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Carmarthenshire Education…
Carmarthenshire Education Com- mittee. MONTHLY MEETING AT THE COUNTY OFFICES. The monthly mteting of the Carmarthen- shire Education Committee w,as held at the county Offices on Thursday the 10th inst. There were present: Mr John Lloyd, Peny- Ibank (chairman); Mrs Lloyd, Peuyhank; Mr., H. Joiies-Davies, Glyneiddan; Rev J. H Rees, Pemibrey; Rev Prof essor D. E. Jo;ie Carmarthen; Rev R. H. Jones, Llanp,en- deirne; Mr Dd. Daivies, Rhiblyd Mr David I Evans, Manordaf; Mr T. Barrott, Glyn wails; Mr J. H. Thomas, Penrhos-uc Imf; Mr John Johns, Parceithin; together with the Clerk (Mr J. W. Nicholas); the Educational Clerk (iMr Gaunt); the Architect (Mr W. 'Vincent Morgan); and the Supt. Aattendance Officea (Mr Joseph Morgan). EDUCATIONAL CHARITIES. A letter was read from the Board of Educa- tion stating that the question whether tilt GoldtVap Foundation, Llangendeirne, v ai subject to Seotiom 7 of the Endowments Act of 1873, was one mainly of law. The Board were unable to regard the prevision th,-tt the] cu/rate of the parish should be the first .school- master of the fouiidation as not being a pro- vision that the principal teach ot sluih be a member of a particular denoteination. There was a sum of £916 12s now held in trust for the benefit of the parish. The Clerk said that he had m writing to the Board contended that the appointment df the curate of the pari-sh as the first school- master did not permanently associate the school with the tenets of a particular reli- gious belief. He tried to say that the curate was not made a teacher because he was curate of the parish and an cfficer of the Church of England1, but "because he was an officiial in the district who might be available for the purpose. That was the argument which he bad tried j make; it was an argu- ment not without weight; but it had tlO1 been accepted Jby the Board. A letter was also 'read with respect to the status of Vaughan's Charity School, Llan- gunnock. The Board stated that if a per- sonal interview were desired, they would in- struct an officer in the legal branch to see the Cltrk. The whole facts as to the history of the foundation had been before the Board and they had disclosed no legal for altering the order; and it did not appear to them that any useful purpose would be served by the hoMing of a public enquiry. The Clerk: If they were disposed to go into the facts they might very easily do what his authority has asked for. Apparently they a,re mot disposed to do it. Mr John Johns said tliait this waR the result of the new secretary of the "Welsh De- partment that they were suffering from. He would not do anything in favour of Noncon- formists to have religious teaching in their echoote. The facts were not all before the Board when they made the Order. They thought that the majority of the parents belonged to the Church of England. Only three or four as a matter of fact belonged tc the Church of EngLand. It was within the power off the Board to vary the Order; but they would not do it. Professor Jones: Yon blame the Clerk. Mr John Johns: I Wiame the Secretary. Professor Jones: Iff you move that he be sacked. I will second it. Mr John Joh"s moved that the Clerk (Mr Nicholas) interview the Board. The Rev R. H. Jones seconded the pro- posal. Mr W. F. D. Saunders also wrote with reference to the Goldfrap Charity, Llangen- deirne. He did not think that the Rev R. H. Jones had made any wilful mis-statement; but he had made some statements which were not correct. He stated that the amount in hand was £ 625, whereas it was £ 903 12s 9d. Mr Jones had also made a remark which in- ferred that part of the funds had been used for some purpose not connected with the charity. He was sure that Mr Jones would withdraw this statement and that the press would give as much prominence to it as to the statement. When the school was started in 1874 there was no school-house in the parish. The school was held in part of the church, and the children were taught by the Vicar. That wias possibly why the Board of Education had come to the decision they did, and this was strengthened by the judgment given in the Carmarthen County Court in 1860, when the perpetual curate and the churchwarden were appointed trustees of the charity. The Rev R. H. Jones said: In speaking in regard to this charity a month ago I said we should enquire what the present amount of the endowment wtas, as it must have accumulated since 1894 unless it had been diverted to some other purpose. The last sentence was perhaps rather an unfortunate one, and has been fastened upon as a. mis- statement calculated to mislead the Com- mittee. It was no statement but an hypo- thesis. What I had in my mind was the fact that many charities have somehow or another become lost, and the words were not meant aa a. reflection on anybody. I knew the money was in the hands of the Charity Com- missioners, and my excuse for thinking the endowment had not grown was that in the draft of the new scheme for its management the schedule is given of the amount, the same as it was in 1894, with a note under- neath. "This schedule is brought up to date 1909." Since then the Vicar of Llangendeirne has shown the returns that were annually sent to the trustees under the old scheme by the Commissioners, and we know from the reply of the Boa'rd of Education that the present amount is L916 12s. Then as to the management of the endowment in future. I pleaded that as the end the testatrix had in view—the free education of the poor chil- dren in Llangendeirne parish in the 3 R's— has been attained by other means than she provided, and the task she entrusted to the old trustees has been undertaken by this body, and