doubt there are greater sur- prises still in store in this direction. The president of the concert was Mr J. Thomas, Rhosmaen House; the adjudicator of music, Mr D. Evans, Mus. Bac., and Lecturer Uni- versity College, Cardiff; adjudicator of reci- tations and conductor, Mr J. R. Humphreys, Llwynhendy, who bears a remarkable like- ness to Hall Caine. The accompanists were Miss Bessie Edwards, A.L.C.M., and U.C.W., and Mr Caredig Williams, A.R.C.M., Llan- gennech; harpist, Telynores Elli, harpist to the Royal National Eisteddfod, 1903. The secretaries were Mr W. R. Jones, Myrddin House and Mr J. H. Thomas, Ysguborwen. The following were the competitions: For the best rendering of "Clyw ni fwyn Waredwr," open to children under 16 years of age; four appeared on the platform, and the prize of 7s Gd was awarded to Nelly Williams, Tir-i capel, Glanrfhyd. In delivering ihs adjudi- cation, the adjudicator commented on the fact that thrtf was the only piece the com- mittee had themselves selected, and it was Wei li, whilst every competitor that had taken the tests in the afternoon had sung English compositions. For the best recita- tion, English or Welsh, any subject (open to all) there were four competitors. One gave "The Vagabond," another and not for the first time on that platform "Y Crwydryiij" whilst two ladies went to George R. Sims for their subjects, Miss Lizzy Davies, St. Davi. s street, Llanelly, reciting "The road to Heaven," and Miss Ruth Evans, Blaen Cennen, Gwynfe, "Nellie's Prayer." The prize was, divided between the two latter. For the best rendering of any solo, .confined to male voices, a prize of El 10s was offered. The competition was a treat. Mr Will Lewis Forestfach, Swansea, sang "I rage, I melt, I burn." Another competitor, "Lend me your aid"; Mr Brazell, Llanelly "Onaway" and Mr Protheroe, Llanelly "Comfort ye." The prize was awarded to Mr Will Lewis. A similar prize was offered for the best render- ing of any solo, confined to female voices. In [ this the audience was treated to "I will extol" and to "He was despised" by Miss May Jones, Treherbert, and another. The prize was awarded to Miss Jones. For the best rendering unaccompanied of any part song, glee, or chorus by a party, not under 12, a guinea ànd a silver mounted baton for the conductor (value 10s 6d), only one party put in an appearance, that led by Mr John Simon Davies, and to which the prize was awarded. For the best rendering of solo "Penillion" the prize offere was a guinea. Mr George Harris, Gorslas, received the first prize, and Miss Lizzy Davies, Llanelly, the second. For penillion singing, by a group of four children, not over 16 years of age, two groups from Gorslas, trained by Mr George Harris, competed, and the prize was divided. Champion solo, for the best rendering of any solo open to all voices, the munificent sum- of L5 was offered. The prize was divided be- tween Mr Lewis and Mr Brazell. The promptitude with which the musical adjudi- cator gave his decisions was most commend- able,

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!))tJ——t- Carmarthen Borough Education Committee. A meeting of the Carmarthen Borough Education Committee was held at the Town Hall on Tuesday evening. There were pre- sent: Mrs Lewis, Miss Spurrell, Mr W. V. H. Thomas, Mr A. Soppitt, Mr H. E. Blagdon- Riohards, Rev J. Harry, Rev E. U. Thomas, aQdMr. George Treharne. The Rev J. Harry moved that Mr W. V. H. Thomas t,ake the chair in the absence of the Chairman. This was seconded by Mr H. E. Blagdon- Richards, and carried unanimously. CHILDREN FROM THE COUNTY. The Clerk (Mr Walters) said that they had had a retrun prepared by the attendance officer (Mr John James) which showed the attendance made for the past 13 years by the children who had lived outside the district, and attended school in Carmarthen. He suggested that in such cases the Borough attendance officer should make out a list of the attendances when there was cause for complaint, and hand it to the attendance officer for the county. The county official would then do what was necessary, and if he appeared to prosecute, he would call the Borough Official to prove the attendances. The Attendance Officer said that it would entail a good deal of extra work. He had gone to a good deal of trouble to prepare this list; it only ^showed the worst cases. Other children from outside the district attended fairly well. As far as he was concerned he was in their hands; but he did not see why the officer for the coutny could not visit