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,S5 BRECON POACHERS' INGENUITY. Amusing Dialogue at Brecon Police Court. At Brecon County Petty Sessions, on Friday, before Messrs D. Jones (in the chair), J. D. D. Evans, A. A. Mitchell and Dr. Francis. Wm. Davies, sweep, Coartymoor, Llanfaee, Brecon, and Wm. Larkham, DO occapalion," Silver St., Brecon, were charged by Jeremiah Desmond, gamekeeper and water bailiff of Peterstone, with being in possession of salmon roe, and Howell Lewis, labourer, 61 Orchard St., Brecon, was charged with aiding and abetting. Mr H. F. W. Harries prosecuted on behalf of the TJsk Board of Conservators. Desmond stated that on the afternoon of the 19th, ult. he was on Mill brook Farm near the River Usk, when he saw the three defen- danta leave the road and creep to the river along a fence-going in single fila and stooping down. Arrived at some bashes, Lewis kept watch whilst Larkbaro and Davies went on to Parson's Pool. In ten minutes times Lewis ran on to his comrades, and witness left his hiding place and went to the road. He ag&in saw the defendants in a dingle between the river and the road. They came near the road and be saw Davies take something oat of bis pocket. Larkbam also took something oat of his pocket and handed it to Davies. The latter then went to the stamp of an old ash tree and hid something, covering it with leaves. Lewis again took the part of" lookout." After retarning to the Parson's Pool for a short time defendants made for the main road by way of Mill Lane. Witness met them and searched them. Davies and Larkham each bad a fish- ing rod in an inside pocket and Lewis had a bag which smelt strongly of fish. Finding nothing else, witness said "Where's the paste ? Defendants answered We have not got any." He told them be bad seen them bide something in the dingle, which be believed was salmob paste, and if be fonnd it he would notify them that night. Lewis gave a false address, tbongb a Brecon one. Going back to the old ash stamp witness found two tins of salmon roe in a hole under the tree, covered with leaves. Davies: Did you say when we parted "yoa are three very lacky men ? Witness I nsed those words. And you also-said "if ever yoa come down this way again I will make it hot for yoa" ?- Yes, at the same time I told yoa I saw you bide something in the dingle which I was going to search for. Why did'nt yoa take as there and get it and charge OR ?-I was basy watching you going to Parson's Pool, as I did not know ba what yoa bad some more and were going to fish. Was the bag wet or dry ?-The bags and rods I were all dry. Larkham Why did yoa search as if yoa kno;w we bad hidden salmon paste ? Witness: I searched yoa beoause I thought you might have had some more. I bad nothing in my possession, and yon said nothing abont ealLnon,rot-, ?-Not then. Witness elso admitted that at first be men- tioned trespassing. ) P.S. Williams also gave evidence. i The Bench having decided to convict, Mr I Harries pointed oat that there were previous convictions against all the defendants, and the number against Larkham and Davies was such that the magistrates bad now the power to send them to gaol without the option of a fine. Larkham was fined £10 and costs fit the Borough Court on February 23rd for fisbing offences and had not yet paid any part of that sum. Larkham (excitedly): Larkham is innocent to this very moment, and the case is not finished with yet. Davies I want to ask Mr Thomas, the guide of the court, what is the extreme penalty for > having salrxoa roe in yoor possession. 1 The Clerk (Ilr D. W. E. Thomas): 12, so far 88 too penalty is concerned. I Larkham What is it when yoa have not got env in your possesion at all ? (Laughter) I The Clerk That. I don't know. The Bench fined Larkham and Davies £2 and costs each, and Lewis 91 and costs with I' the usual alternatives. Davies and Lewis were allowed time to pay.