that a change is to be made in the management of the foundation, this com- mittee should hlave a larger representation under the new scheme, or that the trustees should be more truly representative of the ratepayers at large. The order of the Car- marthen County Court in 1860 has been annul led. for the charity has since then passed into the hands of the Charity Com- missioners pending the establishment a new scheme for its management. In 189.1 a scheme was drafted, in which it was proposed the trustees should be nine, of whom the re- presentative of the district on the County Council should ex-officio be one; the Llangen- deirne Parish Council were to elect five; the managers of the County Schools, one; and two were to be co-opted. This scheme, some- how, fell through, and was extreme maybe in one direction; while the scheme offered now is extreme in the other. Being a man of peace I would prefer to see the endowment used under any management whatsoever than that it should be idle; but while the one party fights for its lost privileges, I believe, that as representatives of the ratepayers, we should stand firm for their rights. Mr John Johns said that the Education Act of 1902 directly said that all educational endowments belonged t,o the tna,tepayers of the parish and were to be looked after by the County Council. This belonged to the ratepayers of the parish why should a parti- cu!tar denumination la-pipoint the man-agors of a school which ought to belong to the rate- payers. It was decided to ask the Clerk to inter- view the representative of the Boa;rd on these two questions. SUPPORTING HOME INDUSTRIES. The Swnasea. Blind Institute asked the Committee to buy coir mats for their schools. se Unless the Institute was a.ble to dispose of the good, they made, it would be impossible to carrv on the woik. Mr H. Jones-Davies: I move that we give them a trial and support home industries. This was agreed to. JOINT SCHOOLS. The Board of Education sent a. letter in which they said that there were objections to the Working of joint County Schools under two different schemes. Probably Cardigan- shire would agree to the LWdvssul sehocil being carried on uiidei- the Cardiganshire scheme and the Carmarthenshire County Council paying a certain sum towards its maintenance. Professor Jones: we are not prepared to hand it over and simiyxly pay the monev. Mr John Johns: We want representation as well as taxation. Professor Jonec I do nnt see that there is the slightest difficulty. Ll.indyssul j" gov- erned by this joint committee entirely inde- pendent of this Committee. Mr David Evans said that he presumed it would be a question of interpretation under which scheme they would have to consider it. Mrs Lloyd moved that a committee of seven be appointed to meet Mr Casson, the repre- sentative of the Board, on the subject. GOOD MEN NOT TO BE PENALISED. Mr Roblin, a teacher at the Llanelly P.T. centre, applied for an increase of his salary of £löO. Mr Lloyd" in moving that an increase of tlO Je grunted, said thait it was very galling to him tu find juniors when they had been there a year or two getting as much as he did or more. Mr John Johns seconded. Mr J. R. James said that the centre would cease in. July. It was not worth while giving "Jr Robin an increase now. Rev R. H Jones, in supporting the in- crease said that if it were granted Mr Robin would stand a better chance of being dealt with fairly t* hen the centre came to an end. Rev J. H. Rees said that Mr Robin was one of the Lest teachers they had had in Lianelly, and if anyone deserved an increase | Mr Robin did. Mr John Johns: We should not penalise good men I)e(-a,use"they live in Llanelly. Mr H. Joues-Davies said that they should j have further particulars, and he suggested the appointment of a committee. <=> It was agreed to grant the increase. BURSARIES. The Lla nelly managers applied for a further arant. as they were unfaible to grant lbuisaries >nt of the present funds. The Rev J. H. Rees said that the funds which tvere quite sufficient when there were tOo children at the Intermediate School were i is efficient when there were 400 or 500 chil- dren. The managers had done their best at the last meeting; they had decided that they would be more stringent in the future. The funds were insufficient now, and the proba- I bility was that they would increase still further. Professor Jones: That applies to all the schools of the county. Rev J. E. Rees: Not to the same extent. Professor Jones said it would apply to others to the same extent. Mr H. Joues-Davies said that the mana- gers should liook to the manner in which they distributed the money, and not be so lavish. Mr John Tohnis, said that in his opinion there was too much given away in bursaries; they were notavaiaible for the very poor. Well-to-do people got them; if they wanted to distribute them more they should give less to each. Mr David Evans said that it was the same it all the schools; their cry was like the horse leech "More, more." NO MORE P.T.'S. In the course of a discussion on staffiing, the Clerk said that they had decided not to appoint any more P.T.'s. The Chairman said that they were over- supplied with teachers. It was a, greater kindness not to apprentice them. Mr David Evans said that some County Committees sent letters to the Training Colleges stating that there were no vacan- cies, and that it was useless for the students to apply. AN APPOINTMENT. There were seveml applic-ants for the post of headmaster at Ggwynfe, but Mr John Arthur Johns, of Aberhargoed, was unani- mously appointed. Mr John Johns said that his name was a sufficient recommendation. Mr H. Jones-Davies said that if the Arthur were struck out, it would be better still.
National Peace Congress. !
