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

BUDDING BRAIDS. « Who Flayed i' Á Gmp. at Brecon. And Finished Their "Strokes" I Elsewhere. Three small boys, who looked as they said they felt—" very sorry "—appeared before Colonel Morgan and Mr T Morgan, at Brecon Cormty Pclicc Court Friday, on a charge of stealing six golf clubs, value C2 10s., from the Brecon Golf: Club pavilion. The boys, who appeared in Court with their mothers, were Fred Davies Trevor Walters (13), and TVjnston Brewer (11). and they live in Jilniifasi#. Mr George Tudor, who appeared to prosecute, said on the 27th December the Revs. E. J. McClellan and E. L. Jenner went to the Glof Course. There each missed a club from his bag in the pavilion. Inquiries were made by the police and it was found that defendants had gone to the pavilion during the absence of Miss Thomas, the caretaker. and had taken six clubs from different bags. P.S. Evans said the defendants made statements in the presence of their parents and on their advice. In one of these the boy said they were in the field together when one said Let's go and have a game of golf." (Laughter). The boys afterwards took him to a place where they had hidden two of the clubs in a hedge. The Rev. E. J. McClellan, who recog- nised one of the clubs as his property, said the. shaft of it had been cut down about a foot. Mr Tudor They cut the clubs down to suit their size—(laughter)—undid the I grips of some and rebound them on the shorter shafts. The Chairman They have spoiled their value. The mother of one of the defendants said her boy had never done anything wrong before and asked for leniency, remarking that the boys had acted as caddies on the course very often, whilst another mother thought that Miss Thomas should have locked the door when she was absent. Mr Tudor told the Bench that the Golf Committee did not want to be vindictive at all. But as they had been subjected to this sort of nuisance before they felt the time had come when some action should be taken. The plcadd guilty rind each said he was very sorry. The. Chairman told defendants they had been very naughty boys and had behaved badly. The Bench would not punish the parents by imposing a fine, but would punish the boys themselves. Each would receive six strokes with the birch rod. The parents, if they wished, could be present when the punishment was given.

Uwmg to ui-healtn, lr. Henry Avails, who has been ehief goods manager of the Midland Railway since March, 1905, w-i-H retire at the end of February. Woking Council have closed the national kitchen and re.staurant at twelve hours' notice, holding that it had become a mere municipal trading concern, and did not cater for the people for whom it was in- tended. In the Annual Report of the Liverpool Licensing Justices attention is called to the great increase of the drinking of methylated spirits among "women. Mr. Robert Wilson, the King's head stockman, has died suddenly at the Royal Farm, Windsor, at the age of sixty-three.

j THE BRECKNOCKS. War Ofnc: L ettef as to Return. To the Editor of the County Times. Sik,—I have received the enclosed in answer to my enquiry about our county Battalion, which may interest your readers. People therefore willing or anxious to employ their previous em- ployees should write a letter to that effect, get it stamped at the Employment Bureau and forward it to the man in I question to show to his C.O.—Yours truly, GLANUSK. [Copy.] War Office, London, S.W., 15th January, 1919. My Lord.—In reply to your letter of the 7th January, 1919, regarding the date when the Brecknockshire Battalion may be expected to return from India, I am commanded by the Army Council to inform you that the demobilisation of units serving in India will, as far as circumstances permit, be carried out by the dispersal of individuals according to the industrial group to which they belong. The order of priority of release of the I various industrial groups will be notified from time to time. I am to say that it is impossible at present to forecast the I date on which the headquarters of any unit serving in India will be relieved.— I am, my lord, your obedient servant, I B. B. ANTILL. Lieut.-Colonel The Rt. Hon. Lord Glanusk. C.B., D.S.O., Glanusk Park. Crickhowell. I

