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

MEAT SHORTAGE. MEREDITH & SONS, THE STORES, BRECON, For Tinned and Potted Tongues, Salmon, Sardines, Herrings, Prawns in Oil and Tomato Sauce rt lowest prices. .p No coupon required for Fish or Fish' tstes.

'ffts, Marriages, and Deaths* t DEA TH. j, • -Nf.s.—On July Kith, died of wounds in enccl-Lieut. Thomas Fitch Wellings, aged .'J3 devoted husband of Edith j0,e^n&s, of Westcliff-on-Sea, and dearly only son of the late Thomas Wellings, n °»don, and Mrs. Wellings, Castle Street, tld In His tender care our loved one keepeth. oftly whispers to our hearts He is not but sleepeth."

^"at/ons Vacant and Wanted. VjJttEXTICE Wanted, to the Printing fy^Trade.—Apply Manager, "County Times," C^K-GENERAL. — Strong experienced L »irl required.—Mrs *Adcock. Warwick i-^Brec«>n. C^MlST.—Wanted a Young Lady Assi^U of good education and address.— Stanton, Chemist, Brecon. Stanton, Chemist, Brecon. v| -^ERAJJ (good) wanted for farm house.— (k, Lowell, Wigmore Grange, Leintwardine, N^^rdiihire. GOOD Kitchen Gardener and useful Man ^ta< ^°r ~roun(^s wanted good wages and Mrs. G. Da vies, Lyston Court, tf,>rd. i h°l^EMAID (good) Wanted at once, with z!1 Korj. S%ht knowledge of waiting at table to ^"der housekeeper in country good Wf., Write Box 559. Sells Ltd.. 1G8, Fleet 4. t n^^SE-PARLOURMAID required middle Hv of August, near Talgarth and Brecon Suf-e!' maid kept wages according to lf Cities. Give full particulars when reply- VBox 42, Count}-Times" Office, Brecon. U F'lCE Boy wanted immediately eas3" U, place for one who can write plainly.— [ iai;;er. "County Times." Brecon. j-^ftL0URMAID (experienced) wanted early fnLOlJRMAID (experienced) wanted early August for duration of war for country Ul \vitli lamps.—Reply, stating wages and krtl,eul,.irs, to W., Burghill Court. Hereford. ^.t;L Nurse requires situation, country \f ^ferred experienced with j oung X.P., '"Brecon County Times," M/^GOXER Wanted; thoroughly ex- ]>erienced and a good ploughman.— stating wages nnd capabilities, to A. C. Brecon. S. Wales. /V *^TED reliable General small family good wages. — Apply, G. W. Jones, \ey." Griffithstown. Mou. W A.XTED Cook-General and House Parlour- maid for country Rectory, Devonshire women; in family: state wages.— Ahham. Arrah Lodge, Llanfihangel A-TED Geiiei-al early in August know- ledye of Cooking help given wages nurse and nursemaid kept.—Hon. ■E/^iley, The Cottage, Llandaff, Cardiff. WAITED at once, capable General three in family.—Apply Mrs Leonard, ri'ig, Brecon. VV AXXED immediately, four experienced 'V I lniber Fellers.—A]>y>l^ D. W. Havard, K ^°n. Devynock. "V^TED, plain Cook or Girl not under t(j 18 years to train as cook.—Mrs. Evans, Otirt., near Tenbury, Worcester. AXTED, Respectable Person to manage Co^^tnall Country Inn.—Apply, T. T.. y Times," Brecon. V °t\^ :—: T" Woman wants situation as Working Vilji ^°usekeeper, one or two gentlemen p.ager good plain cook good 'ill., *es- — Apply,* Miss Jenkins, at Park Illltli Wells. Lost and Found. S •' since July 13th, 2 Ewes and 2 Lambs, V;i°he(l W.t'. on left side.—Wm. Thomas, Llanfihangel Talyllyn. m — f to Cauoiymaes, Liywel, iwo=.yeat*- I'l'ij Welsh Ewe since second Weak t>f n°t claimed within 28 days will defray expenses. — Howells, ^^VecaBtle.. ^YED to Abercar, Sennybridge, a Ewe and Lamb since May 18tli '«ot' i srnall notch above both ears. ^<W.Caimed before ¿lgUt 1st will be sold expenses.—S. Davies. °ytvd'lv C^mdu. Crickhowell, A*arch, Wei«k R\Ve ear marks, notch ^,nder rig^'t 'ear, spittle above left, burn !>ritini eye- Also Lamb in the fi'ss w'i'if 'il- If not claimed within 14 I'honkA so^(l °f R°(l Cross. — l0*A&s. i L To Let and Wanted- COTTAGE and Garden to Let in Llechfaen. —Apply Davies, Upper Farm, Llechfaen. FARMHOUSE Apartments.—Dining Room and 2 BedrooTns to Let in modern farm- house every convenience beautifully situated, 2i miles from Brecon moderate terms.— Apply, W. J. Knight, Stationer, Struet, Brecon. LOUGH & Harrow Inn, Yelinfach, near Brecon, to let with convenient Smithy attached. Good opening for energetic smith.— Apply, Powell, Brewery, Brecon. TO Let, from Februryy 2nd next. Lane Farm, Bryngwyn, Radnorshire, 230 acres.