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ANOTHER FARMERS' EFFORT. Successful War Fuifd Sale at Crickhowell. Lady Glanosk's Speech. Organisod by the Crickhowell Branch of the reC0Q an^ ^a(jnor Farmers' Union, the jumble sle held at Crickhowell on Thursday last was a dlstilJct success. The proceeds were in aid of the British Farmers' Red Cross Society and the Crickhowell War Hospital Depot. Fine "hther favoured the event, and there was a large attendance. Notable features in con- nection with the affair were the enthusiasm Splayed by the farmers and their families, the readiness on tbe part cf buyers to bring about a jjfancial success, and the extraordinary good ^omour thai existed throughout tbe sale. It ould add interest to this report to give tbe Qanaes of those who rendered valuable assistance throughout the day, but there was such an army of willing helpers that the publication of a com- Plete list is impossible. At the same time we feel It to be a duty to make special mention of Mr Wm. Chadwick, of the Sriji of Messrs Straker, an^ Coadwick, auctioneers, Abergavenny, Cbadw^L. in his exertions. Mr crowd of Kgave aerv'ces gratuitously. The at times h were kept in roars of laughter lightest dontl8 Lread3^ Wit ,There is not the of tjje g j 0°bt about it that the financial success circumgt 6 Was 'ar8ely due to his adaptability to °ul'' as a^Ce8' ant^ power of ''drawing the money cause were. Other hard workers for the (Lk>vds T? J" H- FurmedKe> Mr J Phillips j Who n^)> a*?d Mr W. Powell (secretary), 'DentH f'6 resPonsible for the general arrange- Perh day* nnmeroa^8 for sale were not quite so Were aiiD8 as on a previous occasion but they buver character and found ready Poult 8* They included a large qnantity of live 'try, several sheep, a goat, a sheep dog, gp hundredweight of potatoes, carrots, and Veral hundred lots of household article?, all g>ven by residents in the district. A large sum farm°ncy was a'80 co^'ec^e<^ by a committee of belorf1^' aod ti)e noted Cross Donkey, shire *° -^r ^aue, °f Bosbury, Worcester- incieaHir.nStulDi and succeeded in Tbe oneo b? 10S- character L»'g Ceremony was simple in speech ^tabJebJ reason of the fine I crowd gathered bv HU ^ady GlaDUsk- A ,arSe amongst »(,««, fountain in High street, the HOE. Di^piJp^i KADY Salt and Miss Salt, R. L. H Onft • « y> Major-General and Mrs the Rev' Hp' Mr aod E. Pirie Gordon, M and iw • aQ(* Mrs Somerset, the Rev. B- Watkins Jtc Hamilton> Miss BeU. Mrs ■what thfi^'u^08^ sa^ 'hat everyone realised brought nv? fCt of the 8a^e wa8> that it was the armipQ T?wmg to the awf"l war between ^ere eall» er?P6, best of the nation and sfn i y- fi8ht,D.8 for the Empire on land domin ln a'r t° save England from of ?k ° y tbe Ge?man8- She said the best th natIon advisedlj, for dhe could not count those chicken. hearted, men who were being forced out now, in the game street with those splendid fellows who started out 18 mopths ago, nd some of those we shculd never see again. It inl!L.In^-088^'e ^or anyone to take a greater and fhe British Red Cr«88 than she did, volunt *ale to ^at 8reatest of all lhat som She could have wished into the a- Proceeci8 could have wandered from Brecon8hire's War Hospital, °f wounded BPtee 8he had brou8ht the party sale; but ? dlers they saw that day at the hoBDital ,e was sure that indirectly the sale d benefit. She had now to offer donkey th^ auct'on the celebrated Bosbury It was cir B greatest animal patriot ever known. Mr Lane ese?ted to the British Red Css by ■Om of fot already collected the unique that donk b°P# that the old saying feelio ys bad long ears would not hurt its t0 hea*8' ^e^t *t> was almost an itfsult for it in 'i^bat she was saying, and still more of one P°t 't op for auction. Would any nffie t more than £ 2,000 for this walking antmr, to see it passing the Bren I0*8 Pu^ing a bath chair at the the w°sbire War Hospital and so further help aPpla^se)^eCl d°ne SO muck ^or" (Ii0ud lIer ladyship then declared the sale open, and abm.6 bids for the donkey. As jpon e x8 it realised was over «. ° T lc 8um ^5 10a was gathered in at