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-=- ABERYSTWYTH Old Students' Lie-union. THE YEAR'S DISTINCTIONS. Old students at tho University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, are holding their an- nual re-union this week. Dr. Eth?, who completes his iuOth term at the college, w ill be the guest at the annual dinner on batur- day iufcht. In the course of a letter of welcome to the students, Principal Roberts says the increased strungm of the associa- tion is a source of great satisfaction. Dur- ing the past year old students have gained numerous distinctions in various fields of work, among those named being Sir Samuel T. Evans, K.G., M.P.. Solicitor-General, Mr Ellis Jones Griffith, M.P., Recorder of Birkenhead; Dr. F. D. Cliattaway, M.A., D.Sc., PhD., elected Fellow of the Royal Society; Mr J. H. Howell, B.A., B.Sc., ap- pointed Director of Education, New Zea- land; Mr H. H. Robjohns, B.A., appointed head of the Technical School, Napier, New Zealand; and Mr. Austin Keen (last year s president), honorary degree of M.A. con- ferred by Cambridge University. Principal Roberts adds that the mainten- ance of a University standard of work inall departments of the college continued to be a matter of great difficulty owing to the smallness of available funds, but they wel- comed the visit of a Government Commission in November, 1907, and they hoped tins would lead to a lessening of the financial strain. In the meantime ho was glad to chronicle tho fact that an increasing amount of research and original work is being carried on in the college, both by the mem- bers of the staff and bv the best students. Mr. David Davies, M.P.. had endowed a professorship in Colonial history, and hoped by this wav to assist the college to U^come A centre for the study of investigation of the history of the relations between the Mother Country and the Colonies. A large number of gatherings have been arranged in connection with the re-union. On Saturday night there was a short dance at the Waterloo Hotel. On Monday after- noon a visit was paid to the new Edward Davies' Chemical Laboratories and subse- quently, there was a reception in the Col- lege Library by Mr J H. Davies, president of the Association. In the evening another short dance was held at the Waterloo Hotel. Tuesday was devoted to a picnic and a pro- gressive whist drive in the evening. On Wednesday morninjg the annual business meeting was held. and the annual ball in the evening. This (Thursday) evening a company of old students who have formed a dramatic club in London will give a dramatic performance.
Holy Trinity Vestry
Holy Trinity Vestry NATIONAL SCHOOL REPAIRS. » ■■ 1 1 The Easter Vestry for the parish of Holy Trinity, Aberystwyth, was held on Monday night, Archdeacon Williams presiding over a larve attendance. The Archdeacon referred to the departure of Mr. T. B. Grierson, one of the church- wardens, and said although they were sorry he had ie-ft the town they were delighted to find that he had been promoted to a good position on the Great Western luilway. Those of them who knew him personally were also very glad to find that he had been restored to health. For the last three or four months he was at Aberystwyth he was in very indifferent health, and suffered much from rheumatism, but he had written a letter to him and to his co-churchwarden in which he said that he was quite well again. He (the Archdeacon) desired to thank him for the good work he did as churchwarden. He took upon himself, with the help of his colleague, the burden of pro- viding a stipend for a good organist, and he collected during the first year moro than JE60. and he £ ot most of the subscribers to guarantee their subscriptions for two years. It was a great thing for the clergyman to find that the lay people took upon them- selves the responsibility of managing the affairs of the church. Those who knew what the clergymen had to do ought to realise that their minds were so full of other things that if they devoted their time to financial business the time was taken from more important duties. But when they got churchwardens to take upon themselves the responsibility of their office and to see to the financial management it lightened the burden of the clergy very much, and gave them time to attend to their own proper dut ic-s. He, therefore, wished to thank the churchwardens for the great interest they had taken in the financial affairs of the narish. Mr. Jenkin Jones then presented the fhian- cial statement for tho year ending Easter, 1908. The receipts amounted to 1:279 12s. Id., and the expenditure to cCN4 10a. 6d., leaving a bainnce of E5 Is. 7d. in hand, as compared with JE14 7s. Hd., the balance carried forward from the previous year. There was a balance of £ 13 os. 6d. in hand on the organist's fund. The Archdeacon, speaking as to the con- dition of the offertory generally, said the church was increasing slowly, but surely, ¡ year by year. The amount of the offer- tories actually collected on the plate during the past year was £ 264 14s. 4d„, and the number or coins put on the plate 25,797. For the year ending Easter 1907, the offer- tories amounted to £ 241 4s. lid, made up of 23,461. So they had increased the col- lection by JE23 10s. and the number of coins by 2,400, or an increase of about 10 per cent. For the year ended Easter, 1906 the amount collected was R235 Is. 7d., made up of 22,235 coins; for the year ended Easter, 1905, amount collected 1:218 5s. 2d., coins 21,581; Easter 1904., amount collected £ 219 3s. Id., coins, 20,939. He had been think- ing as to how best to maintain the church in the future. It was a free and open church, and anybody could come in and take any seat he iiked. But the church had to be maintained, and every worshipper was ex- pected to give his proportion according to his means. This was the Apostolic way of maintaining churches. St. Paul said that everyone was to give as the Lord had pros- pored him, and that the giving was to be on the first day of the week. And with the worklngman and those who received weekly wages it was less trouble for them to put a penny, or twopence, or threepence on the plate than to have to give ten shillings in one sum. So that if everyone remembered when he came to worship that a part of his worship was to make an offering to God's work in proportion to his means then he I was quite sure they would have plenty of money to carry on everything they wanted in Connie ion with God's work in the pairsh. He was .g!d to find a steady increase year by year in the amount collected in the offer- tories, and if they could get another 10 per cent, increase during the coming year and bring the total up to £ 300 he believed that would be sufficient to meet the expenses of the church without any subscription list at all. He hoped and trusted the dav would come when they would be able to me°t all their liabilities by the freewill weekly offer- ings of the worshippers, as he was quite Jure that was the correct"- way to carry on » church. m The financial statement was then received, and Mr. W. A. Young and Mr. Sylvanus Edwards were appointed to audit it, and to submit it at an adjourned vestry for adop- tion. The Archdeacon then proposed a vote of thanks to the outgoing churchwardens, Mr. Jenkin Jones and Mr. T. B. Grierson. He