The Amman Valley Chronicle and East Carmarthen News

ORGANIST FOR THE CHRISTIAN TEMPLE, AMMANFORD. APPOINTMENT OF MR. GWILYM R. I J ONES. On Sunday last, the final voting took place for :■ n organist for Christain Temple. Amman- f or j, and the choice of the Church fell upon M C<wilym R. Jones, at present organist at W;}te Congregational Church, Manchester. Mr. Jone3 is a native cf Erynamman, and his been connected with music since child- h., He was for many years, until his de- f,)r Manchester, accompanist to the Brynamman Choral Society. He hh beert in Manchester for fifteen years. r:, I lJrglll ist and a teacher of the organ and pi ;i; i, and voice production. For over ten he has conducted the well known M1 •;ehesti-r Welsh Choral Society.

1*1 vs. Lloyd George's Views on "Mothercraft." ADDU £, 6, 'EA I ADDRESS AT SWANSEA. M'. Alfred Davies, head of the Welsh De- p".r':ueiit of the Board uf Education, on Wed- nesday presented prizes fer JIlothercraft to the el W school-girls of Swansea, connected with t![-, Mothers' and Bab'ies' Welcome, which Lady Moral has established at Swansea for the help and tuition of mothers. Lady Mond and Mrs. Lloyd George were both present. Ammanford was represented at the gathering by Mrs. Herbert, Erynmarlais. and Mrs. Phillips, Parcyryn Mr. Lloyd George, in a motherly address, soid the lessons received by the girls to whom prizes had been awarded were invaluable. Tiv, reproach that many things taught in sch<v.r-s were useless could not be used of n.et'ieivr.'ift. Old-fashioned ideas inspecting b bu s were becoming obsolete. They heard much of women's rights nowadays, but let thriii not forget what women's duties were. Lndy Mond expressed her gratitude for the • v in which Swansea people had taken up vh '.t she had been afraid would be described ab "one of Lady Mend 's fads."

SCHOOLS MEDICAL INSPECTOR FOR CARMARTHEN SHIRE. At a special meeting of the Carmarthenshire County Council at Carmarthen on Wednesday Dr. R. L. Thomas, Whitland, who was the only applicant, was appointed schools medical officer for the county at a salary of 1-350, which includes travelling expenses.

Sanitary Inspectors' Association. MEETING AT AMMANFORD. Interesting Paper by Dr. Hughes. I A meeting of the South Wales and Mon- mountiishire Centre of the Sanitary Inspec- tors' Association was held at Ammanford on Saturday, and the proceedings were of a most interesting character. At the invitation of the Chairman of the Ammanford Urban District Council, the visitors and friends were entertained at lun- cheon at the Gwestfa Restaurant, after which there was a conference at the Y.M.C.A. In- stitute. There, as well as at the luncheon, Mr. D. Jones. -J.P., chairman of the Amman- ford Council. presided, and among those pres- ent were Messrs. D. Jenkins, Cardiff (vice- president); J. Towy Thomas, Trealaw (sec- retarvi: B. Lewis, Aberdare; D. Jones. Rhondda D. Williams, Swansea; C. Hockley. Barry; A. E. Edmunds, Pontar- dawe: J. J. Nener and J. W. Jones, Swan- sea D. R. Thomas (Dewi Samlet), Swansea Rural; Miss Ceinwen Thomas (Health School Yisitor). Dr. D. Arthur Hughes (Medical Officer for the County of Carmarthen), Dr. Price (Medical Officer of Health for Amman- ford), Messrs. B. R. Evans (vice-chairman of Ammanford Council), Councillors J. Evan Jones. E. Evans, J. Harries (Irlwyn). W. Evans. J. C'. Shaw, T. M. Evans, M.A. (Clerk). D. Thomas (Surveyor), T. J. Rees (Assistant Overseer and Rate Collector), and others. The Chairman, in opening the conference, declared rhe pleasure he and the Ammanford Council felt in welcoming the Sanitary In- spectors' Association to Ammanford, and sug- gested that. although there was much that could be said, they would proceed with the agenda first, and then, if there should be time, he would invite speeches. Now they would have a report from the Secretary, after which he would call upon Dr. Hughes to read his paper on "Sanitary Inspectors." (Applause.) The Secretary said that at a meeting held that morning, the following had been elected members of the Association :—Messrs. H. D. Jones. Mountain Ash: J. J. Evans. Mynydd- islwyn T. F. Halliday. Barry; T. Osborne, Rhondda: R. Thwaite. Rhondda; E. Morgan, Llanelly Rural; and D. Thomas. Ammanford. fit may here be interpolated that at the luncheon it was announced that Mr. J. Towv Thomas had been elected vice-president of the Sanitary Inspectors' Association of the United Kingdom, and that he is the first in Wales tu be so honoured J I DR. HUGHES'S PAPER. Dr. Hughes, at the outset, thanked the Association for the honour done him in being asked to read a paper to them. He appre- ciated the honour all the more because the gathering was held at Ammanford. He felt somewhat diffident, as he had only occupied