The Brecon County Times Neath Gazette and General Advertiser for the Counties of Brecon Carmarthen Radnor Monmouth Glamorgan Cardigan Montgomery Hereford

Brecon Girls' County School. OLD PUPILs' ASSOCIATION. The annual winter re-union in connection with the above wai held at the school on Saturday IHFlt. h began with a general business meeting, at which Miss Gladys Morris was re-elected president, and Miss Gaynor Davies was appointed a member of the committee to take the place of Miss Hannah Stephens, who now retires after three yea rs' very efficient work Following the business meeting came a most interesting and much looked forward to event, an addrpps or. Th Romance of Breconshire," given by the Hon. Mabel Bailey, of Hay Castle. Miss Gladys Morris introduced Miss Bailey to the large gathering of old pupils and visitors, and commented upon the good fortune of the association in securing the services of a lady so well versed in the ancient history of our count).. Miaa Bailey held her audience with rapt attention for about an hour, during which time she covered a large ground, interspersing her valuable historical facts with the mystery and romance of the legends. J A hearty vote of thanks on behalf of the old pupils was pjvpjSud by Miss Magdalen Price, and seconded by Miss Hannah Stephens, and on behalf of the present pupils by Ray Davies and J car Smith. The appl iuse with which the vote was carried was ample proof of the keen interest and enthu&iasm with which the lectarc was received.

SEBKYBRIDGE.. CymdeitliHs A tueeiing was held at the Hals on Jannary 28cb under the auspices u. iii, D,¡j L'VJ, 8t;ÙLlyLddge uud District W- ish Sooi^y, wbeu the President (Mr F'VA?A Dsuii s. Pes; Office) presided. A very graphic AiJo1 interesting leotute upon WED. Edwards, the builder of the tamous Pocfcypndd Btidgs, was given by the RbV. C. TawelirvD Thomae, of Groesweo, whiob was cuoeh appreciated by those present. A vote of thanks to f h: Ire'nrer was proposed by th President, Btcocded by Dr: W. R. Jonts, aud sopportecl by lhr- Rev Rbys Williams. A similar vote was also accorded to the Chairman for presiding.