had to tender them his warmest thanks for Llie. grtac kindness and courtesy he had aiways had at their hands, and also for dl great diligence which they had paid to their duties. It was true that Mr. Grier- soii was not able to be with them much dur- ing last summer owing to illness, but al- though absent in the body he was present in the spirit, and when he was able to come out lie used to visit the church and see that i was kept clean and tidy. The proposition was unanimously agreed to. Mr. Syivanus Edwards then proposed the re-election of Mr. Jenkin Jones as church- warden, and Mr. H. Saycell seconded. Air. Jones strongly advocated a change. He had, he said, served the office for six- teen years, and io was time that they intro- duced fresh blood. The proposition to re-appoint Mr. Jones was put and unanimosuly carried. jkVs successor to Mr Grierson Mr. Sylvanus ijwards was appointed. Several additions were made to the list of sidosmen, and the, churchwardens were a.sked to bring in a revised list to the ad- journed vestry. The National Schools. The Archdeacon brought up the question of the support of the National Schools. A meeting of churchmen was held at the Buarth Hall in November last, and they then pledged themselves as a congregation to find their proportion of the cost of put- ting the schools into thorough repair. A sum of about £ 900 had already been spent within the last few years on the schools in Aberystwyth, and to put them into perfect order, they required L700 more. Toward this they would have a grant of about 9300 from the Central Schools Association, and the other £ 400 would have to be raised locally. At) the meeting they thought ;t was but right that the parish of Holy Trinity should contribute £150. and the parish of St. Michael's including St. Mary's. £ 250. The population of St. Michael's parish was 5.000 and of Holy Trinity 3,000. Thev had already had a concert which realised between P,16 pnd R17, and this had been deposited at the bank toward the £ 150. He hoped that the bazaar which the ladies were getting up next September would be warmly supported, so to enable them to put the schools into perfect order, and what- ever balance there might bo over, it was proposed to devote towards procuring a site for a vicarage. The Archdeacon then went on to suggest that the Vestry should pass a resolution to the effect that parents should be allowed to choose the kind of religious instruction their children were to have in the public elementary schools. Mr. W. H. Colby said the question of religious instruction was a very difficult and complicated one, and to allow parents to choose the kind of instruction their children were to have would be he feared, practically impossible. How could they get a teacher to give the necessary instruc- tion in all cases. Still he thought it would be disastrous to the country to eliminate religious education from the schools. (Hear, hear.) Mr R. Gardiner thought that every parent should have a voice in the question of the religious instruction to be given his children, and he considered it would be a proper thing to pass a resolution to that effect. The Archdeacon said in Aberystwyth they had two kinds of school-the Church school where the Church catechism, etc., was taught, and the Council School, where un- denominational teaching was given. These two would practically meet all the require- ments of the people of this town. They had very few Roman Catholics and very few Jews. On the other hand there was a scheme by the Bishop of St. Asaph that all should be put under Government con- trol and that there should be access into the Council School to teach the particular denominational views of those who choose to nay teachers for doing so. Mr. Colby said the Bishop of St. Asaph's Bill seemed to him quite impossible. Eventually, on the motion of Mr. Colby, seconded bv Mr. Gardiner, a resolution was unanimously adopted that in the opinion of the Vestry it was most desirable that par- ents should be allowed to choose as far as possible the kind of religious instruction their children were to receive. It was also decided to send copies of the resolution to the new Minister for Elduca- tion and to Mr. Vaughan Davies, M.P. The Vestry ended with a vote of thanks to the Chairman.
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LLANBADARN FAWR Preaching Services.—The annual Easter preaching services were held at Soar Chapel on Monday evening and Tuesday at which there were large congregations. The spec- ial preachers were Revs. Jacob, Peniel, Thomas, Merthyr, and J. Edwards, Bryn- rhiwigaled. On Easter Sunday the Rev. J. Edwards catechised the Comminscoch Sunday School in the morning, that of Beulah, in the afternoon, and the Llanbadarn Sunday School in the evening. Cantata.—A highly successful cantata was performed at Soar Chapel on Good Friday evening when the oratorio "Ymigomj yr Adar'' was rendered by the Gobeithlu Choir. There was an excellent attendance. The chair was taken by Rev. Griffith Parry. The first items on the programme were as fol- lows:—Pianoforte solo, Miss Mabel Parry; solo, Mr. E. R. Davies; duett, Mrs. J. Wil- liams and Mrs. J. D. Edwards; recitation, | "Jim signing the pledge," Miss Ellis; solo, I Gwlad y gan," Mr John Jenkins. The first part of the oratorio "Ymgom yr Adar" I was then gone through which showed a boy listening to the birds singing, and talking to them. Then he disappears for a time. and the cuckoo cames to show that summer I is approaching. There were also two gold- finches, a thrush, robin redbreast, and the eagle which cannot sing, but shows itself as king of birds, and another character sings the song of the eagle. Then comes the bee which shows that honey is the sweetest thing than can be got. Then the wren, skylarks, and the nightingale come upon the scene. The principal characters were as follows:— Boy, Mr. J. Jenkins; cuckoo, Miss Caroline James; goldfinches Messrs. E. H. Morgan and J. Jones; robin, Mrs. J. D. Edwards; eagle, Mr. T. R. Thomas; song of the eagle, Mr D J Morgan; skylarks Master T Thomas and Master E Pierce; wren, Master Morgan Hughes ;bee. Mrs. E. H. Morgan; night- ingale, Miss Lizzie Roberts. At the con- clusion, the chairman said that he was very pleased with the performance and the chil- dren had gone through their parts very well. Mr. Parry then alluded to the great tem- perance fight which was now going on in our country, and hoped it would do a great deal for the cause of sobriety. Very often the children had to suffer when their parents were intemperate. He propose" a hearty vote of thanks to all those who had helped to make the cantata a success, and also to Mr. Richard Davies for the use of the piano. Mr. James Hughes seconded the proposition and said that he himself was taking a keen interest in temperance work, and read a lot about it in the papers. Mr. A. L. Jones then proposed a vote of thanks to the chair- man for presiding, which was seconded by Mr. J. D. Edwards. Messrs. A. L. Jones and J. D Edwards were the conductors, and Miss Mabel Parry acted as accompanist, and they performed their duties in a very satis- factory manner. TBio prooeeding-.s termin- ated with the singing of the Welsh National Anthem, Mr. John Jenkins taking the solo. Tea was also supplied to the Band of Hope children in the afternoon.