¥-- :õo38D'¡ I TOUR OF THE 1st S.W.B. BAND. Attractive Easter at Brecon. The "Brpcon County Times" is offloiaily in. formed by Major F. Gillespie, commanding the Brecon Depott 24th Regiment (South Wales I Boderfers), the arrangements have now been completed for a route march of the band of the 1st Battalion S.W.B. through the 24th Regi. ment's recruiting area in South Wales. The arrangements made are distinctly com- plimentary to Brecon. The band will be bere over Eastertide, and will play for the important Old Comrades' Parade on Easter Sunday. Other public performances will also be given, and the presenoe of such a splendid body of | musicians and the re-anion of the S.W.B. Old Comrades' Association will make the holiday an attractive one for Brecon and sboald do the town mcch good. The official programme has been drawn out as follows The hand will arrive at Brecon on Thursday April 9tb, and on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday it will be io Brecon and district. On Saturday night it will play at the Reunion dinner of the 24ih Rsgimeut Old Comrades' Association, and on Sunday will attend the Church parade of the Old Comrades. On Tuesday, April 14tb, the band proceeds to Brynmawr, arriving at 10.1 a.m. It will march from Brynmawr to Abertillery, train at Aber- tillery for Newport the same day, arriving at 2-20 p.m. Dinner will be served at Newport. 10 the evening (Tuesday) the band will give a concert at the Drill Hall, Newport. On Wednea- day. April loth, the band will leave Newport I at 12 38 p.m. arriting at Pontypool at 1 28 p.m. From Pontypool it will march to Cwmbran and at 4.23 it will train back to Newport, where it is due to arrive at 4 40 p.m. Oa Thursday April 16tb, the band leaves Nowport for its at 12 38 p.m. arriting at Pontypool at 1 28 p.m. From Pontypool it will march to Cwmbran and at 4-23 it will train back to Newport, where it is doe to arrive at 4 40 p.m. Oa Thursday April 16tb, the band leaves Newport for its return journey to Borden, where the Battalion is now stationed. I The band which is one of the finest amongst oar Infantry Regiments, will carry silver drums which were presented the battalion some time I ago.

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LUCKY WELSH FARMER. [ Heir to 2703,000. Evan R Williams, a Welsh farmer, who lives nghr Whitehall, Niw York, has jast been found by bis uncle, Robert Williams, the OWDer of lands in Montana, said to be wortb JE700 000. The ancle, who is 80 years old, discovered the whereabouts of the nephew bv advertising in a Welsh paper, published in Ucica, New York, and has promised to rnako Williams his heir if he and his large family live with him for the rest of bis life.