the schools and ascertain for himself the attend- anoe of the children who lived in his district, j « The Clerk said that the making out of the list 4t. attendances would not be very much, if the county officer did the rest. The Attendance Officer said that to make out the, lis ,t of attendances would be a good deal of extra work. Mi' Blagdon Richards asked how often it would be necessary t-o make out the list- once a month ? The Chairman: Once in three months. The Attendance Officer said that they would lose a good deal if they let it alone for three months. The Clerk said that the county officer ought to get from Abergwui school, the attendances of the c .,Lre-n who lived in the Borough, and report them to the Borough officer. The Attendance Officer: I was told last meeting that I ought to go to Abergwili. It was decided to fall in with the arrange- ment proposed, the understanding being that the county authorities were to act re- ciprocally. THE STAFFING OF THE MODEL SCHOOL. A letter WM received showing that the staff of the Model School (Boys) was at a very low ebb, especialy since the students had gone on their holidays. Mr Legard, the Chief Inspector, had stated that the school ought to be staffed independently of the students. The Chairman: I should think so too. The Correspondent of the school also drew attention to the fact that one of the ex-p.t.'s would be absent for a period as he intended to go up for the scholarship examination. The Rev E. U. Thomas asked if it would be possible to give the children another week's holiday in winter. The Deputy-Clerk (Mr H. A. Thomas) said that that would endanger the chance of making 400 attendances. Mr H. E. Blagdon Richards proposed that Mr Soppitt, the Rev E. U. Thomas, and the Rev J. Harry be appointed a committee to make temporary arrangements. This was agreed to. j NEGLECT BY THE FINANCE COM- MITTEE. The Clerk said that there were the bills and the salaries to be paid. These were usually checked by the Finance Committee but the Committee had not met this time. He did not like to ask that meeting to pass all these bills on his assurance that they were correct. They were dealing with the public money, and the total of the bills amounted to £ 488 16s 6d. The Finance Committee had been asked to meet twice; but unfortunately tihey had not met. ( Mr Blagdon Hichards asked if there was any reason why they had not met. The Clerk said that he did not know. Air Thomas was ill, and Mr Browne was at Car- diff. There was a bill for jE91 for stationery due ti Mr E. Colby Evans. It was rather a hardship on those to whom the money was due that they should not be paid; it was not their fault that the Committee had not met. —The Clerk also produced twelve books which stated the requirements of the schools for the ensuill month. The Committee had not gone through these either. The Chairman said that they could not go through. all these books. The Finance Com- mittee was supposed to do it. The Clerk said that a member of the Finance Committee—the Rev J. Harry-was present. Rev J. Harry said that his name was down [ as a member of the Committee; but he had never attended one of the meetings. The meetings were held at 2.30 p.m. which was a time most inconvenient for him. It was decided that the Rev E. U. Thomas, Mr A. Soppitt, and the Rev J. Harry should be asked to hold a meeting the following evening to deal with the matter. LABELLING PUBLIC PROPERTY. Mr H. E. Blagdon Richards moved that a brass-plate be affixed to all articles of furni- ture and sundries supplied by the Committee to the non-provided schools, the plate being inscribed "Carmarthen Education Com- mittee." Mr Richards said that it was not unreasonable to assume that in future these schools would under Act of Parliament cease to be used as public elementary schools. In that case it was very easy to see that con- siderable uncertainty would arise as to the ownership of many of the articles in the schools: If at the end of 20 years they were still public elementary schools, it was easy to see that all the old furniture which was the' property of the Church managesr would be worn out, and replaced by new furniture, the property of the Committee. He found that they had already supplied to these schools rarniture, and sundries, to the value of £ 99 6s 4d, and it would readily be under- stood that in the course of time a very con- siderable sum would be expended. Therefore they ought to take steps to safeguard the property of the ratepayers in this town so as to