National Peace Congress. To the TBditor Carmarthen Weekly Btporter. Sir,—We desire to call the attention of your readers to the Fifth National Peace Congress of Great Britain aid Ireland which will be held in Cardiff un the 28th, 29th, and 30th of June. The Congress is ar- ranged by the National Peace Council and will be attended by delegates from numer- ous Peace Societies and other societies speci- ally interested in the promotion of peace and international arbitration, from many parts of the country. Previous Congresses have received distin- guished support. Lord Courtney of Penwith was President of the First Congress held in Manchester in 1904. the Bishop of Hereford presided over the Second Congress at Bristol in 1905, and the Right Honorable Robert Spence Watson over the Congress, at Biriniingliam in 1906, whilst the Right Honorable John Ellis was President at Scarborough in 1907. Last year the International, Peace Congress was held in London, and therefore no meeting of the National Congress was held. This year the president will be Sir William Collins, M.D., F.R.C.,S., M.P., a man eminent not only in surgery, tut also in literature and in public life as Member of Parliament and former chairman of the London County Council. To make arrangements for the Congress and provide hospitality for some of the dele- gates, an influential -Reception Committee has been formed in Cardiff, of which the £ op of Llandafi is president, and the vice- presidents are Mr Wm. Brace, M.P., Rev Principal W. Edwards, D.D. Principal E. H. Griffiths, F.R.S., the Hon. Ivor C. Guest, M.P., Mr Donald MaClean, M.P., Mr John lici-gani (President Free Cnurch Council), Mr Sidney Robinson, M.P., Councillor H. M. Thompson. Amongst the subjects to be discussed at the Congress are the following: Peace and the Churches; Militarism and Employment; Anglo-German relations; the limitation of the right of Capture of Private Property at Sea Conscription and Compulsory Military Service. The aim of the Congres is to assist in the maintenance of Peace, both by the promo- tion of internationlal arbitration as a humane and rational substitute for war, and by fostering a national policy which may avoid giving offence to other countries either by unwarranted interference or by superfluous armament. A principal feature of the Congress is the, representation of looaJ societies interested, who regard the promotion of international pea,c,e and goodwill' as one of their secondary olbjects, if not their principal purpose. Invi- tations are therefore being addressed to the secretaries of several hundred socities, and to all the principal churches and congregations throughout South Wales and Monmouth- shire, inviting each society or church to send two delegates to the Congress. Invitations are being ,addressed particularly to churches, political associations, trade unions, to asso- ciations of teachers and to temperance and other philanthropic societies. It is possible that some societies who might care to be re- presented at the Congress and whose dele- gates the Reception Committee would cor- dialy welcome, may have been inadvertently overlooked. If the (Secretary of any such Society will communicate with either of the secretaries of the local Reception Committee, at the address gven, he low, his society will at once receive an invitation to appiont dele- gates to the Conference. A public meeting. at which all interested will be welcome, will be held on the evening of Tuesday, the 29th June, and will be addressed by several pro- minent public speakers. There will also be some space reserved for the general public at the day meetings of the. Congress. It is hoped that the Congress may have a permanent influence for good by organising throughout South Wales all opinion definitely in favour of peace. There are many persons in this district who strive to take an en- lightened and generous view of the natural I aspLt"atons and policies of other countries, who abhor panic and unnecessary expendi- ture upon armament and also believe that pressure should be put upon governments to submit disputes to arbitration .before declar- ing war. With the object of uniting and giving expression to this large body ofopinion a proposal! will be made at the end of the aiftornoon session of the Congress on Tues- day, June 28th, to found a Peace and Arbi- tration Society of South Wales and Mon- mouthshire. The delegates of Societies and Churches will be invited to become members; and all other persons anxious to support the movement should communicate with one of the secretaries of the Reception Committee, who will propose them as original members of the now Society. We remain, Sir, Yours faithfuHy. J.P., LI an da ff (President Reception Ccm- mitee), James Waugh (hon. treasurer), H. Stanley Jevons (lion. see.). Carmarthen County Police Court. Saturday, before Mr Dudley Williams- Drummond, Hafodneddyai (in the chair); Mr v. L. Jones, Derlwyn; Mr A. 0. Davies, Up- lands; Mr Hughes, Middleton Hall; Mr T. Parkinson, Castle Pigyn; Mr Bowen, Ferry- side; Mr J. Ll. Thomas, Gilfach; and Mr L. A. L. Evans, Paintycendy. ILLEGAL FISHING. Supt. Ldlig Price charged Win. Thomas Williams, collier (aged 20), Penhili, Pont- hemy, with using salmon roe illegally, and tvith using night lines. Mr H. Brunei White, solicitor, appeared for Supt. Price, while the defendant, who pleaded 'Not guilty," was represented by Mr Price Williams, solicitor, Carmarthen. Mr White, in opening, said that in the early morning of iMonday, 31st May, two of the water bailiffs were patrolling the upper reaches of the Gwendraeth, near Gwempa Farm. The fishiing rights at that point be- longed to Mr Saunders, Glaiirbwdw, and the bailiffs were watching the river closely be- cause a quantity of fish had been taken both from Mr Saunders 'private water, and Trom the waters in which he gave permission for people to