the position of an administrative officer for about three years. but it was a very true state- ment that "life depends not upon the length of day, but upon the depth of days"—(ap- plallscl-allll in that light it was possible for anyone, by devotion to his task, to become acquainted with such matters as were em- bodied in the work of the great body whose representatives he was now addressing. (Ap- plause. i Con te III pia (j ng this huge health machinery, the part of the workings that appeals to me isaid Dr. Hughes), is that which comprises the sanitary officers. I note you have adopted this name in preference to the orthodox name of Inspector of Nuisances, and very rightly, too. In Scotland they are called Sanitry In- spectors in Ireland. Sanitary Sub-officers. The name Inspector of Nuisances does not adequately express your full duties and I con- sider it derogatory as it docs not adequately express the full sense of your duties. I re- gard your department as a "Sine qua non"— a without which nothing. It is my apprecia- tion of this department, what it has done and is doing, and its possibilities that made me select this subject and my object' in doing so is to point out the great development that has taken place in sanitary science, necessitating to-day a high standard of education and train- ing to arouse the sense of responsibility of the powers that be to stimulate their sense of appreciation of this particular service, to give the position of Sanitary Inspector a higher status, and to offer greater inducements to enlist into the service good men qualified for the work. The keynote of the work to be done is struck by your motto—" Heb iechyd. ba ich yw bywyd er ei gael yn aur i gyd "— and I would ask you to attune yourselves to the spint of the statement. We have been brought up in the belief that "lIlan in his original state was a very nolde and exalted creature, being placed as the head and lord of tfil, liavin, all the creatures in sub- jection to him." And then we have the story of the Fall, and the more I contem- plate this ancient story the more it seems to me withm the range of possibility and even of experience. Always and everywhere poor human beings have been tempted to eat of the same tree of knowledge that they may be ei-i,ii ,ii hour as gods. wise, but with a false wisdom; happy, but with a happiness which, when the excitement lias passed, leaves too often, as with the hapless pair in Eden. depression, shame, and fear. Kipling touches the heart of the matter in his poem on the four angels who in succession offered to Adam fire. air. earth, and water. Then followed the Fall—black disaster; but as he puts it—• Out of black disaster He arose to be master Of earth and water, air and fire. By a alow, painful progress, science has crept or. from point to point, with many lllIS- takes and many failures—a progress often marked with the stains of human effort, but all the same the most revolutionary and far- reaching advance ever made by man's intel- lect and the marvellous thing is That the most important of these changes have been elfectel1 within the mernoryT of those living. Three stand out as of the first importance C (1) Charles Darwin, in effect, has told us to (1) C'?i?trlcs D-,ii-v.-Iii, iii ell(,(:t, has tol(I its to !ii? t-c) look bac-lz look upwards and forwards towards a Para- dise Regained." (2) Chemistry and jdiysics have given us control of the four elements— C H () N Earth Water Fire Air (the four angels Kipling mentions), and he has harnessed the forces of Nature. n) The leaves of the tree of science ha ve a va iled for the healing of the nations. Measure as you may the progress of the world—intellectually, in the growth and spread of education; mater- ially. in the application to life of mechanical appliances; and morally, in a higher stand- ard of ethics between nation and nation, and between individuals—there is no measure which can compare with the decrease of dis- ease awl slItfering in man, woman, and child. Not so long ago, the mass of the people would re-echo the wish of Euripides when he said Not to be born is the best. and next to die as soon as possible." And it was this phase of life that incited Millet painting that fam- ous picture of his, "The Man with the Hoe," where lie depicts, as Edwin Markham puts it in lil3 poem— Bowed by the weight of centuries lie leans Upon his hoe, and gazes on the ground, The emptiness of ages in his face, And on his back the burden of the world. Who made him dead to rapture and despair, A thing that grieves not and that never hopes, Stolid and stunned, a brother to the ox? The man with the hoe to-day is beginning to look up and to catch a glimpse of the con- dition of things St. John describes-" The new heaven and