Outrages in Ireland. I In the course of the fourth of a series cf articles dealing with the case of the Loyalists j in Ireland, a writer in the Morning Post states To explain their opposition to the extension of Nationalist Home Rule in Ireland, tbe i Loyalists of the South and the West call as evidence the mnrderous outrages which con- tinue to be committed and threatened in those I parts of Ireland where the Nationalists are strongest. They are not comforted when they are reminded that jast now murderous crime is a little less common than it was last year. Their reply is tbat, even so, there is enough of it to justify tbe denial of tbe word civilised to the out-distriots of Ireland and that there r is no comfort io a lall which—they are con- vinced—heralds a great storm of oatrage as soon as Home Rule is achieved. It is recog- nised tbat tbe Nationalist leaders are doing their best at tbe present time to keep a fair face on matters so that the British voter may continue to look with indifference on Home I Role. Bat it is claimed-and I am inclined, from what independent evidence I could collfct. to agree with the claim-tbat the secret j societies are merely saving it up," and that the passage of the Home Rale Bill will be the Bignal for a great outbreak of bate against Unionists, Protestants, landlords, and others who offend the Ancif n1: Order of Hibernians. j I took a car from Athenry one day to see Mr Blake White at Holly Park, having heard that be was still under police protection after having been murderously attacked some seven years ago. The carman drove me. out six mileR, and then told me that th9 gentleman had not lived there these many years." It had been a cold drive in snow and sleet, and I thought that I wonld at least go and see the police for my trouble. The police were guarding the house and also it was tenanted by a servant, and she told me its story. About seven years ago Mr Blake White and his mother lived at the house-a. small manor. The League crossed their path and ordered them to give up the place. The master, his mother, and the servants had the usual threatening letters, which are writs under secret Bociety law. The servants were called together. With one exception they decided to leave. Annie resolved to stay with her mistress. A few nights after the house was fired into. No one was injured. The police then gave protection to the bouse, and formed a camp there. The master held the fort with his mother and the one splendidly faithful and placky servaDt. All three wereRomau Catholics, Returning from Mass one Sunday in Novem- ber, 1907, an attempt was made to murder all three, tbongb they were protected by tba police. I shall give the story of this outrage in the servant's own words We bad been to Mass, my mistress, the master, and myself. Tbe-police were protect- ing us, bat they were not near at the time. I was walking ahead, having the key of thp. house, to open it up for my mistress, when I saw some men behind a little thorn bush. Thinking there was mischief afoot, I stopped and stood for a second, and turned to took back. Whether I called out to my mistress or no, it is not me that remembers, for then I heard shots fired. I saw my mistress fall. My dress was riddled with shot. The master, too, was bit. She was bit, his mother. I saw the blood running from her. Bat be was coming on, I think, though be was hit, as if coming towards the men who had fired. And I beard sccos of the crowd as were coming np say We'll trip up the bitch of the mother, aod be will be haviog to come back.' I was going back to her, bnt I disremerdber what happened then. It was all such a confusion and noise. But in a while we were safe all in the house. Bot Mrs White, she took to her bed, and it was a long while before she could get op. She will not ba the same again. The people were not satisfied with that, but they threatened after to blow up the house and not leave a stone standing. When they could go, my master and mistress went away, and have not lived here since, I have lived oa here to bold the place for the master. If I were to go away the police woald go away, and the people would come in and destroy the place and take it." Since November, 1907, that wonderful little woman has held to her post of duty at Holly PArk. The morderous gang boycott her strictly. She may speak with no one, can only get food through the police, was kept without fire during mach of last winter because no one in the district woald sell her ooal. She tried to I' bay jcoal at Loagbrea, some miles away, seeding her money by post. The money was returned. I Of what happened seven yeara ago I woald not have troobled to make record, bat that this crime of 1907 is continued to the present day by the persecution of the faitbful servant, and each day its gailt increases with the display of such unrelenting malignity. That the servant baa cot been murdered daring that time is, presumably, thanks to the armed police who protect her., The League has her under sentence of outlawry, and, short of inflicting death, wreaks a fall measure of spite against her.

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I I Opening New Reservoir- at Ystradfellte. t The Neath Rural District Council's new Waterworks at Ystradfellte, were opened on Saturday, tho ceremony of turning on the water into the reservoir being performed by Mr A T Williams, J.P., the chairman of the Council. Nearly all the membors of the District Council were present, as well as repre- sentatives from the adjoining authorities. After the ceremony tha Mayor of Neath (Mr Trick) presented Mr A T Williams, on behalf of the members of the Council with a baad. some silver salver, suitably inscribed, as a token of their appreciation of the services rendered I by bim as chairman of the waterworks com. mittee during tbe last fifteen years. After an inspection of the works, the whole of the party were entertained to lunch by Mr A T Williams, in the Workmen's hall. The total cost of the works has been £ 275.000. Tbe reservoir has a storage capacity of 700,000,000 gallons, and will supply a maxi- mum of 3 £ million gallons per day. The works were commence'} in 1907. Tb« dam is 1,058 feet long and 110 feet deep. It will supply tbe whole of the area of the Neath rural district, whilst Aberavon Town Council, Neath Town Council, and Briton Ferry Council will also draw supplies. Over 42 miles of pipe track have been laid to the various districts. This work has been carried out under the supervision of the council's engineer (Mr D M Davies), whilsi tbe work fit the reservoir was supervised by Mr Hill, London. The oon. tractors were Messrs Morrison and Mason, Glasgow. <