fish. Defendant had never obtained permission. After shortly outlining th evi- dence which would be offered, Mr White said that there had been and was now undoubted- ly a great deal of salmon paste sold at Car- marthen, and it was extremely difficult for ailiffs to catch the men who used it. Wheal they saw colliers going out fishing, and in a few hours coming baca with six or seven lbs of trout, there was something radically wrong. Water-baiiiff David Walters said that early on the morning of the 31st May, he, in com- pany with Bailiff Evans, and Head-keeper Morgan, were patrolling the Gwendraeth, near Gwempa, when they came upon, a. man in, a stooping position. They went up to him and witness said that they were, water- bailiffs, but the man. made no reply. Lying on the ground behind the man was a white linen bag, in which were some fish. They were quite close to the man, whom witness identified as the defendant. He said that the fish 'belonged to him, and told them not to touch it. He refused to give his name and address, and wanted the fish back. The keeper said "Give your name Williams and t address to the bailiff." Witness had defen- dant by the collar, and he said that if witness woutjtl release him he would give his name and address. Witness released him, and bailiff Evans called him to go and see the tackle that the man was using. The green line was baited with a log worm and salmon roe, and was weighted with three No. 1 shots. The river wias very low at the time. While they were looking at the bait, the man ran away in the direction of Gwempa., but as Morgan said he knew him, the witness and his companion did not follow defendant. They continued to search the river, and found three rods, cut from the hedge, about 9 or 10 feet long, stuck among the rushes, and baited in the same way as the first rod. There were trout at the end of each line. There was no doubt that defendant was the man they saw. Cross-examined by Mr Price-Williams: Witness met defendant riding a bicycle on the following Saturday near Pontantwn vil- lage and stopped him. Witness was in the company of the two bailiffs. He asked the defendant for his license, and was told to go to the Post Office for it, as defendant bad not got it on him and had forgotten the numlber. One of them said they had been to the Post Office, but- it was closed. Witness did not hear anyone ask defendant why he did not give his name and address on the Sunday night, or hear anyone say "No, not ly Sunday night, Monday morning." It was a. rather wet night anä rained a bit. Bailiff Wm. Evans corroborated. Cross-examined by Mr Williams: He had never seen the defendant before the Monday. They stopped the man on the following Satur day, beeause, if he had not a license there would have been another chargje against him. They could not get the information from the Post Office, and preferred to ask the man himself. Witness did not agree with Mr Williams's suggestion that they wanted to see defendant because thev were not certain as to the man who they caught on the Monday morning. John Morgan, head-keeper to Mr W. F. D. Saunders, Glanrhwdw, also corroiborated. He said he had often seen defendant before the morning of the 31st, and was certain that he was the mam they caught. There had been a lot of poaching in those preserves. In company with Mr Saunders, witness searched the rushes on the afternoon of the 31st., and ofund several other rods disposed and. baited in the same way as the others. Cross-examined: He had never met defen- dant fishing before, and did not know that he was in: the bahdrt of taking out alicense. Mr W. F. D. Saunders, Glanrliwdw, said that on the afternoon of the 31st, he, in com- pany of keeper Morgan, searched the rushes and found several rods (the butts of which which were produced) stuck in the reeds. They were aibout 9 or 10 feet long, and showed signs of having been stuck in the mud, and of having been used before. Mor- gan had been with him for 10 years, and he never hfei dany reason to doubt hisword. Mr Willitams, for the defence, said that his client pleaded an alibi, lle had not been fishing for three weeks previous to the date of the alleged offence. The defendant, Wm. Thomas Williams, went into the box and denied the charges. He said that on the Sunday afternoon lie cycled down to Carmarthen, and spent the time with some f riends, returning home about -.0. He had supper and went to bed about 10.30, and did not get up until 9.30 the next morning. He denied leaving the house after he got home. His uncle, who Sllept with him, went to bed and got up the same time as him. u hen he was stopped by the men on the following Saturday and asked for his license he told them that it was at home and that he had forgotten* the number. He also told them that he was home on Sunday night. One of the men asked him if he was "junior," as he had the same nalme as his father. The rod and tackle produced was not his, as has rod was at home then. Cross-examined by Mr White: He did fish the Gwendraeth sometimes, and had never had permission. He did not remember ever seeing the keeper before, either on the road or^it a. public house. The friends whom he visited at Carmarthen on the Sunday lived at the Ship. Mr White It is where the salmon paste is bought in Carmarthen, is it not ?—I don't j know, sir. Mr White: Will you swear that you did not know it wias sold there?