the new earth, when former things should pass away." To fully appreci- ate the position of St. John, it is necessary you should view his position in the whole setting; one can then form a better judgment of his vital relation to the whole. The authorities concerned with the sanitary ad- ministration of this country are central (the Local Government Board) and local (adminis- trative counties, county and municipal bor- oughs. and urban and rural districts of countries.) The Local Government Board rare- ly, if ever. meets, and consists really of a President appointed by the Crown, with, as ex-ofifcio members, the local President of the Privy Council, all the principal Secretaries of State, the Lord Privy Seal, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The work is entrusted to the permanent staff, consisting of medical officers. inspectors, bacteriologists, etc. The County Councils are supervising bodies, and are intermediate between the L.G.B. and the rural antl urban authorities. Each may make hv-laws as to the good rule and government of their own county and for the prevention and supervision of nuisances. They are ap- peal authorities" under various Acts. e.g., Public Health Act 1S75, Isolation Hospital Acts 1898-1001. &c. County Borough Coun- cils. Municipal Borough Councils, and Urban and Rural District Councils administer the numerous Acts dealing with sanitation. Eng- land and Wales are divided into 1831 sanitary (listrl(-t-i-812 Urban, GIÎI) Rural, 324 Borough Councils, 29 Metropolitan. The members of these councils are from the laity, and they have no special knowledge on health matters, but each sanitary authority must appoint two paid officials—the Medical Officer of Health, who is the advisory officer, and the Inspector, the executive officer, and the M.O.H.'s right hand man. whose instructions it is his duty to carry out. These two officers should hear the same relation to their respective author- ities as the L.G.B. permanent staff does to the L.G.B. experts! Public Health administration has grown and developed out of ignorance and superstition to its present well-established foundation on a scientific basis. The subject of public health is now fairly grasped by popular sentiment. and although ignorance, oppositon, and vested interests still contest the ground, progress is sure. and the light of science is illuminating the dark. It is now better appreciated than it ever has been that the causes which induce disease and shorten life are greatly under our own control, and that we have it in our own power to restrain and diminish them and to remove that which has been called the self-imposed curse of dying before the prime of life"; or. as Browning puts it- So should'st thou live, 'Till like ripe fruit thou drop'st into thy mother's lap, And not be plucked harshly unto death." A variety of Acts have been passed from time to time dealing with health questions, and were all the provisions enforced little would remain to be desired but as main* of them are permissive and not compulsory the benefit is less oeniplete than it might be, and here J would direet IllY reJllarks to the sanitary authorities. The standard of sanitation is daily increasing, and it behoves every author- it to seriously consider how they can best keep their districts abreast of the times. An insanitary town depletes the vitality of its inhabitants, keeps desirable residents away, and is indircdly a financial loss to the com- munity. The expenditure incurred in lay- ing sewers, constructing sewage disposal works and perfecting the sanitary condition oi the town is DOt, as is sometimes imagined, entirely unremunerative, the result always being healthier homes, less epidemical dis- eases. a stronger and more vigorous people, a lower death-rate, and general addition to the comfort and welfare of the inhahitants of the district. Duties of Sanitary Inspectors, speaking genera lly, are To inspect the dis- trict with greater detail than is possible for the Medical Officer of Health; To serve statu- 1 tOry notices under the Public Health Acts, under the direction of the Sanitary Authority: to report to the Medical Officer of Health and the Sanitary Authority all nuisances, breaches of sanitary by-laws, offensive traders, waste of water, damage to, or contamination of, water supplies: to inspect, and if necessary take samples of. food exposed for sale; to superin- tend the removal of patients to the Isolation Hospital and the disinfection of premises and effects; house-inspection, Ac. Now, to eflfici- ently diselwrge these duties it is essential that he should at least he entitled to take an -I N-e ri average place, and that, technically, lie should possess at any rate an elementary knowledge i f the various