place it beyond any possibility of quibbl- ) ing. He did not cast any reflection upon the Church members of the Committee; he did not oast any reflection on Church friends in the with wihom he was unfortunately at issue. But in order to show that the Church had shown in the past a desire sometimes to appropriate property that belonged to others he would refer to the case of the Model school in this town. He found that the ori- ginal cost of erecting The Chairman: Mr Richards, I do not want to in te u pt you; but if you confine your re- marks to the resolution, it would be a little more to the point. Mr Richards: I claim that-- The Chairman: I would go at it in a straight way instead of roundabout. I do not wish to stop you in any way. Mr Richards said that he wished to show that it was possible that the property of the ratepayers might in the course of time be claimed by Church represnetatives. He did not say that anyone here, or any Church friends in the town would have any desire to appropriate such property, bu.t he did say that mere did exist as far as the future was concerned. The Chairman: I think we all agree with you on this point, Mr Richards. I do not think it is necessary to argue it at all. Mr Richards: There is no objection to me giving these particulars. The -nairman: We are at one I think. It is quite unnecessary to go into this long speech". Mis Spurrell seconded the motion. Mr Soppitt said that he quite agreed with the proposition, which he thought was only fair. He would like to know what Mr Richards meant by a sundry. One could not place a brass plate on a sundry. A brass plate could not be placed on books. Miss Spurrell said that an india-rubber stamp was used for the books now. The Clerk suggested that the phrase "dis- tinguishing mad," should be substituted for "brass plate." The motion was carried with this altera- tion. Rev J. Harry asked if this would appty to the £ 99 worth which had already been sup- plied. The Chairman: I should think so.

The Rev. Joseph Harry and the Rev. Canon (Jamber Williams. REPLIES TO TWO QUESTIONS. To the Editor of the Carmarthen Weekly Reporter Sir,—From the report given in the local papers of the Education meeting held in the Shire Hall, Carmarthen, on the 22nd ult., I gather that the Rev Canon Camber Williams put two questions to me, viz., 1., "Why has the Rev Joseph Harry declined to withdraw the charge made by him against the mana- gers of the Carmarthen Church School of A. raising the salaries ot their teachers while the Education Bill was before Parliament"? and 2, "Where the Rev Joseph Harry found the conscience which allowed him to send his child to a Church school when at the same time he was seeking to destroy it"? (verbatim from "Journal."). Bofore I proceed to give specific replies to these queries, Mr Editor, allow me to call attention to the fact that Canon Williams probably knew, before going to the above meeting, that he intended to put these ques- tions to me. That being so, one would ima- gine that the instincts of tr e gentlemanli- ness, not to mention the imperatives of Chris tian courtesy, would have dictated to the Rev Canon that the right thing to do, under the circumstances, was to end to me before- hand an intimation of such an intention so that I might be present and have an oppor- tunity at the meeting to answer for myself. This Canon Williams did not do. I beg to remind the Canon and his hearers that to shoot at a man behind his back requires neither courage nor cleverness. For the enlightenment of the Rev Canon Camber Williams and those who depend upon him for their light and leading, I wish to sub- mit the following replies to his questions:— 1.—I have not felt called upon to with- draw the statement that the Carmarthen Church school managers raised the salaries of their teachers while the Education Bill was before the House, and under discussion in the country for two reasons. In the first place I still maintain that the statement is true. In support of my contention permit me to quote from the printed official returns, which are in the possession of every member of the Education Committee, the following totals:— Salaries of Teachers in Carmatrhen Voluntary Schools. In 1901. In 1902. In 1903. £1,053 8s 5d. £1,189 13s Od. £1,212 19. Od. Now these figures prove beyond the shadow of a doubt that from the 28th February, 1901 to the 28th February, 1903 (the 28th Feb. being the end of the old school year) that the salaries of the teachers in the Carmarthen Voluntary Schools