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BOTtTH EASTER GOLF MEETING. There was a large attendance for the opening of the Easter Golf meeting on Sat- urday. The weather was fine, but a strong wind prevailed. There were 25 entries for the medal play, the winner being Mr J. G. Jenkins, Machynlleth, with a score of 77. Mr. J. Deedes, of Shrewsbury, was runner-up with a score of 80. The follow- ing were the scores:- Medal Play. Handi-Ne t Score. cap Sco. e J G Jenkis 93 16 77 J. Det-des 98 18 80 W. Lcudes 93 13 80 E. Derry Evans 98 17 81 H. H. Williams 100 18 82 Edward Edwards 87 4 83 H. James 93 9 84 D/ J. Richards 91 7 84 J. W. H. Atkin 102 18 84 P. Morton 94 10 84 J. C. Evans 98 13 85 (J. Butt 94 9 85 T. H. Saunders 102 16 86 J. Genth 99 13 86 R. McWilliams 95 9 86 J. W. Williams 106 18 88 E. R. James 96 7 89 E. Norman Jones 103 14 89 S. Atkinson 104 14 00 T. O. Davies 108 18 90 4t James 106 15 91 J. F. Makinson 108 16 92 J. H. Appleton 112 18 94 A. C. Auster 98 2 96 E. Tudor Jones 108 10 98 Challenge Cup. The Challenge Cup play took place on Easter Monday when there were 21 compe- titors. J. Deedes of Shrewsbury handed in the best card with a score of 154 the second best being O. H. Fielden, of Borth, with 158. The scores were:— First Second Itoi.uri. itound. Score. J. Deedes 102 18 84 88 70 154 O. H. Fielden 91 14 77 95 81 158 R. McWilliams 89 9 80 85 79 159 D. J. Richards 90 6 84 86 80 164 E. R. James 86 6 80 93 87 167 E. Norman Jones 45 14 81 100 86 167 F. G. Smith 88 4 84 86 80' 164 T. H. Saunders 102 16 86 99 83 169 J. S. Genth 103 13 90 91 81 171 P. Morton 89 10 79 103 93 172 H. James 95 9 86 97 88 174 E. Edwards 92 4 88 92 88 176 A. C. Auster 93 2 91 88 86 177 E. Tudor Jones 99 10 89 99 89 178 R- James K 99 13 86 100 93 179 J. W. H. Atkins 106 18 88 111 93 181 J. B. Baker 103 7 96 94 87 183 H H. Williams 107 16 91 109 93 184 T. K. Brighouse 97 14 83 116102 185 J. G. Jenkins 109 14 95 106 92 187 J. W. Williams 113 18 95 111 93 188 FOURSOMES COMPETITION. There was again a large number of entries for the foursomes competition played on Tuesday. The weather was finer than on the previous day, and the wind had almost abated. The winners were Mr. G. T. Bas- sett and Prof. Norman JoneB, of Aberyst- wyth, with a nett score of 77. Scores:—■ „ Gross. H'cap. Nett. G. T. Bassett and Norman Jones 48 45 93 16 77 S. Atkinson and R. James 49 42 91 12 79 O. H. Feilden and R. M. Williams 45 45 90 HH- 791 J. 0. Evanq and E. R James 44, 46 90 9} 80* H. H Williams and E. Tudor Jones 50 48 98 12 85 A C. Auster and H James 49 43 92 5 £ 86t T. H. Saunders and E. Partridge 55 48 103 15t 87t Butt and E. Edwards 48 47 95 51 89!
AbEkDOVEY
AbEkDOVEY EASTER GOLF TOURNAMENT. The Aberdovey Easter Golf Tournament was opened on Saturday. A north-easterly wind stiffened the play against bogey. The Howell Challenge Cup winner proved to be Maurice Foster, of Great Malvern, receiving 1 stroke, who finished 1 up. R. O. J. Dallmeyer, Form by Club, and Ernest Hill, Aberdovey and Olton, both scratch players, squared with bogev while E. L. Jacobs, Handsworth, receiving 5, was 1 down. There were about 70 cards. In the afternoon there was more favour- able weather, and the wind dropped. A medal round for a club prize was played for by the first 16 members of the Aberdovey Club, the winner to quanfy for the Sanders Bowl (present holder T. Allcock, Aberdovey). This was won by C. H. Allcock, Eton, with 83, less 2—81. Other returns were:—Ken- nett Girdlestone, 96, less 14-82; F. Griffin. 93, less 10—83; Maurice Foster, 84, scratch -84; G. Arton, 89, less &1: R. O. Dall- meyer, 85 scratch—85. G. Thompson, 90, less 5-—85; James Douglas. 93, jess 10-85; J. Mountford 89, less 4—85; A Pryce Jones, 95 less 10—85; and J. Beasley, 85, scratch —85. The following is the draw for the Sanders Bowl (match play) on Monday:—A, Snusall (Handsworth) v. F. Griffin, James Douglas v. J. Mountford, C. Allcock v. Maurice Fos- ter. Donald Holmes v .W. Hutchings. Ernest Hill v. E. Arton, A. Pryce Jones v. F. Har- greaves. F. Thompson v. Frank Holmes, and W. Bodkin v. J. Beasley. The Easter meeting was continued in north-easterly winds on Monday morning. The first match was among sixteen qualified members for the Sanders' Bowl. Results: ■—'F. Griffin, Aberdovey, beat A. Snu-hall, King's Norton, four up, three; J. Mount- ford, Handsworth beat James Douglas, Dulwich. five, three; Maurice Foster, Mal- vern, beat C. Allcock. Aberdovey, four, two Donald- Holmes, Handsworth, beat W. Hutchings, Warwick, seven, five; Ernest r, Hill, Olton, beat Garton, Olton, two, one; F. Hargreaves, Eton and Aberdovey, beat A. Pryce Jones, Aberdovey, three, one; W. Bodkin, Eton, beat J. Beasley, Handsworth, two up. In the afternoon there was foursomes play against bogey. Owing to a strong wind the play against bogey was stiff. The winners were:—T. Waterhouse Aberdovey, and A. Walker, Wolverhampton, receiving eight strokes, two down. Others: R. M. Hills, Handsworth, and Donald Holmes, Hands- worth, receiving four, three down; F. Griffin, Aberdovey, and James Douglas, Dulwich, receiving eight three down; R. Smith, and W. Lovett, South Staffordshire, receiving a half, four down; A. Watson and P. Scoones, Eton. seven strokes, four down; the Hev. H. Foster, Aberdovey, and Maur- ice Foster, Malvern, one, five down; H-. Morritt and W. Fuller, Aberdovey, five; R. Dallmeyer and W. Clegg, Formby, five down G. Foster and P. Foster, five down. C. Harding and G. Thompson, five.