—Apply. Charles Butcher, Estate Office, Glasbury. WAXTED to Rent from August 1st, 1918 W —April 30th, 1919, Sole Sporting Rights on a Farm.—Box No. 17, County Times," Brecon. WAXTED a small room as an Office in Brecon near the centre of the town.— Apply, stating rent, &c., Box X., "County Times," Brecon. For Safe and Wanted. BREEDING SOW For Sale.—Apply Mrs. *— Sandys Thomas, Llanthomas, Hay, Breconshire. FOR SALE.— Yearling Pedigree Hereford I Bull, fit for service. Apply, Prosser, Trevithel, Three Cocks. GAS ENGINE, h.p. working up to H h.p., for sale cheap believed to be in good running order removal easy, railway goods yard only half-a-mile away.—Apply Manager, "County Times" Office, Brecon. PIAXO BARGAINS.—Gors and Kallman Upright Grand £ 60 Farrand Upright 154 Bishop Upright X24 Collard and Collard Grand Y,100 "VVebei* Upright (when new 90 guineas) £ 65 all instruments delivered carriage paid. Write for complete catalogue and bargain list to Milsom & SOtl, Ltd., The Great West of England Piano House, 15, Milsom Street, Bath. WAXTED in large quantity, Meadow Saffron. Whole plant, leaves and bulbs, price 8d. per lb. Must be sent by passenger train, carriage paid. Carriage allowed for.—To William Ransom and Son, Ltd.. Manufacturing Chemists, Hitchin, Herts. VyANTED, at once, Pony, Trap and Harness; must be quiet for children to ride and drive.-AI)I)INI, Kennard, Dinas, Brecon. Miscellaneous. DIp.-Stallton'S Dips, Powder and Liquid, best of all at best prices. Stanton, Yeterinary Chemist, Brecon. J-l EXS which don't lay don't pay. Karswood ■ ■ Harmless Spice ensures eggs. Packets 2d., 6d., 1/ Try it.—Frank Cadman, 12, Broad. Street, Hay, Hereford. HORXSBY'S Binder, 5 feet, For Sale just overhauled, in good working order price 35 guineas.—Apply. J. Jones, Ironmonger, Crickhowell. TP.-Sheep Dips at Stanton's. Stanton's D Dips, Powder and Liquid, Cooper's Dips, McDougall's Dip. finest Red Raddle. Best Value. Best Prices. Stanton, Yeterinary Chemist, Brecon. v -m_ MAGGOT LOTION.—Look before coming to I Market whether Maggot Lotion is needed, I and if so call at Stanton's. Is. bottles, 10s. doz. —Stanton, Yeterinary Chemist, Brecon. M 0 dead chicks in pens where Karswood. Chicken Powder, containing ground in- sects, is used. Packets 2d.. (3d., 1 /—Cadman, j sects, is used. Packets 2d.. Gd., j 12, Broad Street, Hay, Hereford. Q EXXET.—Always the same. Always p good, always reliable is Stanton's Rennet. IT I —Stanton, Yeterinary Chemist, Brecon. I PULLETS (laying), 10s. each, Y,6 dozen ¡ ducks same price 12 Chicks and mother 30s. stamp for list. Hummell, Poultry I Breeder, Stratford, Essex. I c- _m__m- J SA Y^ money and save your hair by using "the j Tatcho Hair Health Brush, free to Tatcho_ J users. Mr. Geo. R. Sims' wonderful hair growerj j Send a post card for particulars to the Tatcho I Laboratories, 5, Great Queen Street, Kingswav, j London, W.C. 2. 1 CCOUR MIXTURE.—Scour in Calves, a great; k—- source of loss of valuable animals, is cyr^o by a few doses of Stanton's Scour MS.u:U're.; 1. Gd. alid 2s. Oct. )-)oft t,,iiwtoii, Yeterinary Chemist, Brecon, T HO.tJSAxi)'S of deligM'ici users praise I TatviiO 4iid Tatcho tiair Health Brush. It is free to Tatcho Usfcrs. Send a post card for particulars to Tatcho Laboratories. 5, OrooikQueen Street, Killg-sway, London, W.C. 2. PUBLIC NOTICES. Corn Production Act, 1917. Agricultural Wages Board (England and Wales). Minimum Rates of Wages Fixed for Male Workmen in Brecon and Radnor, to come into force n the 22nd July, 1918. The Agricultural Wages Board (England an€ Wales), duly established and constituted under Section 5 (l) of the above Act and the Regula- tions made by the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries dated the 8th November, 1-917, having given the Notice prescribed by the said Act, and having considered all Objections duly lodged with them, and having had regard to the provisions of sub-sections (G) and (7) of Section 5 of the Act, hereby give notice as required by subsection (4) of the said Section that they have fixed the following minimum rates of wages for male workmen of 18 years of age and over employed in agriculture for time-work in the area comprising the administrative counties of Brecknock and Radnor, that is to say 1. The wages payable for employment in summer (as hereinafter defined) of male work- men in agriculture of 18 years of age and over shall be not less than wages at the minimum rate of 30s for 54 hours. 