< ;}, ,t'f. "Always Good Alike." < Sold by < BRECON J. Arnold, Grocer, 90, Watton A. n .hes & Son, Booksellers, High Streat S. H. Powell, 30, The Straet; W. Morris, 17, Bridge Street, Llanvaso: BRYNMAV/R Davies, OonDop Stores. (Sole wholesale agent). CRICKHGWELL J. Isaac, Emlyn Supply Stores. (Wholesale Agent). CWMDU Edwards, Grocer, Post Office. < ERWOOD Stephens, Grocer, Post Office; ) GLASBURY-ON-WYE Price, Bridge Storea. < HAY H. W. Gwatkin, 47. Lion Street, Whole- sale Agent ikedwards, Grocer, Broad Strec'. ) LLANDOVERY Nicholas, Chemist, High ) LLETTY DAFYDD Jones, Grocer. nfl B_ Jil isaeEffiaa

IJ -V') Free Churcher Eisteddfod at Brecon. Under the auspices of the Brecon Free Churches a successful Eisteddfod was beld at the Town Hall on Wednesday evening last week and was very well attended. In the absence of the mayor (Councillor Evan Morgan) owing to indisposition, the chair was occupied by Mr E. A. Watts, while Principal T. Lewis, Memorial College. was a capable condactor and secretary. The adjudicators were :-Music, Mr W. J. Evans, Aberdare; literature, the Rev. W. Crwys Williams, Bryn- mawr. 19 the course of his remarks from the chair, Mr Watts expressed regret at the absence of the mayor owing to illbealth and the hope that his worship woald soon recover his asaal state of health. He stated that they all knew the valae of competition, as it was the means of shearing efficiency and the eistddfod which was of an entirely competitive nature, was the means of developing talent which would other. wise perhaps lie slumbering or be bidden. (Hear, hear.) The following were the awards :— Recitation (under 12 years of age)—1, Edna Williams, Brynich 2, divided between Doris Telling, Edith Lewis, Llaufaes and Qaeenie Robinson. Solo (ander 12)-1, Herrmann Lewis 2, Elsie Vaagban. Recitation (ander 10) "The song of the shirt:-Olwen Rowlands and Harry Edwards, Brecon (equal). Soprano soja, "Tbe Children's Home"—1, Miss May Lewis, Llanfaes and Miss Price, Llan- dilofan (equal). Contralto solo, "Ora pro nobia"-Miss Mabel Williams, Upper Chapel. Song for children (under 16) 1, Lily Jenkins; 2, Elsie Millett and Margaretta Morgan (equal). Daet for children (under 16)—1, Lily Jenkins and Herrmann Lewis: 2, Dora Kernick and Nancy Phillips. E-tsay, "How to make Brecon more attractive to visitors"-I, Mr Gwilyn Jones, Brecon. Englyn, "Yr Wysg" (Tbe Usk)—1, Gwilym Jones. Children's choir, "Ob Hash thee, my Babie" (Sullivan). Only one choir competed, namely the Brecon Juvenile Choir, under the condactor- Ehip of Mr H. W. Phillips, and were Adjudged worthy of the prize. Poem (English) '-The Chamber of Trade"—1, Rev. D. O. Griffiths, pastor of the Watergate (B) Chapel; 2, Mr Gwilyn T. Jones, Castle St., Brecon. Champinn solo-1, Morgan Morgan, Trealaw, Rhondda Valley. Sicmp speech by supposed County Council sandidate—1, Mr F. W. Jenkins. Daet (any pifce)—1, Messrs John Walters and GwilYD Jones, Ystradgynlais. I