Llaneterecki Housing. I At a meeting of the Cohvyn Rural District Corncil held at Builth Wells, the Rev. D. Lewis Davies reported on behalf of the Committee appointed to II inspect sites in the parish of Llanelwedd (adjoining the. town of Builth) and part cf Disserth for the erection of work- houses. He said the Committee suggested two sites, one near "Builth < Wells Railway Station on the Llanel- wedd estate part of afield tenanted by I Mr H. T. Price on a yearly tenancy, where they suggested that eight houses z, shorld be erected and the o+her on land belonging to Llanelwedd Church, fronting the road to the Hundred, where four houses should be built. Some of I the committee had also inspected sites at TTowey and proposed the erection of eight houses there. Mr Davies im- pressed on the Council the importance of low rents o;i no condition should the rent exceed 5s. per week, including rates and tacs. After some discussion the Rev. D. L. Davies put the question Suppose that ÍI some time ago a man had been offered for the land required for these houses £ 200 per acre, could the committee be compelled to pay that now '? compelled to pay that now ? The Clerk (Mr R. J. Ov-en) Under I the present scheme the landlord can only demand fair value and nothing can be claimed for disturbance. it was decided to ask the owners of it, was decided to ask the owners of the land referred to for terms. I

just a ruÈ.1 8 BUY FALSE TEETH. Gd. per Tooth pinned on Vulcanite, 2s. on Silver, 33. on Gold, 8s. cn Platinum. Teeth returned promptly if offer is not satisfactory, or write for free booklet which will give yon a fair idea how much yours are worth, yes it will. E. LEWIS, 29, London St. Souti-ivort. LAXCS.

.K-#Z' -> ""U-. FSSHT TrIEES. Big BUCf:?8!, Hotwitb^tandr^g Postponement. Postponements are generally very damaging to public gatherings, bri- it seems that nothing can injuriously affect to any extent -4he popularity of the '"Forest of T-ees," which has been hold annually at Brecon with unbroken success for many years in aid of various church funds. Notwithstanding a post rionement tor two months owing to the serious influenza epidemic in November, and despite pouring rain in the afternoon, there was a vey large-attendance at the Market Hall on Wednesday last, over 1,200 paying for admission, and a full complement of prize-laden trees and well-stocked stalls. As a result the sum appealed for was realised and passed. The gross takings were about £310 and the nett profit was 1294 odd — a record. The main cause of this continued gratifying success, no doubt, is complete organisation by a large Z, number of workers, but the event itself has something to do with it. It has come to be regarded as a Biecon institution, as one of the principal social gatherings of the year and, firmly fixed in public favour, promises to go on, like the brook, for ever. There was a short opening ceremony, 'ori performed by the High Sheriff of Brecon- shire (Mr David Powell), who was accom- panied by Mrs Powell. The Bishop introduced the Sheriff, who made an appropriate speech. The Mayor (Mr W. F. Parry deWinton) proposed and. the Rev. H. J. Church Jones seconded a vote of thanks to Mr and Mrs Powell for their atteCBanee, and this was heartily accorded. Theie were twelve large trees, obtained from Penoyre, and these weie "lwlcl" as follows :— A.-Mrs Musk and Mrs H. Ll. Griffiths.. B.—Dr. Shingleton Smith. C.—Churchwardens of S. John's. D.—Chm'chwatueijs of S. Mary's. E.—Sidesmen of S. John's. F.—Sidesmen of S. Mary's. G.-Afis. Hearlein-d Mrs Flower. H.—Miss E. Jones, Mrs Smith (Maendu Villa) and Mrs Plunkett. I.-I,Trs Daw and Mrs Fryer. J.—Sister Mary and Members of Girls' Club. K.—C.E.M.S. L.—C.L.B. The stall-holders were :— Work Stall.—Mrs Cattell, Mrs Hills Cil Loll, Mrs Stanton and Miss Fuller. Fancy Stall.—Miss Be". an, Mrs Molyneux Thomas, Mrs -ynch Blosse, the Hon. Mrs Hore-Ruthven, Mrs Rennie-Rrewer and Mrs Powel (Castell Madoc). China Stall.—Mrs Griffith -loiles, Mrs Jenkins and the Misses Williams (52, High Street). Provision Stall.—Mrs Jones(Tredurn), Mrs Jones Powell, Miss Gibson, Miss Garlick, Miss B, Morgan (Mount Pleasant) and Miss Nancy Jones. Tea Buffet.—Miss J. Downes, the Misses Lewis-Price and Miss G. Morris. I Fairy Post Office.—Mrs G.H.Edwards, Mrs Gane, Miss M. A. Jones and Miss A. Davies (6, the Watton). Shooting Gallery.—Mr W. Smith and C.E.M.S. members. Amongst the special attractions the pjæ-shootiug competitions took a prominent place. Mr Jno. liando's prizes for wounded and invalid soldiers were won by—1, Pte. Michael, Pencyre Red Cross Hospital, 62 out of a possible 70 2, Pte. Dukes, Brecon Bairacks, Gl. The open competitions resulted as follows :—Gentlemen—1, F. James, 69 2, Lance-Corpl. Norris, 66. Ladies—1, Miss Morris 2. Miss Poole. Another valuable source of revenue was found in the short plays performed in the annexe by Mr T. J. Parry's dramatic party. The pieces were well aCtecl and gave much pleasure to a great many people. Last but by no means least must be mentioned Mr H. Marshall's orchestra. They playtdski]fully and ungrudgingly, and contributed very largely to the visitors' pleasure.