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[ LLAWWPTVN WELLS. Military Notes.—Trumpet-Major L F TIrv —V V..r,;< J f' c-yr,^ ?«">*• TVr+VCi s ■ ■» J •*> For the Waifs sir. ? Sfrays.— Mrs J E [Carey. J secretary to \V4us i u.iv>' Sc"-ie*yy has for- warded io Pie'ueaadiy Rudolf f33 la ild as a contribution for the year 1917, mado upas follows Bzics f4 135, Beacb Court School Concert £ l0 14s lOd, secretary's concert 15 5e. ind Church collection £ 2 9s Id Rainfall.—Kb;ii*ccting lIih rainfall for the monch or January Mr Rhys D Jones, Brynonen, LUuwityd, reports :—Total uopuii b x4 inb, itiii i*41 ius on ihe 15th, rainless à} For the corroa- PL, 1", ve.a :—Total depth 2 77 ine, greate«"' ?«■!» 86 inches, rainier days 16. Food Oontro! UomTsit'-ee.—Mr fihys D Jones presided ovnr a full meeting of the bed Food Cor.fcy.l C-rr-rrsittee held on Friday last. Applications were received trom two buiciier tiiiiis tor au increase in the pi-ict, of meat ui 2J per ib all ruund, and the executive cilicur -.vas mstucted to inform them that they must prove their inability to rtl')' f 1ia«V 't.f; hT- i" *T) the snjall comrriicteii appointed for the purpose. Prices for butter and rabbits was fixed- butter wholesale 2s per lb, retail 2s 2d; rabbits maximum price la 6d, wholesale Is; 4ti.-Couricillor Williams proposed and Councillor J A Davies seconded, and it was vt.C -LlVo S^v^ck Commissioner be called to the amount charged for the grading of small Mountain sheep, as in the opinion of the Committee it w&o iijgi.. RcSpocoi; g iko recent closing of the butchers' shops, the Exc-cutive OiHut/x iiiUu iio iii £ >poijSibiiioy rested 011 the Committee or upon himself as execu- tive officer, as they had nothing to do with the grading of 11Dimals. A complaint o alleged profiteering in butter was discussed and the Executive Officer informed the Committee that no case had been made out. Mr George Davies (Labour representative; drew attention to the fact that tradesmen were not exhibiting prioe lists of controlled goods and the Excutive Officer was asked to remind the tradesmen of the order. URBAV DISTRICT COUNCIL. At the meeting of the Urban Dustncu Council held on Friday last, tlJertt were present Messrs T 0 Davies (chairman), J R Hnpe-Davip«, J A Davies, D I Wi-i-iiiiiisi E Saunders Morgan, J E Carey, Evan Price, R Pugh Jones, N Evans, Dr Price Ilosegood (medical officer of health), Samuel Griffith; (clerk), and Rbys Williams (surveyor and collector). Respecting the recent application of the Council to acquire Esgaermoel Ganol for small jioldiD-08, the Cler k. said that Mr Powell, agent for the County Council under the Small Holdings Act, had visited Llanwrtyd and was of opinion tnat any prospective small holders should approach Mrs Prytherch with a view to getting her to surrender the farm. In reply to Mr Evans, the Clerk said he doubted whether the Council had the power to rent the farm and let it out. An application by the Medical Officfsr (Dr liosegood) for an increase of salary was discussed in camera and it was decided that an increase be not granted. Mr Rees Jones, roadman, made a further application for an increase ue wages, and an additional 2s 6d war bonus was allowed, making a total of 30a per week. The Surveyor reported, with regard to the Council's request to Mr Campbell Davys j for road metalling, that he bad received a letter from Mr Lewis Roderick, stating that he could take some stone from the surface, but that a small charge would be made to | protect ownership rights. The Clerk read a letter from the Standing Joint Committee in reference to meetings held in the Magistrates' Room, and stating that in future the Urban District Council would be charged at the rate of f7 per annum, 15 for rent and Y,2 for cleaning. No other meetings might be held in the room without the sanction of the Chief Constable and then a charge of 4s 6d for each meeting would be made. It was decided to form a small committee to look into the matter and report as soon as possible. LLANWRTYD. CHURCH SUNDAY SCHOOL. The annual tea and prize distribution in connection with S. Janeq)c Church Sunday School took at the S Ila]], on ¡1. 30'h uli Tho donor crT Th.. fenj on this occasion was Mr G. Uvedale Price, of Bath, a well known and popular visitor to the Spa As usual the attendance at the prize giving was large. The Vicar (Rev. J. E. Lloyd) presided, and the hall was prettily decorated with flags emblematic of loyalty. Miss Rawlins, principal of Beach Court School, presented the prizes, nnd thanks to the able assistance of her pupils, an excellent pro- gramme was provided which added greatly to the success of the evening. Tbe Vicar, in his introductory remarks, made reference to the gratifying increase in the number of scholars during the past year and said that during his utne year's mmistry in Llanwrtyd he had not seen so many healthy looking children present as upon that occasion. Statistics showed an alarm- ing decrease in the Sunday schools in England and Wales, but there was a decided increase in the Sunday scnool of the Church of S. James's, and he had not the least hesitation in saying that the success of the school in their parish was due in a very great extent to the work nnOA hy the (super- intendent and the able support of the teachers. Mr Harry Mack, Sunday School Super- intendent, reported on the year's progress, and the increase in the number of scholars which he attributed to the ever ready response and help received from the teachers. A vote of thanks to Miss Rawlins for pre- senting the prizes was proposed by Mr Mack and seconded by Mr Jeynes, a like compliment being paid to Mr Price, the donor of the tea. The number of marks gained by the scholars in order of merit was as follows — Eva Blewitt, Kathleen Davies, and Sheila Davies 312 (maximum); Gwennie Evans 309, Norah Davies 307, Victoria Davies 306, Annie Davies 305, Dorothy Price 300, Mary Herbert 294, Violet Williams 282, Katie Hope 276, Violet Jeynes 270, Eileen Preece 270, Osborne Davies 263, Dennis Carey 257,