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m l.J g_.jg!gg MACHYNLLETH. Preaching Meetings. The annual preaching services were held at Aberlle- ienni, Corris, and Esgergeiliog on Good Friday, when there were large congrega- tions. At Aberlleienni Independent Chapel the Hevs. Peter Price, Dowlais, and Owen Jones, Mountain Ash, preached; at CQrris Wesleyan Chapel Air. Wm. Hoberts, Maen- twrog, and the Rev. J. E. Roberts, pastor, and at Esgergeiliog Calvinistic Methodist Chapel the ltev. j, Pritchard, Birmingham and the Rev D. Hoskins, Blaenau Ffes- tiniog. tmiog. Competitive Meeting*5. —■ The children attending Maengwyn Chapel were enter- tained to tea on Good Friday, and in the evening a competitive meeting was held, with Mr. T. Powell in the chair. Mr. E. M. Jones acted as adjudicator. In the juvenile choir competition there were two entries, the prize being awarded to Mr. H. Edwards' choir.—A tea and competitive meeting were also held at Derwenlas Inde- pendent Chapel on Monday night. Mr. R. H. Thomas, of Llandudno (a native of the district) presided, and "Wnion" acted as conductor. Accidents.—A serious accident befell E M. Jones, head servant at Ffridd Farm, on Mondav morning. He was engaged cleaning down one of the horses, when the animal gave him a violent kick on the head. Dr. Williams, Machynlleth, was summoned, and did all that was possible for the injured man. Up to Tuesday afternoon he con- tinued in a critical state.—John Rees, son of Mr. Rees, Ynys Farm, Pennal. met with an unfortunate accident on Thursday last. He was going about his duties, when a heavy tree fell upon him, rendering him un- conscious. He remained in that state for several days, but is now better and making good 'progress toward recovery. Obituary.—The death took place on Fridav at the age of 80 years, of Mr. John Rees of the Black Lion Inn, Derwenlas. Deceased leaves a widow. The funeral took place on Tuesday afternoon at Pencgoes churchyard.—Mrs. Ann Tibbott, Penybont- ar-Ddyfi, widow of John Tibbott, passed away on Sunday night aged 71. Three sons and three daughters are left to mourn their loss The funeral takes place to-day (Thursday) at Machynlleth cemetery.—After ten days' illness. Mr. David Lewis, of Rhiw- lwyfen, near Machynlleth, succumbed to an attack of pneumonia on Wednesday last. He was a highly-respected farmer in the district. He leaves a widow, tour sons, and two daughters. He was 69 years of age^ and was buried on Saturday at Machynlleth Cemetery. Rifle Shooting. The local corps, which is now an unit of the 7th Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers, held its annual cup shoot- ing competition on the Park Range on Easter Monday. The weather was cold and windy, but although the elements were unfavourable some remarkable scores were made. The winner of the cup was Private Joseph Jones with a score of 77 out of a possible 84. The next two highest tied with scores of 76. The prize for the best aggregate at 200 yards lyincr was also won by Private Joseph Jones with a score of 27 out of a nossible 28. The prize for the best shooting at 200 yards sitting was divi- ded by Colour Sergeant-Instructor Holly and Corporal Thomas, who secured possibles of 28 each. Private Joseph Jones was the winner of the aggregate at 500 yards, with 27 out of 28 The winner of the recruits prize was Private H. Clay, with /0 out of 84. The prizes were distributed on Tuee- day night at the Town Hall. URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL. THE NEW CHAIRMAN. The annual meeting of tIlO Urban Dis- trict Council was held on Tuesday morning, when there were present Messrs. J. M. Breeze, Henry Lewis, T. Parsons, D. Smith, J. Pugh, E. Humphreys and John Evans, with J. Rowlands (clerk) D. Philip Jones (assistant clerk), and D. Thomas (inspector and surveyor). Messrs. Henry Lewis and D. Smith signed declarations of acceptance of office. Appointment of Chairman. Mr J M. Breeze having been voted to the chair pro. tem., Mr. John Pugh pro- posed and Mr. T. Parsons seconded, that Mr. Henry Lewis last year's vice-chairman be appointed chairman for the ensuing yt,The proposition was unanimously agreed to. The Vice-Chair. Mr Humphreys proposed Mr. T. Parsons as vice-chairman, but there was no second- er.—Mr. D. Smith then proposed Mr John Pugh, and Mr. J. M. Breeze seconded. Mr. Pugh was then appointed. Committees. The following committees were appointed: —Streets and Sanitary Committee, all th members of the Council. Finance Committee, Messrs. E. Gillart. J. M. Breeze, J. Evans, T. Parsons and E. Humphreys. Fairs Markets, and Commons Committee —Messrs R Gillart, J. Micah, D. Smith, T. Parsons, J M Breeze, E. Humphreys -and E Gillart.. Sewerage Committee: Messrs. R. Gillart, E. Humplireys, E Gillart, E Jones, and J. M. Breeze. The Chairman and Vice- Chairman are ex-officio members of all com- mittees. Speed of Motor Cars. A letter was read from the Welshpool Town Council stating they had passed a re- solution requesting the County Council to limit the speed of motor cars going through towns in the county to ten miles an hour. Several of the members spoke strongly in favour of the proposition, land it was stated that the speed at which some motor cars went through the town on Sunday was dis- graceful and positively dangerous. It was resolved to support the resolution. Consideration of the regulations as to house connections with the sewerage scheme was deferred to a meeting to be held on Friday.