—Yes, sir. By the Chairman: He was not in the habit of getting Tip la," Tate as 9.30 of a morning, but that was a holiday. David Williams, collier, defendant's uncle, corroborated as to their going to bed and getting up the same time, and swore that the defendant was in bed all night. Ann Williams, defendant's mother, also corroborated, and said that dfeendant could not have got out as she had locked the door and taken the key to her room. Mr Price Williams pointed out that on the question of identity, there was only one man who pretended to know defendant. It was a i wet, misty night, and defendant had denied ) that Morgan knew him intimately. The Chairman said that the Bench were unanimously of the opinion that a conviction must be made, and fined defendant jEl and costs in each case. Defendant was asked whether he claimed the rod, but stoutly denied that it belonged to him. b THE DRINK. For 'being drunk, at 4 p.m., on the 30th ult., in the parish cf St. Ishmiael's, Hiomas Davies, tinplate Worker, 10, Dilliwyn-street Llanelly, was fined 2s 6d and costs. P.O. Richards proved the case. For a similar offence, at Ferryside village, on the 1st inst., Thomas Williams, fisherman, Water street. Ferryside, was fined 2s 6d and costs.—P.C. Richards, who proved, the case, said defendant was lying on a hedge. Hy. Morgan, collier, Railway terrace, Tumble, was fined 2s Gd and costs for being drunk and disorderly on the 1st inst. He said he had a drop too much. NO LIGHTS. P.C. Evans summoned Dd. Owen. Jones, mechanic, 12, Richmond terrace, Carmarthen and Evan Jones, collier, B'ariwn's House, Nautgaredig, for riding bicycles without lights, at Abergwili on the 31st inst. David Evans, collier, Myrtle Hill, Pantybloda.u, was also summoned for a similar offence at Abergwili, at 10.50, on the 3rd insf,Bach were fined Is and costs. STEALING BOOTS. John William Chiverton, a, young farm .ibou,r,er, late of Llwyndewi farm, Wlutland, vas charged by P.C. Lewis Lewis with steal- ing a pair of boots, value 15s, the property f Thomas Bryn Thomas, a fellow servant, n Wednesday the 9th inst. Thomas Bryn Thomas said that defendant s ept in the sameroom as him at Llwyndewi. xiis boots were under his bed about 6 a.m. on t'ie day in question. Defendant (who had cnly been at the farm a week) left about 4 p.m., and when witness went to look for the ];;lots, a.bo,zit 8.20 tb^t night they were gone. P.C. LClwis Lewis, Whitland, gave evidence a to arresting defendant in a common, l( dging-house in Water street, Carmarthen, on the 10th inst. On the way to the police stvtion defendant said "I know what you me for, it is for stealing the boots I am wearing. I had nothing else to do, the old ones had gofce bad." Supt. Jones said that there had not been enough time to make enquiries as to defen- dant's character, but he had told him (the Supt.) that he had been eight years in the Navy, and that he had been three times con- victed, once for larceny and twice for begg- ing. t;1 Defendant now pleaded guilty to the charge. The Chairman: Did you leave the Navy with a good character?—Moderately good, sir. Defendant said that he had never stolen anything before. It was quite true that he had been convicted of larceny, but he did not steal the thing. He happened to be with the man who committed the theft, and, of course, they were both sent in for it. He said, in answer to the Chairman, that he was anxious to make a fresh start. The Chairman Try to do so when you come out of prison. One month. Defendant: Very good, sir.
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In Agony With Eczema. "Words cannot describe the terrible eczema I suffered with. It broke out on my head and kept spreading until it covered my whole body. I wias almost a solid mass of sares from head to foot. I looked more like a piece of 'raw beef than a hrman being. The pain and agony I endured seemed more than I could bear. Blood and pus oozed from the great sore on my scalp, from under my finger nails and nearly all over my body. Every hair in my head fell out. I could not sit down, for my clothes would stick to the raw and bleeding flesh, making me cry out from the pain. My family doctor did all he could, but I got worse and worse. My con- dition was awful. I did not think I could live, and w'anted death to come and end my frightful sufferings. "In this condition my mother-in-law begged me to try the Cuticura Remedies. Oh! what blessed relief I experienced after applying Cuticura Ointment. It cooled the breeding and itching flesh and brought me the first real sleep 1 had had in weeks. It was as grateful as ice to a burning tongue. I would bathe with -warm water and Cuticura Soap, then apply the Ointment freely. I also took Cuticura Resolvent for the blood. In a short time the sores stipped running, the flesh began to heal, and I knew I was to get well again. Then the hair on my head began to grow, and in a short time I was com- pletely cured. I wish I could tell everybody who has eczema to use Cuticura.—Mis Wm. Hunt, 135, Thomas st., Newark, N.J., U.S.A., Sept. 28, 1908." 1
Carmarthen Borough Police…
Carmarthen Borough Police Court. The weekly Borough Police Court was held at the Carmarthen Assembly Rooms on Mon- day before the Mayor (Mr John Crossman), Mr John Lewis, Mr T. Thomas (Harddfan), Mr W. Spurrell, and Dr Denzil Harries. A TRANSFER. Mr W. Thomas, who formerly held the license off the Coopers, had a transfer of the license of the Drovers Arms, which had been previously held by Mr Lucius Thomas. DRUNKENNESS. John Griffiths was charged with being drunk at Tanerdy.—P.C. W. J. Rees proved the case, and the defendant was fined 5s and 9s 6d costs. A SUNDAY TRAVELLER. Supt. Smith charged Wm. Davies with being found unlawfully on the premises of the Sheaf Inn, on Sunday. P.C. Wm. Davies said that at 10 a.m. on Sunday the 30th ult., in company with P.C. Davies (4) he visited the Sheaf Inn, Bridge street. Mis Price, the landlady, opened the door in answer to his knock. He asked if she had anybody in the house. She said "I have two staying here, and one just come in from Penygroes, They are in the kitchen." He went into the kitchen and say the defen- dant sitting down drinking a pint of beer. Defendant said that he had just come in from Penygroes, and that he had a perfect right to be there. He drew the attention of the landlady to the fact that the defendant was a native of the town. The landlady said "I don't know him He told me he was from Penygroes." Witness had since made enquiries from which he learned that defen- dant had been., in town the previous night. Defendant took the oath, and stated that he came into town on Saturday, was some time at the Jubilee Hotel, and returned to his home at Cross Hands the same night, and came into town on his bicycle again on Sun- day morning. He just. came in to have a "spin." Mr Spurrell: Did you come here to get drinik ? Defendant No, sir. You had other business?