2. The wages payable for employment in winter (as hereinafter defined) of male work- men in agriculture of 18 years of age and over shall be not less than wages at the minimum rate of 30s for 48 hours. 3. Provided that where a-whole-time work- man is employed by the week or any longer period the wages payable to him for the hours of work agreed between him and the employer: in any week (excluding hours of overtime employment) shall not be less than 30s., not- withstanding that those hours are less than 54 in summer or 48 in winter. 4. For the purpose of the above rates employment in summer shall be deemed to be employment during the period commencing on the first Monday in March and terminating on the last Sunday in October and employment in winter shall be deemed to be employment during the rest of the year. 5. The above rates shall apply to all male workmen of 18 years of age and upwards who are wholly or partly employed in agriculture within the meaning of Section 17 (l) of the Corn Production Act, 1917, in the above- mentioned area, during such time as they are so employed. G. For the purpose of the above rates the hours of work shall riot include mealtimes, but shall include any time during which by reason of weather conditions an employer has pre- vented from working a workman' who was present at the place,of employment and ready to work. 7. The above rates shall come into opera- tion on the twenty-second day of July, 1918. Dated this sixteenth day of July, 1918. Signed by order of the Wages Board, 1 9 F. POPPLEWELL, Agricultural Wages Board. Secretary. 80, Pall Mall, London, S.W. 1. Application's for Permit of Exemption under the proviso to Section 5 (3) of the Act may be made by employer or worker, and should be addressed to the Secretary, the Brecon and Radnor District Wages Committee, Brynhafren, The Crescent, Xewtown, Montgomeryshire, from whom forms of application for Permits can be obtained. Complaints under Section 6 of the Act should also be addressed to the Secretary, the Brecon and Radnor District Wages Committee, as above. Complaints under Section? of the Act should be addressed to the Secretary, the Agricultural Wages Board (England and Wales), 80, Pall Mall. London, S.W. 1. MINISTRY OF FOOD. TEA. Visitors to Holiday Resorts. PEOPLE who leave home-for holidays, and who intend staving in Private Houses or Apartments, should yurchase supplies of Tea from the Retailers with whom they are regis- tered, before leaving home, as special supplies of Tea to meet the demands of Visitors are NOT being sent" to Holiday Resorts. R. J. RHYS, I Divisional Commissioner. Cardiff, July 15th. I I A Mr. Ernest W, Suker (Fellpv,' of the Royal College of Organists), WgiUiist and Choirmaster Priory Church, BRECON. Receives Pupils for Pianoforte, Organ, Singing, Theory, &c. Ensemble Classes for the Practise of Chamber Music. SCHOOLS VISITED. For terms apply—19, The Struet, Brecon. PUBLIC NOTICES. BRECONSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL. T%E LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1888. 51 and 52 Vic., c. 41. Notice of Audit of Accounts. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Statements of the Accounts of the above- named County Council for the year ended the 31st day of March, 1918, together with the respective Books of Accounts, Bills, Accounts, Vouchers, and other Documents containing or relating to the Accounts, will, on the 3rd day of August, 1918, be deposited at the COUNTY HALL, BRECON, and such Statements, Books of Account, and other Documents, will be open to be Inspected, Examined, and Copied by any Person interested, between the hours of Ten o'clock in the forenoon and Four o'clock in the afternoon, until the 13th day of August, 1918, and that on the last mentioned day, at the hour of Ten o'clock in the forenoon the said Accounts will be Audited by