INEWCASTLE EM-LYN
NEWCASTLE EM-LYN P.S.A.—Last Sunday, the Rev. R. HJIYS- tyd Davies of Llandilo, officiatpd at the service, and Miss Anne Phillips gave a solo. Piscatoral.—Mr. W. J. Morgan landed a fine salmon on Good Friday weighing 221bs. The river at present is very shallow, and fishing has not been brilliant for some days. Marriage.—At the Registrar's Office on Saturday, the marriage was solemnised be- tween Mr. Evan Hughes, Lbeneoer-street, and Miss Elizabeth George, Market-square. Mr. Gibbon was the officiating registrar. Succe-s.-At the two eisteddfods held at Pencader—one at Mor.ah the other at the Independent chapel—Mr. D. L. Evans, WoodlanJs, Henlian, won the prizes offeree for compoiwi^ \eise., on "Y Fam" and "Can Serch.' Fair.—'ihe April fair, held last Thursday, was not largely attended, and bu.iness vas tame.A fe," horses <fha.ig--d hands, whilst the supply of eati.!o was equal to the demand the puce. being much the same as the lti-v: fair. Musical.—Her numerous friends will re- joice to learn that Miss Annie Gibh< daughter of Mr. T. Gibbon, has passed with distinction in the higher division in the recent examination conducted by the As- sociated Board of the Royal Academy of Music, and also the Royal College of Music. Miss Gibbon is a pupil of Caerleon House School, Aberystwyth. L; cture.—The Rev. D. Morgan, of Pontar- I •fi'iiais delivered a lecture at Ebenezer on Friday evening on O'i gryd i'w Groes." The lecture, vhich is the outcome of a visit paid by Mr. Morgan to the Holy Land is full paid by Mr. Morgan to the Holy Land is full of educational interest to the theological student, and is a good synopsis of a brief visit. Dr. Powell presided over a good audience, which seemed to highly appreciate 1 the lecture from beginning to end. Hockey.—On Easter Monday, the Llan- dyssul hockey team visited tlio town, and played a game against the local team. The homesters were represented thus: Goal, Howie Thomas; full-backs, T. J. Thomas j and Ben Thomas; half-backs, S. R. Jones, A. W. Lewis and W. R. Thomas; forwards, Arthur James, uordon Evans,, T. J. Davies, T. Powell and Eiffel Lewis. A splendid game resulted in a win for the Emlynians by three goals to one, the three scorers being Gordon Evans. Tom Davies and T. Powell, and for Llandyssul Ernio Yorri, scored. FURNISHING A FARM. Before his Honour Judge Amphlett, In the Birmingham County Court last week, Frederick Louis Taylor, furniture dealer, 278, Wheeler-street, Birmingham, sued David Evans, a, shire horse dealer, of Llwyn- cadfor Cardiganshire, to recover P-10 in re.spect to goods supplied. Defendant counterclaimed for £ 35, viz., £30 for damages for breach of contract, and the balance for paying carriage on goods delivered, which were not agreed upon in the order and cart- ing the same from Henllan Station and storing them at his farm. Mr. Norris Foster (instructed by Messrs. Restall Round and Co.) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Millward (instructed by Messrs. Pepper, j Tangye and Winterton,^ agents for D. Wat- kins, solicitor, Lampeter) for the defendant. j Mr. Norris Foster said that the claim was for tlO 4s. balance of account, the de- fendant having ordered furniture from the plaintiff to the amount of C40 4s. and had only paid C30 on account. Plaintiff wanted to buy a pony. and was introduced to de- fendant, who was a horse breeder. He went over to defendant's stud farm, but the ponies there were too high class for him, so he did not purchase one. Defendant told him that he had taken over a new farm, and invited plaintiff to drive over to the new house with him nnd p-e what was wanted in the way of furniture. Plaintiff made out a list of furniture which would be required. Eventually furniture to the value of k40 4s. was agreed upon, and defendant paid JE30 on account, and defendant told him to purchase anything likely to suit mm. The goods were sent on, but although the account was sent with them, and several letters written, defendant did not -reply until September 14th. when he wrote say- ing that when the goods arrived at Hen- Ilan Station they were all smashed up in the truck. He said they had been badly packed, and moreover, alleged that the furniture was not the same as he had seen and ordered. Plaintiff gave evidence bearing out counsel's statement. He said the goods forwarded were the identical ones which de- fendant had picked out, supplemented by a few articles which defendant told him to get afterwards Cross-exaiuined, plaintiff denied that ne accepted the cheque for E30 in full settle- ment. The defendant in the course of his evid- ence, said that before he came to Birming- ham the plaintiff wished to send him a pro forma. invoice in order that he (defendant) might send him a cheque before the furni- ture was despatched. He declined the offer. When he came to Birmingham, plaintiff tried to sell him nearly everything in the shop, telling him that his wife would want different things. In several instances the plaintiff sent second-hand goods in place of the new ones ordered, and many articles which were never ordered at all. When plaintiff's brother saw him in Wales he told witness that he had come down to settle matters, and offered to put the damage right if he (defendant) would accept all the coods at £ 30. Defendant agreed. Mr. Norris Foster in the course of his cross-examination, asked defendant if it were not true that he had tried to knock plaintiff's price down in respect to the side- bonrd. His Honour: Eeallv, Mr. Foster, did you ever hear of a Welshman who did not I barter?—Defendant said that the cheque for P-30 covered everything. Mrs. Evans gave corroborative* evidence. His Honour gave judgment for the de- fendant on the claim, with costs, the counter- claim was struck out without costs.. DISTRICT EDUCATION COMMITTEE. The monthly meeting of the Committee was held on Friday last, presided over by Councillor Griffith Davies. Smoking Chimney. The Clerk reported that he had received I a letter from the County Architect, stating he would be down soon, and would see into the matter. Capel Cynon- The tender of Mr. John Thomas, Bryn- ceiros, Rhydlewis. for the erection of a coal house at Capel Cynon for C7 15s. was ac- Cepted' Staffing. It was decided to advertise for uncerti- ficated teachers for Pontshaen and Aber- bank. Attendance Officer's Report. Mr. Tom Jones reported upon the atten- dance of the district for the month ending March 27th last. On account of sickness, several schools had been closed, and the at- tendance had suffered much, not one of the 15 schools had reached a percentage of 90. The percentage of children over 5 was 78.7 per cent. for the month, and 77.2 for chil- dren of all ages. He had served Form B. upon the following for neglecting to send their children to school regularly:—Mary Davies, Llettyrhew, Llangranog; Dd Jones. Darrenfach, Pontshaen; David Lewis, Tre- fedw factory, Henllan; Mary James, New House, Maesllyn; Tom Jones, Crosslan, Tre- groes. The sanitary state of the school privies was much the same as last reported, most of the mbeing satisfactory.