—Certainly. Mrs E. Furnace, of Cross Hands, sister of the defendant, also swore that he had come back home on Saturday night. The Bench dismissed the case. DRUNK ON LICENSED PREMISES. Myles Davies, the landlord of the Pelican Inn, was charged with being drunk on licensed premises. P.C. Walters proved the defendant to have been drunk ow his own premises. Mr Wallis-Jones, who appeared on behalf of the defendant, pleaded guilty, but stated that the defendant had had a good deal of domestic trouble, and had been very depressed. The Bench fined the defendant 12s 6d. DID NOT REMEMBER, John Jones was charged with being drunk and disorderly in St. Catherine street. The case was proved by P.C. Llewelyn, and the defendant said that he did not remember anything about it. After flie policeman had given his evidence, the Clerk (Mr H. Brunei White) asked "Do you remember anything t now ?" Defendant: I remember what he said yesterday that lie would not say a. word against me. Mr T. Thomas: He has changed his mind now. Defendant: I don't know what he wanted a tip perhaps. If he did he did not get it. The Mayor said that the officer had given his evidence very fairly, and it was disgrace- ful for the defendant to make such remarks of a, constable who was only doing his duty. Mr 'K Thomas said tha,t the defendant was doing himself no good by making such state- ments. Mr Spurrell: You admit you know noth- ing about it. If you were sober, you would remember all about it. Two previous convictions were alleged, and the defendant was fined 10s and 7s 6d costs.
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English Congregational Union…
English Congregational Union Meetings at Llandilo. The quarterly meeting of the Western Division of the South Wales Congregational Union was held at Davies' Memorial Hall, Llandilo, on Monday. In the morning, a business meeting was held, when the Rev Mr Joseph, of Sketty, presided. A paper on Sunday School Work was read by the Rev James, Ystalyfera. He said there was a lack oil sympathy in the churches towards the young people of from 14 to 25 years of age. It was the adolescent period jamongst the young when they were most susceptible to formative influences upon theis characters. Scarcely twenty-five per cent. of the young people joined the churches. Some statistics that had been carefully compiled for the Wesleyan body showed that of Sunday scholars the churches only retaned ten per cent., another ten per cent. hung on by the skirts, whilst 80 per cent. was lost. The church should concentrate more energy on the training of young people. Religious tendencies were important features of the development that took place in the young peolpe during the adolescent period. That was theperuod of the churches' opportunity, but which unfortunately were so neglected, It was for the church to try to solve the problem of the retention of the young in their churches. It was one of the most serious problems of the age. The Institutional Churches and Brotherhood might do some- thing in the matter, but he did not think they were going to do a great deal in that direction. He had more faith in the old 1 fashioned Sunday Schoois of Wales. Very few churches trained the young people on a scientific basis. There was absolutel y no method in their staffing of Sbnday srhools. The Chrrch treated the eltfer scholars as a kind of refuse instead of the assets of the church. In short it did not take the Sunday School seriously. Teachers were too im- patient with boys and girls. The critical period of youth was from the age of 16 to 23, and if they dared to have opinions of their own on religion they were often treated as young heretics. Then the clarifying not the condemnatory efforts of the church should be put forth. They should study the mental characteristics of the young people of the Sunday School if they wished to deal rightly with them. He then dealt with the delicate question of the immorality amongst young people.—The Rev D. Edwards, Pilton Green, urged the necessity of giving their Sunday School scholars strong food. A Voice: New theology.—Rev Mr Edwards: Oh, I don't be- lieve in that (laughter).—A Voice: More the pity.—Mr Davies, a, deacon of the Neath Congregational Church, said that as a teacher he had adopted the plan of having the young men read papers, and the result, both intellectually and spiritually, surprised him. The greatest need of the .sunday School, however, was trained teachers.—The ?J •^0na Llanelly, declared him- self indebted to Mr James for the hints he had obtained and hoped to be able to adopt them. Young men made shipwreck of their faith because they had not been systematic- ally and properly trained in the principles of religion. The question they had to ask themselves was: Is the teaching up to the standard? He thought it was time that all the most modern knowledge attainable should be at the disposal of the teachers. He proposed a hearty vote of thanks to the Rev Mr James.—The Rev D. Jenkins, Waltere- road, Swansea, in seconding it, said that he felt sometimes that he would like to have the whole congregation as a class, because of the utter uselessness of a certain kind of preach- ing.—In the afternoon, the members of the conference visited Dynevor Castle.—In the evening sermons were preached.
Death of Mr T. W. Hancocke.