MERTHYR CYNOG. MINISTERIAL.—Mr 0 J Davies, of Corris, Merioneth, a stodent of the Bala Theological College, has received and accepted the call )f the Pontfaen and Mertbyr Cynog (C.M.) I Chapels to become their joint pastor. Mr Davies has concluded bis oollege career, and it is expected that be will commence his pastoral duties abont the end of September. A CURIOUS COMPLAINT. James Gwiiliam, miller, of Pontfaen Mill, Mertbyr Cynog, ippeared at the Brecon County Petty Sessions, m Fridav, to answer a summons taken out by Morgan Davies, rate collector, of Upper Chapel, in respect to the non-payment of £ 3 5* 8 J poor rate. At firjlt defendant, an elderly man, said be would pay the one rate in a fortnight. Afterwards, in a naive way, he said li I want in adjournment, if I can get him without mudb jost I want an order from the inspector ;o destroy certaia things in my place, which bave been in my possessioa for twelvemonths, )f an infectious nature. I have been four I jÏtnes to the office at various times during the Itet six months, and cannot find bim.Thp 31erk pointed out that this questiou hau nothing to do with the case, and the Bench made an order for payment in a month.— Defendant pleaded that be coald not find the money, and added, I want yoa to prove bow ibey have a right to make a rate upon me. rhe Clerk I wish they bad not I wish there were no rates. (Laoghter).

I BRECON PROPERTY IN THE MARKET. Good Prices for Gas Shares. On Friday afternoon Messrs Miller, Powell, I and Co., F.A.I., Brecon, conducted an im. portant sale of freehold property, gas shares, etc., at the Castle Hotel, Brecon, where a large company had gathered. Lot 1, comprising two freehold cottages, Nos. 60 and 61, Struet, Brecon, with gardens attached, now in the respective occupations of P.S. D: T. Evans and P.C. George Newell, was sold to Mr A. G. Colwell, Brecon, for 1185. Lot 2, the freehold boase, bailding site, and large garden attached, known as the 11 Old Toll Gate," situated in the. WattoD, Brecon, now in the occupation of Mr Barnett, was withdrawn at 9220. Lot 3, the freehold farm, with house and buildings in good repair, known as 11 Penelyn," Libanas, about four miles from Brecon, and containing 41! acres of useful land, was with- 2 drawn at £ 900. Lot 4, the freehold meadow land known as Cae Moat," situated in the parish of Llan- gorse, with an acreage of 3*096 acres, was withdrawn before tbe sale. *■ Lot 5, the freehold dwelling boase known as Ty Wattoe," situate at Aber, Talybont-on- Usk, with garden attached, withdrawn. Lot 6, two, freehold cottages and gardens, known as" Graiglas Cottages," Talybout, in the occupation of Messrs Edwin Morgan and James Lewis, was withdrawn at £200. Four JGIO fully paid original shares in the Brecon Gas Company were sold to Mr Parry deWinton, Brecon, for f23 per sbare. Three similar shares were sold to the same buyer for JE22 lOa par shars and ten more were purchased by Mr David Powell, Brecon, for S22 10 i per share. Four £10 fully paid new sharcfa in the Brecon Gas Company were bought by Mr Percy Williams for £ 17 lOg per share four similar shares were purchased by Mr Jones, Rhydywernen, for 1:17 per share and three more were sold to Mr Percy Williams for X17 53 per share. Five £ 10 fully paid 4 per cent, preferential shares io the Brecon Gas Company were Kold to Mr E. A. Wright for 19 per share. Eight £ 10 (X9 paid) Cnstla of Brecon Hotel Company Ltd shares were withdrawn at X-30, 8ud five ilO fully paid CosMo of Bcccon sbares were also withdrawn. The solicitors acting were :-Lota 1 and 2, Messrs Jeffreys nnd Powell, Brecoo, and Lot 3, Messrs D. W. E. and M. F. Thomas, Brecon.

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LLANDEFALLE. BULLS EXPORTED.—Amongst a consignment' of twentv-tbree balls seat to Uruguay by MeasrH P and G Haghes, Gresty, Crewp, which left Nswport, Mon., 00 March 30tb, was I the two-yoar old Hereford bull Chandos Fairfield (29,600), bred by Mr Thomas Jones, Maesgwyn, Talgarth. Chendos Fairfield won first priza at tbe Brecon Show, 1913. He was sired by Defender (26.052), first and reserve champion, Brecon Show, 1908, and his dam was Chadocr Do.ty," by thi noted Tugela (21,065), winner of nine first and champion prizes. This is the foarth bull Mr Jones has sold for exportation. nnfHTffiTMi iiir n»iirrn«wiiiiiiiiiii n iinmnnni—mpuujwii————.i

