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Carmarthen Wins the National Eisteddfod of 1911. EXCITED MEETING OF THE BARDS. Tlie annual joint meeting of the Gorsedd and the National Eisteddfod Association, which together constitute tlio supreme autho rity of the National Eisteddfod, was held on Thursday the 17th inst., at the Albeit Hajj. there being an unprecedented attenaarce, the numbers ci enrolled members, p. ejcntJ being over 2-30. It is orify at the meetings of these Societies at Brecon and Ll-aneJ-iy Eisteddfods that there was anything Approaching in excitement what oc-in cl here today. The rivalry between Aber- gavenny and Cairmarthen for the honour oi welcoming the eisteddfod two years I -i k-. has for some months past been very ke n. and the supporters of each town mu.steivd in strong force to-day. Aberystwith, WII.CJI had also sent in an application, notified .)1 t the commencement of the proceedings its in- tention to hold over irs claim 1lD,tl IU11, leaving Carmarthen and Abergavenny I > flight the due! out between themselves This they did with vim and vigour, much to the delectation of a ca\wd of interested &evtu- tors. The venerable Archdruid presided, being supported by Sir Marcliant WuSiams, Mr Vincent Evans, and the chief Gorsedd oliie.als Mr Vine,ent Evans presented the annual re- port of the association, including the finan- cial statement for the year 1903. This latter showed the balance in favour of the associa- tion. to have been reduced dining the year .from £ï12 to £ 502, a drop of £ 210, and that a further charge of £ 350 would fall upon the ifund during the year on the painting account wlÜch did not come into the year's state- ment, while there had been no receipts from Eisteddfod surplusses. The society had paid t40 in .prizes at Swansea, £ 20 at and the printing transactions had cost £ 231. The report was adopted. Some misunderstanding arcse as to the a re- mission to the meeting of fully qualified members of the Gorsedd, due it transpired later to the Gca-sedd Recorder having failed to supply the memibers of that body with ad- mission tickets. This defect having been rectified and the angry Bards appeased things proceeded smoothly. j

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! WATER.

------"'-Cricket.

ABERGAVENNY'S APPEAL.

DIGNIFYING THE CEREMONIAL.

AROHDRUID'S ADDRESS.

LONDON AS WELSH CAPITAL.

Teify Fishery Board.

Teify Board of Conservators.

■I LSkin-Tortured Family.…

Aberystwyth College."

New Discovery Arouses Wonder.

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Kidwelly Town Council.

TOM X BRIDGE. ]

NOT GR ANTED.1

NEW HOUSES.

! MARKET PLACE.j

THE ALLEGED ENCROACHMENT.

THE CRATCH.

MOUNTAIN SUPPLY. :.*

MISCELLANEOUS.

! Kidwelly Petty Sessions.

ON LICENSED PREMISES.

THE DRINK.

NO LIGHTS.

SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.

WLFUL DAMAGE. !

Try this To-day.

Kidwelly Notes.

!KIDWELLY V. PONTYBEREM.

II SAXITAS DISINFECTANTS."

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