were increased by the sum of L159 10s 7d. I should like to point out that these figures are absolutely correct. I challenge any member of the Education Committee to show at a meeting of the Com- mittee that they are otherwise. I say at a meeting of the Committee because that is the only way to bring the matter to a state of finality, the official returns, the Clerk, and the Chairman will be there to be appealed to, and thus the dispute can be brought to a speedy end. Irresponsible plat- form orators may sometimes, by their banter and bids for applause, momentarily distort the case of an opponent; but even a Canon of the Church of England cannot demolish the permanent facts of my case. My second reason for adhering to my state- ment is that Prebendary Brown, Principal of the Carmarthen Training College, in a letter sent by him to the local papers in March last, has voluntarily admitted the correctness of my statement of facts. Pre- bendary Brown wrote:—"Mr Harry's state- ment that the salaries of the teachers in the Voluntary Schools were increased by the managers when the Education Act was under discussion is true in fact., but conveys the wrong impression." Thus Prebendary Brown, who is the chair- man of the Carmarthen Education Com- mittee, admits the accuracy of my facts; but Canon Williams, who is not a member of the Education Committee, tells the Carmarthen public that my statement is wrong. Pre- bendary Brown, who is himself a foundation manager of one of the Voluntary Schools in question, candidly admits that the Volun- tary School managers did, as a matter of fact, raise the salaries of their teachers when the Education Act was before the House of Commons; Canon Williams, who is not a foundation manager of a Carmarthen Volun- tary school, thunders that they did not raise the salaries! When a Canon refuses point blank to believe a Prebendary of the same Christian organisation, the rev. gentleman clearly puts himself outside the ordinary canons of fair controversy—the first and foremost of which is that the evidence of trustworthy witness must be admitted as proof. I maintain that Prebendary Brown is a trustworthy witness in this matter, and that it is the duty of Canon Williams to accept his testimony as true. As long as Canon Williams persists in casting out Pre- bendary Brown from the witness box, I have no alternative but to regard the whole thing as an ecclesiastical example of the Scriptural adage—"If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand." Likewise if Canon Williams disbelieves Prebendary Brown, he is divided against himself.; how shall then his argu- ment stand? When one ecclesiastical digni- tary distrusts the veracity of another, it is perfectly clear that the whole fabric of clericalism must sooner or later inevitably totter to its fall. IT.-In his second question to me, Canon Williams asks "Where the Rev Joesph Harry found the conscience which allowed him to send his child to a Church school when at the same time he was seeking to destroy it." In answer to this question, I beg to submit the following facts: 1. The wording of this question contains a glaring misrepresentation of the truth. For, as a matter of fact, known to Canon Williams informant and probably to the Canon him- self, I do not send my daughter to a Church school at the same time as I am seeking to destroy it. 2. The truth is that I sent my daughter to the Model School in November, 1891-13 years ago! At that time I sent her to the Model simply and solely because the Model School is within a few yards of my house. Had I sent so young a child through all weathers to the Board School at the other end of the Town—not "close at hand" as Canon Williams describes it-the fact would probably be volleyed forth by Canon Camber Williams or some frenzied antagonist as un- mistakeable evidence of Nonconformist bigotry! 3. Reckoning all the time my daughter attended both at the Infants and the Girls' Department she spent only 6-1 years there, and was taken away in December, 1900- four years ago. Notwithstanding all this, Canon Williams and his supporters persist in noising abroad that I still send my daughter to the Model School! How "the pure and good con- science" of which Canon Williams spoke so much can justify such questionable tactics in so important a controversy as that relating to Education-I leave to the Canon himself to decide. Yours, etc., I JOSEPH HARRY. Old College School, Carmarthen. Known to Canon Williams' informant and- probably to the Canon himself.