rniBTf mmwHaa—MB—WI—^ :) THE LONDON CITY & MIDLAND BANK LIMIt£ED. ESTABLISHED 1836. Subscribed Capital £ 24,906,432 0 0 Paid-up Capital 25,188,840 0 0 Reserve Fund 24,342,826 0 0 DIRECTORS SIR EDWARD H. HOLDEN. Bart., Chairman and Managing Director. WILLIAM GRAHAM BRADSHAW, Esq.. London, Deputy-Chairman. THE RIGHT HON. LORD AIREDALE, Leeds. FREDERICK HYXDE FOX, Esq., Liverpool. FREDERICK WILLIAM NASH. Esq., Birmingham. Bib PERCY ELLY BATES, Bart., Liverpool. H SIMPSON GEE, Esq, Leicester. The Rioht Hon. LOHD PIRRIE, K.P., Loncloil. tRh^,1 h"-V> JOHN GLASBROOK. Esq., Swansea. SIR THOMAS ROYIJEN, Bart., Liverpool. The Rt. Hon. LORD CARNOCK, G.C.B., I/)ndoii.t,• — r„ r* TTA„ n,- nnv tttfittwood DAVID DAVIES, Esq., M.P.. Llandinam. ARTH.lv T. KEEN. Esq., Rinninshara.. The RIGHT IION. S ? rjg London FRANK DUDLEY DOCKER, Esq., C.B., Bir- Tin; ilicai 11■ N. REGINALD McKEXXA, M.P., \VL.M>N, K C.B., K G. UC LH-, mingham. l.< n ,n. WILLIAM FITZTHOMAS WYLEY. Esq., Coventry. HEAD OFFICIi: 5, THRKAUNI-EnLE STRLET, LONDON. E.C.:z Joint General Managers J. M. "MADDERS. S, B. ML CRAY, F liYDE, E. W. WOOLLEY. Dr. LIABILITIES AND ASSETS, 31st Dsccmber, 1917. Cr. -=-_ _9- :-=-=- :=-==- £ d. £ a- d- To Capital Paid up, viz. -i By Cash in hand (including Cold Coin £ 7,000,000) <2 10s. Od. per Share on an Cash at Sank of England 44,110,353 13 1W 2,075,536 Shares of .£12 each 5,188,840 0 0 » F"°" £ y at CjH nd ri Short Notice 31,003,560 9 2 1.C3tments „ Reserve Fund 4,342,E-li6 0 0 War Loans, at cost (of which £408,418 10s. „ Dividend payable on 1st Feb- is lodged fr-r Public and othe? Accounts) ruary, 1918 350,246 14 0 and oilier Eritish Government Sosi'rlties. 33,116,534 13 6 n Balance of Profit and Loss Gtcsks Cuaranteed by the British Covern- „„ „ nicnt. IncMa Stocks, and Indian Railway Account, as below 733,78j 5 8 ^Be&eniures 181,789 10 8 British Railway Debenture and Preference 10,615,897 19 8 Stocks, S.itish CorDnratlon Stocks 1,774,673 4 2 Colonial and Foreign Government Stocks „ Current, Deposit and other anfJ Bcnis 660,352 18 • Accounts 220,551,763 9 5 sundry Investments 521,463 5 10 •f Acceptances on account of j( Bills of Exchange 35,052,991 17 19 Customers 8,826,865 17 6 146,421,719 12 Advances cn Current and other Accounts 68,510,358 1 9 Advances on War Loans 12,645,539 9 8 Liabilities of Customers for Acceptances 8,826,165 17 6 Bank Premises, at Head Office and Branches 2,837,210 8 0 • Ceifast Bank Shares:— 49,688 £ 12 10 0 Old Shares £ 2 10 0 paid 148,204 R12 10 t) New Shares E2 10 0 paid Cost £ 1,225,308 0 0 h"'S part Premium « on Shares issued 473,260 8 0 752,638 8 8 S239,994,332 6 7 E239,994,332 6 7 = • -=- Dr. PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT for the year ending 31st December, 1917. Cr. -+- £ d. £ a. d. To Interim Dividend at 18 per cent. By Balance from last Account 243,538 5 H per ann. to 30th June, 1917, Net profits for the year ending 31st Decem- less Income Tax 322,703 9 11 ber, 1917, after providing for all Bad and n Dividend payable on 1st Feb- Doubtful Debts 1,967,718 3 8 ruary, 1918, at 18 per cent. per ann., less income Tax 350,246 14 0 „ Reserve Fund for Contingencies 500,000 0 0 „ Salaries and Bonus to Staff serving with H.M. Forces and Bonus to other Members of the Staff 304,518 19 3 n Balance carried forward to next "Vint 733,785 5 8 £ 2,211,254 8 18 t22,211,254 8 18 EDWARD H. HOLDEN, Chaibman AND MANAGING DIUBCTOB. DAVID DAVIE3, nnnnroiw W. G. BRADSHAW. DEPCTY-ChathmaN. CARNOCK, REPORT OF THE AUDITORS TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE LONDON CITY AND MIDLAND BANK LIMITED. In accordance with the provisions of Sub-section 2 of Section 113 of the Companies (Consolidation) Act, 1968, we report as follows:- We have examined the above Balance Sheet in detail with the Books at Head Office and with the certified Returns from the Branohtw. We have satisfied ourselves as to the rrectness at the Cash Balances and the Bills of Exchange and hare verified the correctness of the Money at Call and Short Notice. We have also verified the Securities representing the Investments of the Bank, and having obtained all the Information and explanations we have required, we are of opinion that snch Balance Sheet is properly drawn up so as to exhibit a true and correct view of the state of the Company's affairs according to the best ef our information and the explanations given to no and as shown by the books of the Company. WHINNEY, SMITH WHINNEY, CHASTOHD AocoUNTiim, LONDON, 14th January, 1916. Auditors. THIS BANK IS THE PROPRIETOR OF THE BELFAST BANKING COMPANY, LIMITED.