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—— DREFACH. Eisteddfod. Cynhaliwyd yr Eisteddfod Gadeiriol flynyddol yn y lie uchod nos Lun y Pasc. Cafwyd cynulliad rhagorol, a chystadleuaeth frwd ar y rhan fwyaf o'r testynau. Llywydd: Mr Davies, Dolau, Cwerchyr: arweinydd: Parch. It R Davies, Llandilo; cyfeilydd: Mr. Jenkins, ysgol- ieistrj beirniaid: cerddoriaeth, Mr. J Har- ris, Narberth; barddoniaeth: Parch. Aaron Morgan, Blaenffos; traethodau: Mr D Pryse Williams (Brythonydd), Y Wenallt; am- rywiaeth: Parch. Aaron Morgan a Mr. Jones, ysgolfeistr, Brynsaron; llythyron caru. Parch It R Davies. Gwobr gydau (prize bags) Mrs Jones, Derw Mills a Miss Jones, Saron. Trysorydd: Mr. J. Lewis, Cambrian Mills; ysgrifenydd: Mr D. Isaac, Velindre. Rhestr o'r buddugwyr: —Cor cymvsg S.A.T.B., ddim o dan 20 o rif, "Y Ffrwd" (Gwilym Gwent), Cor Sar-, on, arweinydd Mr D It Lewis; cor o'r un weithfa, ''Mawlgan" (Llawlyfr Moliant), Gilwenog, T Jones, AelybPyn; cor plant, Pwy sydd yn y Nef yn byw" (Rhaglen Cymanfa'r Bedyddwyr am 1908), Bargocd Minstrels, T Davies, Glasdir; deuawd i ten- or a bass, o ddewisiad y cystadleuwyr, Mri E Jones, Tyhwnt a M Evans Green Cottage, Drefach; unawd soprano, "Hen iaith fy mam" (T D. Edwards), Miss Lena Phillips, Llandyssul; unawd contralto, "Fel y myno Duw" (D Jenkins) Miss Lizzie Jones, Llan- dyssul; unawd tenor, "Bugeiles y Glyn" (T D Edwards), Mr Arthur Jones, Llan- dyssul; unawd bass, "Can y Marchog" (Pritchard), Mr Wm Evans, Spring Croft, Llandyssul; unawd i unrhyw lais, na fu yn fuddugol o'r blaen, Miss Eva James. Park Villa, Newcastle Emlyn; unawd i fecligyn dan 14 oed, "P'le mae y naw" (Swn y Jiwbili),, 1 Tom James, Bla°nwaun, Henllan; 2 E Rees James, Glanrliyd Hen- lInn; unawd i ferched dan 14 oed "Mwy i ganlvn" (Swn y Jiwbili), 1 Maggie Gibbon, ulynawr, Newcastle Emlyn ,2 E A Jones, Llainffald, Velindre, a gwobr arbenig -VI .gan Jones, Paris House, Llandyssul; unawd ar v berdoneg i rai dan 15 oed. --ranliaiis(,r- }[arch') (Wagner), Ellen Jones, Dohvion Mills, Velindre; pryddest heb fod dan 150 na thros 200 o linellau, "Prydferth- well y Groe- Parch. D. Emrys James, Dowlais; pedwar panill, "Helynt plant ar fo-ep ('aJan, Mr D Jenkins (Ap Cledlvn), \c.talyfera onglyn i'r "ArddnngnHfa Blu- og," An. Cledlyn, Ystalyfera: traethawd ar "Sefyllia foesol a chrefyddol plwyfi Llan- I geler a Phenboyr yn bresenol," Mr Henry Davies, Cwmcerrig, Liangeler; adroddiad i rai mewn oed. ''Harri Dafvdd Bwlchgarw-' I (Yr Adroddwr), cvdfuddugoi, Mr. J. E. Jones Saron Post Office a Miss M A Evans,
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ivncAcu Dangers. A NURSE RECOMMENDS ZAM-BUK. Accidents are so inseparable from the daily iound oi domestic duties and the risk of blood-poisoning and inflammation, irom Lhe smallest scratch or burn is so great that ry V, til-kept household now-a-days has handy a supply of Zam-Buk, the ever-reauy and rich healing balm. Mrs. Jane Davis, 46. Earlsdon btreet, Covontry to a reporter said:—"I was cook- ing when my clothes caught fire. 1 rushed into the yard in flames, screaming with pain. A neighbour, tearing a rug from a clothes line. wrapped it around me, but I was badly burned on the arms, chest, and back. At the Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital I was skilfully attended for twelve months yet my right arm never would heal, and remained raw and painful all the time. A number of approved remedies—including scraping the arm—were tried, but they were all unavailing. I had to endure terrible agony, and my arm was quite useless. u Ihe doctors also tried to heal the arm agony, and my arm was quite useless. u The doctors also tried to heal the arm I bv grafting flesh on to it from my leg and left arm, but the arm was as bad as ever. I was discharged from the hospital as in- curable. "I went into a hospital in Kent, where I did not improve, until one of the nurses did not improve, until one of the nurses happily persuaded me to try Zam-Buk. "You can imagine my surprise and deLght when after only a few dressings with Zam- I Buk, I noticed an unmistakeable sign of im- provement. IN-en, healthy '( It ivas begin ning to form over the raw flesh. The area of new skin widened, so I now persevered with the regular use of Zam-Buk with new hopefulness, born ot tnis unex- pected and marvellous change. Zam-Buk also soothed away all the old pain and in- flammation; the tissue assumed a natural colour and now, not only has Zam-Buk compelled my arm to heal, but I have fully recovered the use of the limb. My cure is entirely due to the marvellous healing pro- perties of Zam-Buk."