P. T. Turner, Esquire, the Assistant District Auditor, at the County Hall, Brecon, when and where every Ratepayer, or Owner of Property in the County, who may have any objection to any matter contained in the said Accounts, may attend and prefer his objection, and the same will be heard and determined by the District Auditor, Dated the 23rd day of July, 1918, I HENRY F. W. HARRIES, Clerk of the County Council. Notice of Audit of Accounts | THE FOOD CONTROL COMMITTEES (Audit of Accounts) ORDER, 1917. THE LLANWRTYD WELLS URBAN j FOOD CONTROL COMMITTEE. VV/E, The Food Control Committee ap- pointed by the Urban District Council of <>lanwrtyd Wells in the County of Brecknock. HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that the Audit of Accounts, of the receipts and expenditure, of us. the above-named Food Control Committee, for the year ended the 31st day of March, 1918, will be held by R. G. Woodyatt, Esq., the auditor of accounts of the Herefordshire audit district, at the Magistrates' Room, Llan- wrtyd Wells, on TUESDAY, the lith day of AUGUST, 1918, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, And We FURTHER GIVE NOTICE that a copy of such Accounts, duly made up and balanced, together with all Vouchers and Receipts mentioned or referred to in the accounts, will be deposited at our offices at 2, Irfon Terrace, Llan wrtyd Wells, and be open during office hours thereat to the inspection of all persons interested for seven clear dai-s before such Audit, and all such persons will be at liberty to take copies of and extracts from the same without fee or reward. t Dated this 22nd day of July, 1918, SAMUEL GRIFFITH, 2, Irfon Terrace. Executive Officer, Llanwrtyd Wells. Notice ot Audit of Accounts (PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1875, s. 247) THE LLANWRTYD WELLS URBAN I DISTRICT COUNCIL. 41 WE, The Urban District Council for the V Urban District of Llanwrtyd Wells, in the County of Brecknock, HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that the Audit of the Accounts of the receipts and expenditure of us, the above named local authority, for the year ended the 31st day of March, 1918, will be held by R. G. Woodyatt, Esq., the auditor of accounts of the Herefordshire audit district, at the Magistrates' Room, Llanwrtyd Wells, on TUESDAY, the sixth day of AUGUST, 1918, at 10 o'clock ill the forenoon. And WE HEREBY FURTHER GIVE NOTICE that a copy of such Accounts, duly made up and balanced, together with all rate books, account books, deeds, contracts, accounts, i vouchers, and receipts mentioned or referred to in such accounts, will be deposited at our Offices at 2, Irfon Terrace, Llanwrtyd Wells? j and be open during office hours thereat to the inspection of all persons interested for seven clear days before such audit, and all such persons will be at liberty to take copies of and extracts from the same without fee or reward. | Dated this 22'nd day of July, 1918. j 0 SAMUEL GRIFFITH, Clerk to the Local Authority. -| .w Wedding Card's, j Call and see the .1 Beautiful Designs In Endless Variety st the COUNTY TIMES OFFICE BRECON. f THERE ARE SHIRTS T AND SHIRTS. I Those in Stock here at WATTS are made 1 8 to meet all your requirements. The shoulder, ■ m back and front fit comfortable, being cut by ■ 1 Shirt experts. These points ensure comfort M 1 for the wearer, and give wearing qualities to ■ m the gaiments. The prices are very much under m to-day's market values, and ensure rigid M economy to the buyer. They are made up in # Flannel, Union, Cellular, Tunic, Oxford, m Grandrill. etc. Your inspection is respectfully M invited. .J 0 I ITT <rM1|i — J.aLL A Jr Opposite SCBRECOR/ Br\L ifte Monument I 1\ 1c:J1 II ICU 1 TR0USER TIME IS Q J ALL THE TIME. [ o o D I MP 0 n Men of good judgment appreciate n U having a pair or two of extra trousers. U = We can supply exactly the trouser [= 'needs of all. If you require a pair for 0 the hayfield, market, evening or best = wear, you will find one here to suit = you. There is also a large stock suit- ry able for town wear. The prices will r} U be higher later on-come soon = TTt = Wots (Mm L Qppoaite1- BRECONx^ tpp Jtnnument i r Hi II 1THL ]C=II II ll