he auction. From the opening of the sale to »e6dSbJr,th,iDg P"SMd "A «» nerrily »8 incidents dnr8, A™0DJ8C 80as^ of the amusing Collars j6 Wu8 tbe 8a'e a ^ew times, these w a°b ,cbao8ing hands a few of the hnnb- e knocked down to a gentleman time tho n 8 Profe88ion for sixpence. The next the n*cfe aPPeared for eaIe they were on marLl». • & eheeP which was brought into the Sold to n t? ^ro8S donkey cart, and l^iangattock farmer. An interesting • a& the sale of a bullet which had been til l °U the fie,d of Water,0° and 8iven by Be'gium to his coachman, a Welshman, now resident in Crickhowell. + rji t°e evening a cafe chantant was held at the arence Hall, when the place was crowded, and this part of the day's proceedings proved to be ? huge success. ithe room had been tastefully x Qecorated for the occasion, and the ground flocr laid out for catering on up-to-date Principles." As throughout the afternoon there VIRS an army of men working for the sale .Apartment, so here also were to be found in ilar- number ladies of all ages andall radks Ita society, all working like bees in looking after v creature comforts of their hundreds of Whilst tbe tea was in progress an programme of vocal music and reci- -.•ions was provided. The vocalists, who were exceptionally fine performers, were Miss Of r £ a (8<>prano), Miss Roberts (contralto), both J? Tredegar Mr Weaver (tenor), of Clydach d Mr Oswald T, Morris (bass), of, Sirhowy, i • & • Very excellent recitations, both serious an amusing in character, were given by Mr A. Edmondson, also of Tredegar. A prominent feature of the entertainment was the graceful dancing of Miss Elaine Evans, of Llanwysg, in her striking impersonation of Parlova. She was vociferously encored, and repeated her clever performance. Towards the close of the evening proceedings, Mr Chadwick came unon the scene in the hall, and it was announced that be was going to sell the bread, cake, and pots of jam, etc., which were left unconsumed. Here also ^ere many amusing incidents, if anything morel laughable than anything throughout the day. The room fairly rocked with laughter at times. Once was when the collars, to which we have previously referred, came in for bidding for the third time. On the invitation of the auctioneer, the public were asked to throw in their pennies for the collars, and "never mind the bald headed gentleman in front." The result of the invitation was a shower of pence lasting some moments. "Now," said Mr Chadwick, "I am really going to sell those collars," and on again inviting bids, they were once more knocked down to the banking gentleman. This was an occasion for almost uncontrollable laughter. Mr Chadwick announced that the collars fetched £ 1 that evening, not counting the afternoon's takings for the same articles. Unable to find anyone to have the collars as a gift the banker left them in the hall for the benefit of the commonwealth. Other humorous occasions were the biddings for cakes and bottles of jam by two well-known local farmers. Mr J* H. Furmedge, In moving a vote of thanks to Mr Chadwick, referred to the extra. ordinary energy displayed by him that day, and paid a very high compliment to him in his capacity as an auctioneer. Loud cheers were given and "For he's a jolly good fellow" was sung. Mr Chadwick very suitably responded. In referring to the Red Cross donkey, he said that the amount collected by it in Crickhowell was moat satisfactory. It exceeded the collections of either Gloucester, or Cheltenham—(loud cheers)—and constituted a record as far as towns of the size of Crickhowell were concerned. (Applause) Duripg the afternoon a block test" as to the dead weight of a sheep was in progress, for which JE3 12s was taken in entrance fees. The actual weight of the sheep was announced as 55 £ lbs., and the following five persons succeeded in giving the correct weight Miss L. Jones (Velindre, Cwmdu), Messrs James Howell, (Ysgubornewydd), David Davies, T. H. Ward and Jno. Barroll (all of Crickhowell). The prize, instead of being divided by the winners, was kindly given by them to the funds. It should be ad,ted that the day of the sale was market day, but by the kindness of the Lord of the Muuor, the Duke of Beaufort, the articles brought in for sale were allowed to be exempt from toll. The total amount realised was about £ 250. V