BRECON BOROUGH POLICE COURT Monday—Before the Mayor (Mr W F Parry deWir.to"), Dr. i4 P Francis, Messrs. J C B Morris, Evan Morgan. H C Rich, Wm Williams and W J Nott. A SORRY BUSINESS AT DTN A ROAD. Sarah Llovd, Dinls road, was summoned by Alice Lee a neighbour, for assaulting her child on January 30th.—She pleaded not guilty. The Deputy Clfrk (Mr W Jones-Williams) said a peculiarity of the case was that Mrs Leo summoned Mrs Lloyd for throwing a bottle at the baby she was cawying in her arms and was proceeding as the child's next friend. Complainant said that there appeared to have been a squabble between, the children and following this defendant threw the glass jar produced, which caught the baby on the back of the he-^d, with the result thqt there was a lump there now. Cross-examined, witness denied that she threw stones at defendant's children. She also denied that she went to defendant's house and threatened to strike her with a stick. Mfs Ruth Davies, 4 Prospect Row, gave corroborative evidence and added that the glass jar was thrown fr-m a bedroom window. P.C. Hibbert was also called for the I prosecution. Defendant giving evidence said complainant struck her with a stick and also threatened her children with stones. Witness then went upstairs and threw the glass bottle, but she had no iutention of hitting the baby. The Deputy Clerk The bottle was in- tended for Mrs Lee ? We!l, yes. (Laughter). Janet James, residing with defendant, gave evidence in support of her story The Nial u, :id ef ii -.n' would be fined in the costs, 6s. Both the parties' husbands were away fighting and they scarcely had a sitting except they h:d either Mrs Loe or someone from the district there. Their husbaEds being away, the Bench appealed to them to try to live in peace. They should settle their differences in a more amicable way and try to kct-p their temper for the o. good of everybody. AND ALSO FROM SILVER STREET. Sylvian Sandford, Prospect row, sum- moned Emily Parry, Silver St., for assault. Complainant, whose husband is serving with the colours, said she was looking in a shoe shop when defendant "walked on to her" and asked what she had to say, and before she had time to reply struck her across the face and the baby across the head. Defen- dant ran at her again, but her sister stopped her In Harriet Holland gave corroborative evidence. Defendant, who said her husband was also in the army, admitted that she pushed com- plainant because she called witness's mother names. Evidence wasalso given hy Harriet M Hammond and Margaret Morris. Defendant W88 fined 5s, and the costs, and the Mayor said the Bench would have to take stronger measures to stop these petty quarrels. The parties' husbands were away and the responsibility rested on them to live a decent and quiet life and let their husbands come back to tidy houses. Scarcely a court passed but what they had those cases before them, NO LIGHTS. John Pugh, Closcedi, Pontfaen, was sum- moned for driving a horse and trap without a light. P.C. Hibbert gave evidence and defendant was fined 10s Ivor Jones, Alltcerrig, was summoned for riding a bicycle without a rear light and was fined 10s including costs. Andrew White, Ynysmynach, was also fined 10s including costs for a similar offence.

Breconshire Lighting Times. Light ap Subdue. I.. M. n.m. Feb. 7 5.39 7. 9 8 5.41 7.11 „ 9 6.42 7.12 „ 10 5.44 7.14 „ 11 6.46 7.16 „ 12 648 7.18 13 6.60 7.20 14 5 52 722

I Marjory Morton 252, Angelo Adami 242, I' MOll" MUTtrail 240, Artie Biewitt 237, Dorothy Orgee 228, Antonio Adami 227, Gporge Frpdprink Davies 156, Thomas Preecc 156, D^nrvs Footman Willhms 144, Emrys Ilon^-D<»viPs 159. Gwennia Jones 189, Jessie Locke 186, Illtyd Hope-Davies 144:, Cecil Footman Williams 141, William Herbert, 123, mui William Jeyues 105. The programme of.entertainment was as follows :-Sonqs, 44 The Bug-ler and" The Hardy Norseman," William Griffiths recit- ation, Castlps in the air," Violet Jeynes song, Archil-soli," Tony Adami and Dennis F. Williams; recitation, "The Message to Heaven," Ceoil F Willinms recitation, One of the names," Tony Adami recita- tion, "On the battlefield," Sheila Davies; recitations, 4; Ti:o captain's daughter," The burial of Sir John Moore," 44 Gorgeddau and Nam^) tu>JJ," Oaburnt Davies; recit- ation, il Play the game." J. Scol t-Ooutts; recitation,44 The miciui^ht charge."T.Perrott; recitation, 44 Pappa's ler.rer," D, Scott- Cnuth: j recitation, 44iTh<i children'!? hour," V Goulder; recitation, 44 Lauding of the pilgrim fathers," B SuLuor- i tjeiwiLioij, Barbara Frietchie," P Gjwitig recitation, "I'd like ti be a cow boy," W Stone; dialogue, 41 Might and right," Eliie Orgee, Dorothy Orgee, Dorothv Price and Minnie Hope.