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m'I"I,=- -u. 5E iPBsiosi mm. y THE COMING TRADE AEMAG-EDD ON. It is rot without a certain feeling of ttl]c(.iuesstha OGe considers the future or indnslry in this country. The da^nt- leis coa> age of -the Bi i tsh inantr?acti,er is a national cha* actenstic not less re- nowned than the eSiciency of the British worker. The red period of war has shown what the two can achieve in uuison. animated by a common ideal, and leasonably protected against unfa"* at- tack from outside. But the uncertainty that exifibs as to tho measure of economic security that will be provided in the "future is tending to foster, in the case of the mauu/sctorer, a spirit of hesitancy, and, in the ease of ihe worker, of unrest, which bodes ill for the future of British industry. In face of the mighty pre- pa-ations now being developed both hi Europe and America, this spirit threatens to i c c c Great Bniaiu again to the con- dition of commercial and industrial ser- vitude which existed before the war. On the other side of the Atlantic, there are unmistakable signs of un- easiness lest protective measures for in- dustry be established here, and every effort is being made to export enormous supplies of various articles before British producing industries have been adequately secured. The absurdity of the laissez- 4- faire policy is clearly recognised by the commercial and industrial classes in the United States, who are being urged to take full advantage of the open and some- what disoi'kanisedmarkets in this country. The Iron Age," a powerful organ repre- senting the meiab machinery and machine tool interests in America, is at pains to point out that" free European marked are a thing of the past." Would that we could affirm with conviction the assertion of our contemporary as far as Great Britain is concerned. LIQUIDATING DEBT. it io '.vuith while quoting some of the statements appearing in the Iron Age," if only to bring additional proof, from an outside quaiter. of the fundamental soundness of ihe fiscal system which we have so persistently advocated for this country. Writing on December 19th, the "Iron Age" states:—"There (in Europe) protective measures of all kinds will be established to give their industries every possible advantage. This is necessary in order that the exports of those nations can transcend their imports sufficiently to assist them materially in paying off thei" preat, fnreian debt. We cannot expect the free markets in those countries that we enjoyed before the war. Those nations. as a unit, are going to oncouiagG )h'3il 0-\1--i1 jiuuiufacturers ill every possible way." Well, we hope that the necessity of this has impressed our statesmen as pro- foundly as it has impressed the British public, and wbite we believe that the situation will be honestly faced, and the attempt made to cope with it, we are also aware that Free Trade influences in this country are still powerful and well or- ganised, only awaiting the opportunity to assert-themselves when they believe the Je'ssons of the war are forgotten. WHAT GERM A:; Y IS DOING. It is not only from America, however, that severe competition must be expected. Germany, too, is waiting to take ad- vantage of any economic weakness here. Despite outward appearances, she is well prepared to attack us. As a well-known economist has pointed out in a book just issued, Germany has by far the greatest mineral resources in Europe, especially coal, potash, and iron ore she is well placed for trade in the centre of the Con- tinent, and has good navigable rivers, a fine canal sys, and a network of rail- ways*; she has, moreover, made full use of her land, and has developed her indus- tries by every means in her power. As against that we have done nothing yet to guard the home markets against the flood of manufactured goods that is bound to set in before long. No signs have yet been shown that we are develop- ing a trade policy founded upon the in- dustrios and production of the British Empire. Manufacturers who have now projects in view for developing British trade have not only no assurance that their enterprise will be allowed free scope for development, but they have no means of ascertaining what their liability is likely to be in the event of the excess profits duty remaining in its present form, or a capital tax which may cripple industries of national importance at their inception. The only way to meet the heavy competition that awaits us is to ensure the maximum production of wealth and to find markets for the wealth so created. And neither of these aims can be achieved so long as we adhere to the principles and methods of laissez-faire.