NEW TRIBUNAL FOR BRECON DISTRICT. A special meeting of the Brecon Rnral CoaDoil waa ueld on Friday last, Mr Owen Price in the chair, to consider the circular from the Local Government Board with refer- ence to the appointment of a new tribunal under the Military Service Act. The letter ashed the Council to appoint a tribunal of not less than five and not more than 26 members and asked that Labour should be represented oil it. The Chairman thought two or three tradesmen sboold be appointed, because there was an impression abroad that the interests of the tradesmen were not so well looked after as the interests of the farmers. Oue could be appointed to represent Sennybridge and Devynotfk, one for Talybont and another for the Llacvillo distriot. On the proposition of Mr Jenkin Williams, seconded by Mr John Smith, it was agreed that eight new members be added to the existing tribunal. s The Rev Thos Griffiths thought Labour ought to be represented and proposed the election of Mr Evan Phillips, blacksmith, Penpont. Mr Tout Morgan seconded and it was agreed to. Mr John Smith proposed and Mr Edgar Morgan seconded the election of Mr BeDjimiu James, Groesfford, as a Labour representative. —Agreed. The other new members appointed were Messrs Philip Price, carpenter, Senuybridge; John Jones, blacksmith, Pontybat Daniel Walkins, Llangorse J Jones, Pentre, Merthyr Cynog Tom Morga-o, Libanns the Rev T C Richards, Talyliyn. The seven old members are Messrs Oweu. Price, J F Ricketts, John Smith, John Jones (Lianfibengel. nantbran), Jenkio Williams, Wm Morgan (Llanfrach), and the Rev T Griffiths;, J1 "L

4 STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS. RECEIPTS. EXPENDITURE. County War Materials .49 9 2 Fond .20 0 0 Stationery 10 0 Donations.40 3 11 Mesars Tyler & ————— Son 4 7 X60 3 11 Messrs Nott So Co. 4 5 Messrs Coppage & Son 1 9 BrecocGaaCo. 1 18 9 Charwoman. 18 0 Cheques 2 6 Carriage o f moss and con- eignments 1 9 2 "B. C. Times" 14 9 I 155 13 1

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Builth County Court. THURSDAY. Before His Honour Judge William Evans. INSURANCE COMPANY'S CLAIM. A Liverpool Insurance Company sned Berry Gjiorga, Builth Wells, for J62. Mr W. Jones Williamw (Brecon) appeared on behalf of the Insurance Company, and an order for 10/- per month was made,4 DENTIST'S FBBS. Mr J. M. Brookes, dentist, Brecon, soed Mr Phillip Rees, of Colwyn Bay, for X2 5s, for work done. Mr W. Jones Williams (Brrcon) appeared for plnintiff, and Mies May Morris proved that the amoout was owing. His Honour gave judgment for paymeutrfortbwitb. Defendant did not appear. A "MIX UP" OVER A FARM. William Moore, "Waterloo," Bettws Desserfcb, Hundred House, sued Ernest Mason, Llauel- wedd Villa, for £ 18, as arrears tf rent of Gilweru farm, Llansantfraed. Mrs Mascn, mother of defendant said the housc- bad been sublet to a man named Layton by Mr Moore and uot by her. Liyton caiied her one day and said he had come for the key of the houae at the request of Mr Moore, and she handed the key to Lim. She had some furniture in the bouse, at present. The laud- lord had promised to put up the ring fence, but he had nofc done so. r The Registrar said that Mrs Mason bad paid X16 to court. His Honour gavs jadyCuent for plaintiff for JE16. stating that he bad interfered by sendiag Layton for the key. Mrs Mason in turn sued James Layton for Y,6 as rent of the house. Layton stated that be wont to live at the house on the 18th of Miy aud, was there till he was called up on the 14..h of August. His Honour Where did you get your leg off? Layton At the battle of Ypres, air. y His Honour Who has the key of the house now ? Mr Moore I don't know. Mrs Mason I have not seen The key since I gave it to Layton. Layton I gave the key to Mr Moore. His Honour: There is no ease against Layton, and you can go now Layton.