Death of Mr T. W. Hancocke. The "Educational Record" for June con- tains the following: We regret to reoord the death of Mr Thojnas William Hancock (Borough Road 1848) at the age of 85, on April 26th, after an illness of only a few days. As he was leaving the Society's office on April 22nd at the end ot the day, he was oveircome by a paralytic seizure accompanied by loss of speech from which he never recovered. j Mr Hancock was born at Bala in 1824, and was intimately associated with Wales throughout nearly the whole of his life. His branch of the well-known Hancocks of Somerset migrated to South Wales, in the fifteenth century, apparent^ in the retinue of Owen Tudor, father of Henry VII He was a grandson of the Rev Thomas Hancock vicar of St. Florence, Pembrokeshire, and nephew of the Rev. Prebendary Thomas Hancock, iM.A., headmaster of the Queen Anne's foundation Grammar School, Car-! marthen, vicar of the parish and chaplain to the Earl of Esses. His father (William iianoock) was for thirty-nine years an officer ot Excise in Wales after service with the Eighty-ninth Regiment of Foot in the .Peninsular Campaign. In 1848, at the age of twenty-four, he en- tered Borough Road College. At the ter- mination of his training he became master of the British School at Dolgelly. Subsequent^ he had ohalrge of schools in England, until his return to Portmadoc in the late fifties. From Portmadoc he removed to Aberdovev, where his teaching of Navigation was not- aJLJy successful. In 1863 he joined the management staff, as Paymaster, of the Cambrian Railway, then building, but soon returned (1866) to scholastic work at LJat- rhaiadr. On the institution of the School Board lie removed to London and, in 1888 joined the Central Office staff of the British and Foreign School Societv, where he re- mained until his death. The Minute Books ot the Society, which were in his charge, are %;™rUra? t(- llis wonderful penmanship, displayed also in a collection of drawings, sketches, and water-colours, largelv influ- enced by the teaching of John Ruskin to hose methods, as a former pupil, he was much attached. Mr Hancock's abiding interest was that of an antiquary, and the greater part of his Me was devoted to a patient and minute in- vestrgation of the archaeological history of W ales. A monograph on "The Graves of the .Uen of Ardudwy, read before the Cambrian Archaeological Society in 1850, was followed 3 Tltllluous stream of contributions, otten illustrated, to the publications of his day—notably "The Montgomeryshire Collec- tions, and thiat ably-conducted Border Counties record "Bye-Gones." The "Gossip- ing Guide to A\ales" (Woodal, Oswestry) also contains many sections from his pen. Mr Hancock was the doyen of British Museum iveaders, having been admitted in 1847, while his own library consisted of over 1 500 volumes, including nearly two score of different versions of the Scriptures and some 800 volumes on religious and theological questions. His enthusiasm as a collector and his knowledge of the various editions of the Scriptures, earned for him in Wales flie sobriquet of "Bible" Hancock. He was the author of a still-used Welsh Sunday School Pi inner (Hughes, Wrexham). A large collec- tion of M.S. notes includes a "Life"' of l'P «V!lia-\ M,or«a» (the translator ot the Bible into elsli -still the authorised version)—awaiting publication- the result of over thirty .veals' research—for which the late .Ur W E. Gladstone prepared a trans- lation of Morgan's (1858) Latin Preface. He was also the unacknowledged originator of the idea of a "Red Testament. Mr Hancock survived his wife, the daugh- ter of a Welsh yeoman farmer, bv eighteen years, and is survived by three sons. He j was buried at Nunhead Cemetery, Nunhead, London, on the 30th April, the Secretary of the Society, Mr W. Prytlierch Williams, and other members of the office staB being pre- sent The offices of the Society were closed for the occasion. Floral token from the Council, the staff, and Mrs Bourne, the widow of his former chief, the Rev Alfred Bourne. B.A., were sent. The last offices were conducted by his most intimate friend. Rev D. C. Jones of the Bo. onigh Welsh Chapel, Southward Bridge Road, where an impressive memorial service was held on May 9th. Mr Hancock was a Chureh member for sixty-seven years. Shortly before his death he was invited bv the Royal Commission on the Ancient Monuments of Wales to assist them from his store of information, which, owing to a per- sistent method of making notes. may yet be available through the offices of his eldest son. who for many years was associated with his father in the exploration -jf Wales."
The Moral Condition of Wales.