"'if Election cf Proctors in Gon¥ocatii>n. The Rev. Hilary Lewis takes the opportunity of thanking the Clergy who so kindly voted for him and secured his return as a Proctor in Convocation. He appreciates most sincerely the honour conferred upon him by his brother Clergy.

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NEWS IN A NUTSHELL. Australia has prohibited the importation of clogs from the United Kingdom. Cp to January 10th a total of 603,889 men had been discharged troin the United States Army. A British soldier is reported to have been killed in a street quarrel at Fiume on Christmas Eve. Nine persons were killed and twelve in- jured in a railway accident on Monday near Philadelphia. On her next trip to New York the Swedish liner Stockholm intends-to call at Brest, with the object of taking home 2,500 American soldiers. Lady Borden is suggesting that a national wedding present from Canada should be made to Princess Patricia. Furs are mentioned as appropriate. The Australian Soldiers' and Sailors' Imperial League has purchased the City Club's building in Melbourne for £ 37,009 as an Anzac memorial. Spanish influenza is raging violently among the Allied soldiers encamped near Copenhagen, and seventy of them have been taken to the military hospital. Marshal von Mackensen has been in- terned in Suttak Castle, near rveusai*, in Hungary, in. order that he may be under the supervision of the French Eastern Army. Canadian War Savings and Thrift Stamps have been issued in nine languages. For nine months of the fiscal year Can&- dian revenue exceeds that of the previous year by £ 6,400,000. It has been decided by the New South Wales Cabinet to remove the war-time embargo on boxing. A fire broke out on Sunday in the busi- ness quarter of Montreal, by which damage was done estimated at £ 200,000. Twenty-one persons have been killed ia a railway accident on the New York Cen- tral Railway, near Batavia, New York State. While praising a scheme for a League of Nations, the Australian Press maintains that nothing'must be done to impair Great Britain's Navy. An aerial postal service between Paris and Brussels, with a stop at Lille, will begin immediately. The distance is over 180 miles. Owing to the coal shortage, many Swiss factories are closing down, and by the end of January upwards of 70^,000 hands be unemployed. Because it is anticipated that there will be a great demand for Australian wines in Europe, record prices are being paid in Australia for grapes. Boards have been created in Australia to deal with the large number of applica- tions from Australian soldiers who wish to return immediately for special reasons. A British steamer, Scandinavian, has arrived at St. John, New Brunswick, with 103 officers 165 other ranks, and 746 civi- lians, chiefly women and children. j i ai un executive meeting oi xne oanauian National Conned of Women it wa« nrmni- mously resolved that seats in the Federal Parliament should be open to women. Hunters from Northern Canada report that influenza is decimating big game, and that for some time the smaller animals have shown marked symtonis of the disease. General Ludendorff and his wife re- ceived a permit on Sunday allowing them to stay one month in Sweden. The General is busy writing a pamphlet in defence of his conduct of the war. ] Between April 1st, 1917, and September 1st 1918, 178,362 immigrants landed in the United States, and 123,676 departed. The yearly average influx before the war was over 1,000,000. At a meeting of the Spanish Cabinet it was resolved that the authorities through- out the country should be Ordered to take every precaution with a veiw to preventing the spread of Bolshevism. Belgium has acquired 25,000 Canadian horses, and has begun negotiations with the British Government for the purchase of 60,000 horses, independently of the pur- chase already agreed upon of 50,000 draught horses. A Yugo-Slav report from Belgrade states that 210 waggons of cereals and several of other provisions have been discovered at Obrenovatz, intended by the Germans and Magyars for transport to their own countries. Great Britain and Spain have signed a convention providing for the exchange of money orders between the two countries and between Spain and other countries, including French Morocco, through British channels. Sinn Feiners stopped Westmeath Bounds fiuiu hunting near Mullingar. Major H. C. Thornton will be private secretary to Lord Milner, Colonial Secre- iary. I Over 50 soldier members of the Gla- morgan police force have been killed dliving the war. j It proposed to place commemorative hblets on spots where bombs fell in South London. The Australian light cruiser Brisbane has arrived at Portsmouth from the'Grand Fleet. RIp is to refit,, and afterwards to proceed home. A town-planning scheme to cover 1,160 acres on the Beddington and Walling ton side of Croydon is about to be submitted to the Local Government Board for approval. Alice Hutchinson, thirty-two, a Scar- borough laundress, and wife of a soldier, has been sent to prison for three months, with hard iabour,for neglecting her five children. Influenza is rife in the Isle of Man. The schools have been closed for four weeks, and all public meetings are prohibited. At the Elementary Teachers' annual con- ference in Jamaica it was agreed to join the Civil servants in their completed plans for the formation of' an association to affiliate with the English Civil Service Society. According to latest returns, twenty-one cattle, one sheep, and six swine have been reported during the week as having been attacked by foot-and-mouth disease in the West Riding of Yorkshire 418 animals are stated to have been attacked by parasitic mange. 112 bodies have been recovered from the wreck of H.M.S. Jolaire. Grimsby fish rnnrket will be rebuilt by the Great Central Railway Company at a cost of £ 140,000. l