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BRECON INFIRMARY. Annual Meeting — Excellent Report. The annual meeting of the Brecon County and Borough Infirmary was held at the Shire Hall, Brecon, on Tuesday, Mr David Powell in the chair. Others present were :— Mrs M. F. Thomas, the Rev. D. Saunders Jones, the Rev. J. Simonds, Dr. G. P. Francis, Messrs Jamea Morgan, A. A. Mitchell, G. Hyatt Williams, W. J. P. LeBrocq, J. Meredith, E. T. Hyde, H. C. Rich, T. Griffith Jones, and David Morgan, with the secre!>:rv (Mr John Price). VOTE OF CONDOLENCE. The Chairman, at th outset, stated that before proceeding wi¡h the ordinary business of the meeting it was his painful duty to refer to the loss the institution had sustained by the death of two of its president*, one of whom was also a trustee and the other the Chairman of the Mauagemdui Committee. He referred to Mr G.vjnne Holford and Col. R. D. Garnona Williams. As they ali knew Mr Gwynne Holford was a very liberal contributor to the funds of the Infirmary, and possessed a most kind heart and they never appealed to him in vain. He took a very active interest in the welfare of the icstitufiou in its early days and it WHS very dear to him. He was one of the most benevolent of men and the town and county of Brecon were very much poorer for his loss With regard to Colonel Garnons Williams, he had devoted himself with considerable energy for a long time to the work of the Infirmary, which was very dear to him. They all knew the sacrifices he invariably made in order to be present at the committee meetings, and how he always brought bis, excellen t business abilities and keen judgement to bear upon matters under discussion at those meetings. The speaker was sure they were all very much shocked when they heard of Col. Garnons Williams's death. His strong sense of duty made him deeply devoted to his Kiog and Country, and as a true soldier, although few men at his age would have done 80, be rejoined for active service whea the War brows out. His loss would be nowhere more keenly felttbao in connectioA with the work of the Brecon Infirmary. Mr Powell then moved a vote of condolence with the families of tue two deceased gentlemen. Mr James Morgan seconded and the votes were passed in the usual way. The Chairman said that in view of the fact that we were living in abnormal times and that 'some of the best people of the county were away, it would be advisable to leave the question of appcintiog vice-presidents in the place of the late Mr Gwynne Hol'ord and CoL Garnons Williams, for twelve months. He proposed this. Mr David Morgan seconded. Agreed COMMITTEE'S REPORT. In presetting their annual report for the past year the Committee regretted to have to record the loss of their Chairman (Col. R. D. Garnons Williams), who died whilst fighting for his country- The late Chairman had for many years been a generous contributor to the funds, and had taken a keen and practical tnterest in the institution, having served as vice chairman and afterwards as chairman, for quite a long period. His place would be a very difficult one to fill. Ha/ving regard to the. large adverse balance (zC162 14s 5d) brought forward at the commenfeement of the year, and the exceptional* expenditure which had to be met, the accounts presented a fairly satisfactory condition. Pleasing features to record, amongst other receipts were £ 100 from Mrs Clara Jane Vye (nee Morris), formerly of Brecon Y.50 a legacy bequeathed by the late Ald. Jebb 125, donatiolt from Mr Evan Morgan,,ex mayor of Brecon; and JE25, from ,an anonymous donor called (l A Drainer." The large sum of il92 10s 4d had been received during the year for the maintenance and treatment of private patients, being an increaso of 998 2s 4d over that received in 1914. This was evidence that the benefits derived at the institution were now realised and appreciated by persons in a better position in life, who could afford to pay for the treatment received The subscriptions received during the year were exactly the same as in 1914, whilst the amounts received from church and chapel collections showed a satisfactory increase over the previous year. The general expenses of the iustitation (thanks to the capable management of the matron) showed only a slight increase. The number of patients treated showed a slight decrease as compared with 1914. Several changes had taken place during the year in the position of house surgeon, much difficulty having been experienced in getting a resident surgeon until Dr Shingleton Smith came to the rescue and agreed to attend to the out-door patient department at a much reduced salary to that which, the Committee had hitherto paid. This arrangement was now working quite satisfactorily. The Committee again expressed their gratitude to the many generous persons who week by week sent useful gifts of all kinds, which were much appreciated by the patients. Acting on the advise of the medical staff, the whole of the drainage and sanitary arraogements had been taken up and at new system laid, entailing &n outlay of about X160. S40 of this