The Moral Condition of Wales. CARMARTHEN MINISTER'S STRONG INDICTMENT. To the next issue of the "Geninen," which will be published next week, the Rev Gwilym Davies, pastor of the English Baptist Church at Carmarthen, contributes an article which contains a series of seriou& indictments against the moral condition of the Princi- pality. Owing to the length of the article, which is written in Welsh, it is impossible to give a full translation in these columns, but an English translation will be published this week as a pamphlet. He begins by giving general instances of the cruel oppression suffered by tenants of farms in Pembroke- shire at the hands of landlords who are deacons or prominent members of Noncon- formist places of worship in that county, and after describing the misery and suffering thus caused bv men who prefess religion, he asks the question "Has Nonconformity been a, failure?" He partly answers it in the next sentence: "Our hypocrisy as Noncon- formists calls aloud to Heaven for punish- ment, because these oppressors of the poor are of our own making. We glorify them by placing them in high positions in our public meetings, but in private life we crucify them. We want their money, and while we are not blind to their sins. we dare not denounce them when seeking favours which only the wealthy can give." Mr Davies states that he can give instances where slum properties are owned by pro- minent Nonconformists and where poor people are herded together like animals. In one of these one-roomed cottages the hus- band and wife, a brother-in-law, and six chil- dren lived as one family, and the atmosphere in that cottage was so offensive that it was diffcult to enter. That cottage at one time was owned by a Nonconformist minister. One very bad case mentioned is that which recently came under notice at Aberavon, where a man, his wife and four children slept in one room measuring 10ft. by 8ft., and there was not a bed in the room. In that house there were four rooms in which four- teen persons belonging to different families lived and slept. It is not surprising, he add. that the dread, disease of consumption should be so prevalent in Wales. In the period between 1903 and 1907 the 5 blackest counties in the Kngdom as regards the death rate from consumpton were five Welsh coun- ties. In Cardiganshire, for instance, the number of deaths per million of the popula- tion was 2,306, as compared with an average of 1,173 for the whole of England and Wales. Mr Davies also points out that, according to the Registrar-General's returns, the most immoral counties in England and Wales were those where Nonconformity was prosperous and where the Sunday School was flourishing. North Wales, lie states, is worse than South Wales, three illegitimate children being born in the North to every two in the South, while he gives statistics showing that as against an average illegitimacy of 7.8 in England and Wales, some of the North Wales counties show an average of over 12. He had seen nude figures of men and women sketched on hymn-books in a chapel in. Wales, and also on the Bibles used in the Sunday Schools. The minds of the young people seemed to be saturated and poisoned with unclean, im- moral thoughts. And yet the churches were silent in regard to these matters. Mr Davies also refers to the enormous amount of drun- kenness on Saturday nights in Llanelly, Swansea, Bridgend. and Dowlais. and Aber- avon is described as the most drunken town in Wales. Then he gives statistics showing that in Wales,and Monmouthshire in 1907 70 men and 32 women were medically certified to have died from alcoholism and delirium tremens, and that 92 men and 89 women died from cirrhosis of the liver. During last year 961 women and 9.219 men were convicted for drunkenness in Wales, exclusive of Mon- mouthshire. Mr Davies concluded with an appeal to his countrymen to remove the evils of which he has written so forcibly.
The Yeomanry at Llandovery.
The Yeomanry at Llandovery. COMPLIMENTED BY MAGISTRATES. At the Ll'andovery Petty Sessions on Fri- day, Alderman C. P. Lewis, J.P., remarked that the exemplary good conduct of the Yeo- manry during their fifteen days' training at Llandovery was deserving of the highest commendation. Mr B. Evans. J.P., Llanfair Grange, also endorsed. Deputy-Chief Constable Evans said the police had no trouble with any of the men. SCARLET FEVER AT LLANDOVERY CAMP. An outbreak of scarlet fever appears to have taken place at the Llandovery camp of Territorials, for on Friday two patients from there were received at Swansea Hospital suffering from the disease. Another patient had been received suffering from acute pneu- monia. BOXING CONTEST. At the Assembly-room, JLandovery. a ten- round boxing contest for k5 took place be- tween Sam Johnson, of Philadelphia. and Charlie Price, of the Glamorgan Imperial eomann-. The hall was crowded, most of the officers of the South Wales Mounted Brigade being present. Some scientific work was witnessed, ^ajid an exciting fight ter- minated in a draw. A six-round contest also took place between Trooper Jack Wil- liams, of Port Tallbot, and Trooper J. Evans, of Swansea, both members of the Roval Horse Artillery, for a prize of £1. Evans was knocked out in the fifth round, Williams being announced the winner.
- . Prehistoric Welsh Camp.
Prehistoric Welsh Camp. IN COURSE OF DESTRUCTION BY QUARRYING. Mr Llewelyn Williams has given notice that on the l<th idist. he will ask the Prime Minister whether he is aware that the great prehistoric camp called Pen Dinas, situated on the summit oi Penmaenmawr, is in course of destruction by quarrying operations; whether the Commissioners of Woods and Forests have leased the mountain, including the site of the camp. to a firm of quarry owners without reservation ot the land occu- pied by the ancient camp. or any conditions for its scientific exploration during its gra- dual destruction; and whether the Royal I Commission now inquiring into the ancient monuments of Wales are authorised to report fuly and illustratively upon this and all similar cases.
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LLANGENDEIRNE. Whilst shooting big game in British East Africa, Mr Theodore Roosevelt, the ex-President of the United State*, was the guest of a Carmaithenshire 1 dy, Mf6 Harris, of Kimiti Ranch, Nairobi, daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Jenkins, Biiebane Stores, Llangendeirne. NEWCASTLE EMLYN. AT n meeting of the Newcastle Emlyn DioS- trict Council Education Committee on Friday James Jones, solicitor. • Newcastle Emlyn, was appointed clerk to the committee, in the place of Mr T. Thomas, solicitor, LlandvssuT resigned. There were six caiididates.
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LAMPETER. DFATII. Daisy Long Price died at her residence, North road, Lampeter. after a long illness. She was a sister of the late Mr Long Price, treasurer oi Carmarthenshire* and was held in high esteem by all who knew her. Mr R. Aihman. 1, Richmond terrace, Câfton, has been appointed inspector of nuis- ances and borough surveyor at Lampeter out of 42 candidates. In the short list to which the number of applicants were educed were Mr Frank George Pollard, Pontypridd, a-lid Mr Tliotnivs. Pent.e.