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-ac:r THE AMBULANCE PASSES. The traffic throbs along the London street, 'Buses and barrows, lorries, carts, and drays; Each driver bent on scraping past the I-i,ext- And cursing loudly on the least pretext- The while they rattle on thfcir endless ways. The pavement echoes to a thousand feet, Weary and footsore, careless, gay, and proud. Men jostle men; the young girls shriek with laugiiter; Mothers drag loads, with babies trailing after- For none are brothers in the London crowd. Th en round a corner, with a careful curve (Each car with khaki women at the wheel), Sweep the grey ambulance, with ne'er a swerve, Bearing II freight of pain, and shattered nerve, And every agony that man can feel. Without a sign, without a sentence said (Such the freemasonry of London streets 1), Each driver turns his 'bus or horse's head, And instantly a long, clear path is cleft. As traffic veers to right, and veers to left, To make a way for flashing Cross of Red. Girls check their giggle curses die un- spoken Women wave hands (the long grey line rolls on); Men pause in silence. This the certain token That Christ is passing with those bodies broken— And men are brothers in that London And men are brothers in that London throng i Hun! When at last the reek'ning over- takes you, One item shati outstrip all other loss; One deed shall coat you more in age-long shame Than all the legion crimes that bear your name— You devil-bombed His Cross -FLORA Kltckmann, in the Girl's Ow1\. and Woman's Magazine.

A SHELL-SHOCK STORY. Arthur C. Gardner, of Jerome, Arizona, tells of his strange experience of shell- shock in a letter published in the Verdy Daily Copper News. Early in the morning of the first day in the hospital, a couple of red-headed woodpeckers started to build a nest in I one ear and a circus band played weird, strange pieces in the other. It became oppressively hot. Things took on an ethe- real,unnatural aspect, That night small sec- tions, of the Aurora Borealis chased each other in an unbroken cycle around and around the billet. On the second day, wiLh the well-ordered precision of a vaude- ville bill, the woodpeckers gave way to a trained quartette of lady boiler-makers and the band to a troupe of Swiss bell- ringers. Then an early winter set in— thunder and lightning and terrible bliz- zards followed in a tiresome sequence. I rather imagine it was slight shell-shock and* had it all charged up to Heinie, but the battalion doctor seemed anxious to argue the point; not that he was defending the Hun, but it was simply professional with him. Awfully nice chap, the doctor, not at all II narrow-minded. He admitted very frankly that one was bound to tire of bands and strings of covt-bells in barber-shop har- mony on a hot day, and he owned up to 'I the three feet of snow outside the billet. Then he held my hand for a long time, and, after studying the life line carefully, tokl ma that I was going on a. long journey. Very capable man, this doctor, but I wondered how he knew. As a kid I had often walked, in my sleep, but imagined I had outgrown it. But I couldn't have walked very far, for when I woke up I was in an ambulance and I stretcher which took me to a field-ambu- lance camp. There I met the finest major- doctor ever. He was so kindly and so paternal in his interest. I shall always I remember him. He was not at all like I' my battalion doctor—no arguing about him. He suggested that I take on the rest-camp for a week and gave me a letter I of introduction to some friends."