amount had been paid out of income. It would be observed that with the adverse balance and estimated outstanding liabilities the sum of 1264 10s lid was still required to put the finances of the current year on a satisfactory basis, and the Coramitlee were again reluctantly compelled to make an urgent appeal for fun s to wipe out this deficiency. The report included a comparative statement of the totals of ordinary receipts and expendi- ture for the past ten vears. The totals for 1906 were—Receipts X857 12s lid and expendi tore 1:845 10s lOd and for 1915—receipts £ i,421 3s 51, expenditure 91,312 19 lid. According to a tabulated statement of income under various beads for the past 24 years, the items for 1915 were as follows :—Subscriptions £ 269 ditto from miscellaneous sourses Z330 church collections 993; ditto chapel < £ 28; and interest £ 340. HOUSE SURGEON'S REPORT. The House Surgeon (Dr. Shingleton Smith) reported that the number of in-patients treated during the year was 148, as compared with 154 during the previous year. There were 540 out- patients, of whom 208 were treated in their own homes and 332 at the institution. The total number of patients treated in the institution since its foundation was 88,590. The X ray apparatus continued to be very useful, much work in locating bullets and detecting the site and degree of fractures being done in this department. The only new apparatus was the clover inhaler, which was made use of for most of the general anaesthetics. In moviug the adoption of the report, the Chairman said he was pleased to note that the general expenses of the institution had only slightly increased. A great deal rested on the matron, and some holders of sucL an office iniaht be extravagant, but in Miss Thomas they had a very capable manager. He wished to thank Dr. Smith for the work be bad done aod the way be came to their rescue. Notwith- standing their adverse balance they could congratulate themselves upon being in a satisfactory; position. Referring 10 the subscription list the Chairman said they used to get two or three substantial subscriptions from the employees of the Railway Companies, more particularly the, Cambrian and Midland Railways, but for some years they had dropped through for some reason or other. He hoped they would return to the subscription list. Another point worth noting Was that they only bad one or two farmers in the county who subscribed to the institution. He would like to see more farmers subscribing, t

r LOCAL RAILWAY REPORTS. Cambrian. The acooante of the Csmbrian Railways Company for the year 1915 provide for the payment of the full interest of 4 per cent on the D debenture stock. 910,000 has been added to the general reserve fund, and £11,372 is carried forward, as compared with Y,15 054 in 1914, when a similar payment was made on the D debenture stock, and a similar appropriation was made to reserves. Brecon and Merthyr. The control of tbia company's railway fiuains in the bands of a Railway Execu- tive Committee on behalf of the Govern- ment, and the compensation payable by the Government to the railway continues on tho lines set forth iu the directors' report dated February 10b,1915, with the exception that in consideration of fcha railway companies beat- ing a proportion of the war bouoj paid to thess of 1 their etaff who come within the scope-of tbe cccciliatioa echems tbe Govern- ment practically jjuarantee to the railway companies the net rtvenca earaed for the ye-ir 1913, with certain reservations. The form of accounts now presented is the same as that for the year ended Dscembsr 31et, 1914, with tbe exception that statistical re- turns (esjgine miiellge) has been emitted with the consent of the Board- of Trade. r Gropo receipts, including estimated x aujoanfe teceivoi from the I Government 151,270 Less expenditure 101,179 Balance of revenue £ 50,091 I Add miscellaneous receipts 5 452 Balance from last year's account 956 Total net revenue 156,499 Less fixed charges and interest on debenture stacks, as per Account No. 9 41,462 Balanc,3 9150371 Lass special appropriation 3 000 j Balance available for oividenj £10.037 The above balance will ^office to pay the I same dividends a year ago, namely, the full dividend of 4 per cent. per ayoom upon the First Preference Stock fos the year 1915 aad 2 per cent per annum upon the Second Pre- ference Stock for the eame period, carrying forward a balance of £1,677 to the next accouut-H. The directors deeply regret to report that their colleague, Lieafc.-Colonel Samuel Gurney Sheppard, D.S.O., was killed in action at Gallipoli on August 22ad last. The vacanoy has been filled by tbe election of Mr Leolio Forestier-Walker, J.P., Park HOOSG, Rbiwderin (Mon.), a director 81 the Alexandra (Newport and South Wales) Docks and Railway Company. The directors retir- ing by rotation are Commaoder the Right I Hon Lord Tredegar, R.N., Tredegar Park, Newport (Moo.), and Capt the Right Hon Visconnt Duncaunon, M.P., 22, Portland place, London, W., who offer themselves for re-election. Mr Charles Fox, auditor, offers I himself for re-election.