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CALVINISTIC METHODISM. SOUTH WALES QUARTERLY ASSOCIA- TION. This week the South Wales and Mon- mouthshire Quarterly Association of the \Velsh (Jalvinistic Methodists assemble at Cilgerran,' near Cardigan. The proceedings commenced on Tuesday, when there was a lar 'e attendance of ministers and lay dele- gaies and others from all the seven counties. The Rev. W. J. Williams. Hirwain, the moderator for the year, presided, and the Hev. J. Morgan, Aberdare, was the secre- tary, and Mr. T. Herbert, Llanelly, trea^ urer'. The official members of the confer- ence included the following:— Ex-Moderators—Revs. G. Williams Llys- bran; Thomas Rees, D.D., Cefn; Thomas Levi, Aberystwyth; E. Phillips, Emlyn; W. M Lewis. Tyllwyd; J. Cynddylan Jones, D.D., Whitchurch; Aaron Davies, D.D., Cadoxton; W. Evans, M.A., Pembroke Dock; J. Evans, Abermeurig; Robert Salmon, Ltans:id'vi"-n W. James, Aberdare: J. E. Davies, 1\1. London; J. Morgan Jones, Cardiff; J. Davies, Pandy: T. J. Morgan, Garn; W. E. Prytherch, Swansea. North Cardigan—Rev. J. Bowen, lvhya- fendigaid; Maurice Griffiths,/ M.A., Aber- ystwyth Isaac Joel, Rhydyfelin; Messrs. J Jo ii(,,s,-Capel Seion; David Jenkins. Mus. Bac.. Aberystwyth, R. Plil-Ilip- Talybont. South Cardigan-Revs. Morgan Evans, Trenaron; Rees Morgan, Dewibrefi; T. L. Roderick, Llanbedr; Messrs. T. Jones, Blaencefn; J. Davies, Blaenanerch; E. T. Thomas, Llechryd. n Pembrokeshire—Rev. D. H. Lloyd, Castle- ton D. Jcnes, Puncheston; Messrs. Davies and Owen Evans, Morfa. Carmarthenshire—Revs. W. Mosss Davies. B.A., Hendre; D. Phillips, Carmarthen; E Davies, Llanpumpsaint; Messrs. Rees Jones, Hendre; J W Harries. Llanstephan; Super- intendent Evans, Llandilo. London- Revs. J. E. Davies, M.A., Lon- don: and Mr. John Burrell, London. The conference was opened on Tuesday evening, and will continue in session until Thursday morning. The proposal to make the qualification of total abstinence com- pulsory in the case of all new deacons has now been considered by all the presbyteries, and came up for final discussion. Other matters for discussion include the Tony- pandy Hermon dispute, the Trevecca students' disaffection, the annual repoit of the ministers' fund, and the proposed new rules for the synodical examination.
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CHIPS OF NEWS. ¡ Captain E. H. Blomefield, who has been for Imany years the British Vice-Consul at Calais, has been presented with the Victorian Order in recognition of the services he has rendered in connection with many Royal cross-Channel voyages. I An appeal to residents to stop giving money to children begging in the street has been made by the chief constable of Hull, who says that the money given goes into sweet 6nops. By kneeling in the sink in the kitchen and holding his head in the copper, which he nad previously filled with water. Thomas Dolman, of Broxwich. near Walsall, committed suicide. In a duel with swords at Neuilly, Paris, be- tween M. Balsan and M. Kousnetzoff, who are well known in the racing world, the latter re- ceived a severe wound in the lower part of the body. It was stated at the thirteenth annual conven- tion of the London Christian Endeavour Federa- tion that the federation now included 757 societies, with a total membership of over 30,000. It has been decided to abandon this year's life- boat demonstration in Burton-ojri-Ircnt on ac- count of the position in which the Mayor and chief residents consider the town is placed by the Licensing Bill. Servioe w>as conducted at Wormwood ^crubbe Prison on Good Friday by tho Bishop ot Ken- sington. Just after a service had begun at Godalming Parish Church on Good Fridty, Thomas Mit- chell, a gardener, aged sixty-five, fell dead. Six members of the Hals tea d Rat and Sparrow Club have in as many months been responsible for the destruction of 7,000 rats and sparrows. Some twenty-four sites on Lowestoft beach for stalls, bathing-machines, and chairs have been let by public auction for rentals amounting to ;6275. Mr. James Edward Woods, of Swarhnd Hall, Felton, has been appointed Sheriff of the City of Northumberland, in succession to the late Colonel 1-1. F. Swan. Mr. Thomas Shaw, Lord Advocate, who re- cently suffered from a severe attack of gas"™ catarrh, has left England for Portugal o cal advice, and will be away for two weeks. The President of the Board of Trade has ap- pointed Mr. E. H. Marsh and Mr. W. ±J. Clark, C.M.G., to be his private secretaries, end Cap- tain the Hon. F. E. Guest to be his assistant- 1secretary, unpaid. The punishment which has bef" imposed on Ravner, the murderer of Mr. Uhitok'.v. for en- deavouring to set fire to himsc!' m Ins cell at Parkhurst Prison is a fortnight« wlit.a.ry con- finement. This is his second punishment of the kind. Westminster City Council is seeking the sup- port of the metropolitan &r>r°u8h C-ounci^ m petitioning against the Publio Health Officers Bill, now before Parliament. Mr. J. King. veterinary inspector of the Metropolitan Cattle Market, reports that the number of animals slaughtered there ksi year was 176,782, and that, as <x>mpared with 1906, there was a decrease of 11,160. Mr. Graham-Smith. brother-in-law of the Prime Minister, who was terribly burnt through I the upsetting of a lamp, is reported to be mak- ing good progress. 