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".Ii I!'t'Jir. II' r "The Round Table." I In the March number of The Roulla Table," a co-operative enterprise conducted by I people who dwell in all parts of the Britiso Empire, and whose aim is to pablish 00" a quarter a comprehensive review of Imperw politics, entirely free from the bias of I' party issues, there is a striking article on & Irish crisis. Sammarisiog the effect of^\ straggle of the last three years opon the Party it says :—" The partizan processes which the Government's Irish Bill was fr8m.e. were little calculated to bring aboat a reconcile ation in Ireland bat the crowning misfartaO0 has arisen from the circumstances attending the passage of the Parliament Act, and frøJ the interdependence of all the measures wbifijj are to be passed under it. Having pledgej| themselves in the course of the straggle to a one-sided treatment of the Iri8^ problem, Liberals have been unable to recoO. aider their Irish policy without sacrificing at the other causes which they have at beat t, All the politioal force behind the otbsr measticef in tbe Liberal programme, such as We!sH Disestablishment and franchise reform, and the hopes for the future wbich centre in snooess of the Parliament Act itself, have beep concentrated in the maintenance of an (Jo tenable view of Irish affairs. The assampti^ that th0 deep divisions of Iriah life are tlIJrei, ur and can be ignored has been made in all sincerity by every organ and spokesman of the Lihsral party for nearly two years. In the hardening processes of political conflict it ? become an essential part of a militant politico" creed. Liberals have thaa become blind to All but one aspect of the constitutional straggle I wbich they are engaged. 10 the Ulster pre parations tbey see only a gross menace io constitutional government in -the SDppor5 given to Ulster by the Unionist party sbe1 resent a constitutional outrage. There tfI"e never a stranger example of the effect of tbo party system on human minds than this attitLI60 iu men io whom 4 government by consent the governed has long been a cherish^ political principle." After some criticism ° the "attitade oi mere negation" of the UnionJ" Party, tha article proceeds to discuss tbe Government's proposal of delayed incIasiC' painting out that it is incapable in itself of p'0' viding for lasting settleme nt. Both the suggestion of exclusion without time limit, a" tha Government's proposal, are, it contend*! oiily temporary expedients and do not prete1; to furnish a permanent solution of the er'8'?' 1*5 is argued, therefore, that the party system J t bankrupt, aud that there is no chance of a reP I settlement until all parties have learnt afresP their real strength at tbo polls. It would see&f moreover, sioce the Goveriament don the time limit aad still retain its maicrity, that a general election or a referendum are the only real alternatives to civil war. b Other able articles in the nnmber deal "'Iø the South African strike, "Educat ion and working classes," the Kikuyu controversy, the new autocracy in China and there is interesting chronicle of the politics of tbe to0* great self-governing Dominions. The pnblisb^ are Messrs MacMiUan, St Martin-st., Londo0' W., aod the price is 2s 63.

An Australian Premier on Preference. Speaking at Hull on March 25th, under tb" auspices of the local Chamber of Cominerce, the Right Hon. D. F. Denbam, Premier Queensland, is reported in the "Yorkshire pas 99 of the following day as saying ;—"He puzzled to discover how it was that the Mot^ Country w&s so regardless of her opportul1ilet1 as to admit her foreign competitors takJ possession of trade that should be conserved the British race. How much better it would if some reciprocity were established eo tbat' this great family community the child look to the parent and the parent would the chi d ? It was highly desirable e emigration from this land should be totb i| lands flying the British flag; and it worth considering whether, -,i"ter a)], ',be to mercial policy i bat suited Britain fifty ago was not a bit outgrown to-day.ii Colonies always gave preference to productions in fact, preference should policy even if it costs a little more. British Dominions could provide us abunda0 with all the food we required and the ^^0 seas Dominions could look to Britain for all ,1 manufactured goods necessary for their pe«P