Death and Funeral of Mr. S. Sant, t Llangenny. The death tOOK t lace uL Llangenny on Saturday mornsog Lst weak of Mr Samuel Sant, who for the p,r¡ nineteen years baa been headmaster of the Church Schools in that parish. The deceased, who for a very considerable period bad been io indifferent health, was 5,4 years of age. He was a native of Pontypridd, and received his iraiuing tor the scholastic profession ut the Bangor Normal College. From then be aaaepied bis first oharge as headmaster of the schools at Bishton, Newport. Subsequently, he went to Bryn- eglwys, Merioneth, and from there io Llan- genny. During his nineteen years' career at the latter schools, the deceased not only deservedly won the affection and respect of his numerous scholars, but was also much esteem'ed in the parish. His exertions for the good of the community were wtli known, aud not the least among them were bia good works in connection with the Churoh which he loved, and where be was the organist and choir- master. Universal sympathy is extended to ba widow and child in their sorrow. The hmeul too place 00 Saturday after- j noon last, and was very lai-gsiy attended. The mortal remains of the oeoo&sed were boina from the School House to the lycbgate of ha churchyard by his brother schoolmasters of the district. From the iychgate to the church the churchwardens ana sidesmen apprc- priately aid duty. The service was taken by the Rev T C Wyndham Lewis, rector of Llan- bedr, and tbe Rev W Arvoa Daviee, rtctor of Cwmào, both of whom, having in sheir turn be"> curatea-in-oharge of Llangenny parish, had been co-worke^a with the deceased at tbe church. The Rev MaJdwyn Jenkins, the preeent ourate-in-cbarge, was nnable to attend owing to iiidispoeitioa. Tbe two hymns sung in the obuvch were Oa the Reaumofcion Moruicg," end Fight the Good Fight," Let the saints on earth in socceci Fing was suug at the graveeide. Mra Rees, Peodarreu Park, presided at the organ. The principal cnouroera present were Mrs Sant (widow) aod daughter, Mr E. Sant (brother), Mr Dugroore (brother-in- law), and Mr and Mrs Powell (cousins). The ecbool children, in charge of Mrs J Waters, ani Miss Beesie Dobbe, were also preseut, beside? p very large number of parishioners, including Mr and Mrs A Bt ckwith, and Mr W G James. The floral tributes were numerous and beautiful. In a.dition to the tribute sect specially by tbe scbcoi children, fLwers ire dropped by eacb of tbein into she grave. On Sunday evening the Rev M Jeukizi;, in preaching from the text Comfort ye my people," made fitting allusion to the Bad occasion, and to the loss bust^med by the parish by reason (i Mr Saat's death. Mrs Sant wishes to ciccerely thank hit friends for the kind !etters of sympathy in her recent bereavement, aud for floral tribut e sent. I

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SALE OF GRAZING RIGHTS. Interesting Case at Hay, An interoRticg casa was bear.3 at Hiy County Court on Sa'nrdaj, in wbich the plaintiff was Franft Cadraao, bay rirli COla merohant, of Hay, and the defendant Wittinra Baiiioger, of Roy4l Oak, Westbreok, farmer and inLktepcr. Iba claim fx 16 13e, damage &lleg«i to have been causiii so two ricks cf hay and clover b. loagij^ to tbe plaintiff. Mr T. A. Matthews, of Hereford, appeared for the defeid^ot. The plaintiff et »ted that he pO'Cba"iLJ ,two riofcs at a sale at Cliff-rd, on the 28th Sept. tember last. Tl e ricks fceiG iitnak iu an F-alo purchased the orszic: iit tH c."c:har3 until the 2nd Febraary. Subsequently ha was informed ^bat the defendant's cattle bad damaged tbe ricks, aud after lookico iLto the matter he saw defendant and informed bim j that at least £5 damage bad heon "Son", sod suggebted he should fosiruyt Q, vainer to go and see the ricks. Liter on be sreote hitu to the effect. At a previous iutsrviaiv the defendant hted that he would put a feoco around the ricks. drops examined, the plaintiff admitted that the ricks we not fenced wbn he purchased them. He remembered a man named Memmen who fW employed at the farm, calling on hica and he might have Baid some- thing about the removal of th" ricks, as defen- dant wanted to tarn his Cattle He remem- bered defendant cemitg t > hio; --t Hay about November, nrid he tniohs b&v« RaiJ Bomethiag about wat:i"r-a t-.i torn his cattle in- to the orchard. Witoo** ("jd t'ot cn-mpl^te tbs removal cf tbe hay n» il Oacnaiy. He would bave raraoved it befort, if ha coaU have obtained a tra«ser. Mr F. G Pric;3, vulaer, arth, who con- ducted the sf-le, gave-evidence as to thi- d&tnase caused, nod stated it was piveu nnt at the pile 4 ■ that the risks ehonld bs alicwed to remain upon th" property until. th; 2a.1 FrJ r:i"rv. » Mr Matthews, for the defecce, eobrnitted that the plaintiff \VI\@ not entitled to rt-cover, upon the ground that from ibe tixp of the fa't of the hauitner the ricks were at hi^risk ano it was his duty to either reuj•? tbers or ttue adequate steps to prrji n" damage. Apart from this contsn'ijn, conr!"