'With a message of distress from shipwrecked sailors dated February 26th attached to its toot, a tropic bird has arrived at Buirntz. To enable the Marvport lifeboat to be launched without delay at any state of the tide, a siipway 223ft. long has been constructed at a cost of £800. Depressed, it is said, by a rumour that he would be invalided from the -orvice, Sergeant A. Johnston, Royal Marine Artillery, shot him- self dead on board H.M.S. Caesar at Devon port. As a protest against a system of fines, '200 em- ployees at Messrs. Murphy and Stevenson s weaving factory, Dromore, Co. Down, have struck work. The Extreme Right of the Russian Duma nave decided to propose the exemption of Jews from military service, thereby excluding from the Army what they regard as a pcrnicious and re- volutionary element. Desperate fighting has taken e between a French force and 5.000 Berber tribesmen, 2,000 of the latter being killed. v Mr. William Buchholtz, a London lace mer- chant, shot Miss Nancy Power, with whom he lived at Stained, ani then committed suicide.
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Bertram Stuarc vyrosveiior, a chauffeur, wsj killed in a collision in Oxford-street. LonaolJ between the motor-car he wa3 driving and watering-cart. watering-cart. The booking-office at Wandswo'tii Comtn O Station was destroyed by fire 'on Friday nigfa It was .built last year. The Old Dutch House. Bristol, a famous inf which is a copy of the celebrated Bergenmeists Stadt in Leyden, is about to be demolished. Socialism must be making some iinprc*«on o the younger people in the country. aid Mr. Wil Thorne, M.P., in opening a bazaar at Canmnl Town, and in another ten or fifteen years b looked forward to a tremendous upheaval o; their part. their part. I Professor Belar's instruments at Laibacbt Professor Belar's instruments at Laibac»l Austria, recorded a distant earthquake-* o» Thursday, the disturbance beginning at 6.4o p.ift (Austrian time, an hour aliiad of <.xreenwir.i» reaching its maximum at 7.7, lasting fi\e Loursj and being distant 3,1C5 mile*. Apparently knocked down by a passing traill the mutilated body of Richard Albert Hoghton, Lancashire, was found.on tne rai.waj near Bambcr Bridge, where ho had been vi.-itml < friends. It was his custom to walk home alonl the railway line. J Mr. J. T. Homer, who has just retired fro the chairmanship of the Wirr.borno Guardian^ after sixteen years' service, has to his record a1 attendance at onpry meeting held during thff period excepting two—4IO out of 412. Dr. Owen Coleman, the medical officer health for Surbiton, in his annual report refeff to the recent amendment of the \accinatioj Acts, remarking that personally ne looks up?] this free trade in smallpox as retrograde and plorable." J A proposal is before the Manx Legislature foj the extension of the .harbour works at Douglw and Port Erin, to cost approximately £ 150,GOT Tlie surplus revenue of the Isle of Man tor tnj financial year ended March 31et last amounted to £ 9,001. The surplus for the preceding yea! was 28.446. Among 700 scattered over the United King dom who have been granted pensions of £ 20 pel, annum by the Royal Hospital for Incurables a Putney was one at Dover who, though sufferm from an incurable malady, has received the gi for fortv-eight years. Two have had it for for.: 6ix years, four for forty-four, and five others f over forty years. Mrs. Francis lirisr, the West Virginia "0 Queen," has left £ 20,000 to her solicitor beoauS1 she found him honest. Six hundred individuals who i-nvolu-ntari, spent their Good Friday in Brixton T oeived a welcome visit from the Brixton Qr# torio Choir, which rendered an Oratorio rvic<j A memorial is to be erected in one ox tW streets of New York in honour of Dixon, tW negro pugilist. It will take the form of a stcr* fountain, and will be the first monument ev4 erected in America to a boxer. j A daguerreotype of a young man and gii taken from the body of a soldier on the battij field of Chaocelloryille during the Ainenorf Civil War has been returned to the girl m tn picture, Mrs. T. W. Stowe, of Milford, ConnJ after the finder had searched for her for thirtj three years. J An examination of candidates for thirty 00 missions in the Royal Army Medical Corps wi held on July 29th and following days. Mr. R. C. Bolton has been re-elected cnajj man and Mr. R. B. Prorser vice-chairman of tW Free and Open Church Association. The ancient Good Friday custom of prescntiiw aged widows with new sixpences and hot-oro buns vs* Tone through in the graveyard of St Bartholomew's, Smithfield. London. J Good Friday church processions in Birming ham were attended by some disorderly scenes. Regret is expressed by employers and ,worJ1 men's officials alike at the rejection of tW terms arranged for the settlement of the doç, dispute on the North-East Coast. The breakdown of the LeytoD District CoutJ cil's tramways caused many holiday-makers tI be stranded in Epping Forest. The largest decrease known for half a centufj is shewn in the return for 1907 of the meinbelj ship in the Wesleyan Methodist denomination.1 Orders have been diverted from the local ship yards in consequence of the Tvnesido disputes. i The display of exhibits from British Coloni^ and dependencies at tho coming "Entente I Exhibition promises to be remarkably attractive