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'H '"0 Jl,T tL Lsi v.w ¡1 T Eff3E! I Social Brecon. Mrs "Vv. S. Miller, of Forest Lod«e, I gave her annual supper to the staff of &c-cou Post Office on Thm'sdny night, last, at, the Green Dragon Hotel. There was an una so ally large gathering, the kind boses3 having requested each ot the staff to bring a f"iend. The "gather- ing was presided over by the popular Postmaster (Mr M. G-ahagan), who was supported by Mrs Miller, Miss Miller, Mrs Gahagan, Dr. G. P. Francis, Mr and Mrs J. Mathews, Father W. Finucane, Miss Bell, Miss Campion. Mr Î Moss, etc. I An enjoyable entertainment .j" .J." j ("I, 1., :L giamme began with the toast of The I King and Royal Family." In proposing the toast of 1s Majesty s Forces,1 Dr. Francis said we ) wee all longing for an opportunity to I' pay tribute to the gallantly of our sailors and soldiers during the last four years of war. It wpc; the Jersi ihiug we could do and we warmly offered our gratitude to the Ai.iiv, Navy and Auxiliary Forces. It was a pleasing I fact that the Territorial Forces had stood I side by side with the Regular Army on I all the battle fronts and all had performed •deeds of which we were proud. (Applause). Mr Morgan proposed the toast of "the II Post Office." Referring to the rapid improvements of the service, he said I there were those present who remem- bered the mails brought to Brecon by dog-cart they now came by motor bus, ) but the time was quickly approaching ) when they would arrive by aeroplane. j (Laughter and applause). He referred t to the multi tudiuous duties which to-day I fell upon the Postmaster and his staff i and paid a warm tribute to the manner in which they had met the difficulties I cveated by the abnormal pressure of the I last four years. The Postmaster, replying, thanked Mr 'I Morgan for the kind wo, he had spoken concerning "the service." Their duties had been onerous and complex during the last few years and he was agreeably surprised that the task had not been placed upon them of serving out the butter aud sugar ration cards. (Laughter). He was pleased to see with them that evening Pte. Evans, a member of the staff, who was home on leave from France, also Cor pi. Wyatt, who was formerly a messenger at the Post Office I and had been a prisoner in Germany,and Pte. Ivor Williams, who was also em- ployed at the Post Office. (Applause). He hoped they wouid ail return very j seen to join them. Proceeding he ox- j pressed their deep gratitude and thanks, as a staff, to Mrs Miller for her kindness < in entertninir'* them at that re-unior. (Applause).. They all felt greatly in- debted to her and he asked the company to drink her health. (Applause). I The toast was received with musical) honours and in replying Mrs Miller said ( she had asked them all to bring a friend because the war had finished. Rhe hoped that as a result of the peace so dearly gained all would ieaci better lives and so play their individual parts to reconstruct f a milch better world. (Applause). The following contributed to the programme :—Coy.-Sergt. Major Dwyer, i Miss E. Gahagan, Mr C. P. Moss, Lieut. *1 D. FL Francis, Miss C. Campion, Miss Mathews, Mr Royden Price, Misses Gahagan, Mr M. Gahagan and Miss S. Edwaras. The accompanist was Miss Herbert. A feature of the programme I was the remarkably fine monologue items ) given by Lieut. D. S. Francis, who is an accomhlished artiste.