(:! snbsnrttad the only obligaiion upon defenders w?s to allow plaintiff reasonable time to remote tfca hay if plaintiff's coh^etitic-ii was t, !.h grazing rig^;s wouM be osek-H9 tc defendaus, as be could Dot t urn hi cactie in onless be was prepared tc go to tbs expense of fencing the rioks. Defendvj* ftated that be did not torn bis cattle into the ccbsrd until November, after ho had removed the frait. 3-fore doirs :t, ne iaw plaintiff, wb) e»id be ceohi not rsroets the ricks and asked witness iT b: could not pat some Jenciag around. Witness rrsmised to 00 what We could. It wes iotcnui afttr b;1i interview that the damnse was ldore, and immediately witness ascertained the -lamaeo which had been drne, be removed the cattle and oad nofe tified :h~ orchard sincp. Robsri Merriman, of Priory Wood, Clifford, ftave evidence tb?>t he had eeen tbe plaict;ff three tiroes and brtu spoken to bim ,b0ut fa. moving the rioke. as the defendant wanted to pnt cttle in tho orchard. a It was stated that- there wer; witnesses on bc-helf of tbe defendant as to tbe damage, bat the Jadg intia'ljteg lpJ they ceed upt 09 called. In giving judgment. His-Etoaour stated thai frota tbo time of tbe fall of the barnmer, a'th'vig.^ the plaintiff might have a right to leave ibe ricks on the ground until tbe 2ud February, it was nevertheless ;,t bj risk. 803 gEH': jadgmoont for tbe defendant with costs.

Appeals under the Military Service Act. It is possible that some people may be misled by a sentence in our report of remarks of Mr W. S. Miller at, the last meeting of the Breconshire War Agricultural Committee, and it may be well to explain that Mr Miller did not suggest that appeals to the Tribunals under the new Military Service Act should not be made until'March 2nd, as I the manner in which the phrase is turned in print, might imply. The Military Service Act in this respect came into force as from the loth inst., and persons who want to appeal for exemp- tion in a reserved or certified occupation should apply at once, and before March 2nd, when the Act comes into operation in fall force.

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The Breconshire Depot for Surgical Dressings. x PRIORY HILL, BRECON. The Committee of the above have decided to close the Depot, as the hon. secretary, Mrs R. Capel deWmton, ili leaving the neighbour- hood for a time. During the period of eight modtbs Brecon, assisted by Crickhowell, Hay and Glasbury, has sent up to the Red Cross headquarters 11,000 articles,. in addition to having done work for the Red Cross Hospital at Penoyre. It is much hoped by many workers (of whom there have been more than 80) that someone else will start another depot in Brecon in the near fature. m Many thauks are doe to Mrs R. deWiaton for starling the work and for all the trouble she has taken, and to Mrs Valentine Rees for undertaking tbe duties of treasurer. The Committee wish also to thank all the workers who have given their time and help, Mrs Henry deWinton for so kiindIX, leddiing her house for the depot, and the Misses Williams, G.T.J., and Mr BeBtJor the loan of furniture. Tbe depot will be started again at 5, Glamorgan street, on Tuesday, February 22od, at 11 o'clock.

because if they themselves did not benefis by the Infirmary probably their employees did. There was also a number of professional men and tradesmen whom they would like to see subscribe. Mr LeBrocq seconded and the; reports were adopted. VOTES OF THANKS. On the proposition of Mr LeBrocq seconded by Mr E. T. Hyde an omnibus vote of thanks was passed to all those who had interested themselves in the institution during the year. All the officials and committees were re- elected and the proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to the Chairman for presiding.