conditions upon which the hy- gienic well-being of the community is de- pendenv, including the physical laws that govern all sanitary operations. A sanitary inspector then ought to know enough of physics in relation to air and water to enable him to understand the principles upon whic-h proper ventilation, warming, water supply, and drainage are dependent. He ought to be familiar with physiology to an extent that will make intelligible the influence that im- "I" irtij)iti-c water, and general insani- tary surroundings exercise on the usual healthy functions of the body. The condi- tions upon which the origin and spread of in- fectious disease arc dependent, and the best means of counteracting these, ought to form a part oi his stock of knowledge. As a guard- ian of the food supply, it is necessary that he should be able to recognise unsound meat, a duty which entails a knowledge of the dis- eases to which animals are liable, and the signs of these in the carcase,as well as of the evidence of the putrefactive changes in food, both animal and vegetable. The operations of certain trade processes that are likely to give rise to nuisances must be know to him, so that he may advise his authority of cases in which the law that governs these is being abused. And, lastly, lie must know the pro- visions, so far as they relate to his duties, of the Public Healt hand other Acts that govern the sanitary administrations of the country. In short, the duties entail the possession by him of an amount of technical knowledge that, as I have already remarked, can only be ac- quired by special study and training. It is such a man. and only such a man, who can be of real service as the right hand of the Medical Officer of Health. It ought to be a condition of appointment that all candidates should furnish evidence in the shape of a diploma of having acquired a knowledge of their duties. This diploma, in my opinion, ought not to be granted unless the candidate can satisfy the examiners that he possesses a practical in addition to a theoretical know- ledge of these duties by previously having been a pupil or an assistant under a qualified inspector. The L.G.B. recommend that he should hold a diploma. In districts of over 10,(KJ0 inhabitants they recommend that he should devote all his time to his duties, but in smaller districts they approve of his holding other public appointments. There are cir- cumstances which prevent their being dicta- torial. but it is manifest that their ideal is properly qualified men and full-timers, and it is the duty of the Sanitary Authorities to at- tain tms; but I Mould respectfully point out taw tlJlS; uut ,ou ( respecttu1Jy pomt out j that the standard indicated means a very considerable amount of time and money being spent in acquiring the knowledge to fit men for the work. It stands to reason that a reasonable inducement should be offered in return. I would therefore suggest that those at present in office should at once proceed toward obtaining a diploma, and that the particular Authority should offer an induce- ment of say t20 a year increase in the In- spector's salary, that the system of part-time should be substituted by full-time officers, and that the salaries all round should be raised substantially in order to give this service a very inucn enhanced status in every direction, and so attract men of a high standard of edu- cation and training. I would also advocate their being given a national status with re- gard to security of tenure and with regard to the control of the purse strings. Without this, the Inspector is at the mercy of a body of men. many of whom possibly would be directly interested in property (particularly in view of this housing reform so much talked about just now), and to be firm and consistent in the discharge of his duties under these cir- cumstances is more than can be expected of hilll. I would compare in one sense (on a much higher plane of service though) the Sanitary Inspector to the Police Officer-sub- stituting the word disease for crime, and of the two I recognise the former as more im- portant and essential than the latter. Surely to inspect, detect, prohibit, abate, and remove conditions that are injurious to the health of a community is far more productive of good than to haul up and charge "drunks and dis- orderlies. And yet we find in Carmarthen- shire the cost of the Police Force is £ 12,250; Sanitary Inspectors. £ (>50; and 116 Police Officers as against 18 Sanitary Officers. I maintain that the most powerful deterrent to drunkenness and all its miserable results is the Sanitary Reformer. In concluding, 1 cannot do better than quote Owne Deacon, Editor of PUllch :— Ah. sirs. if I may change at will From chaff to earnest in a breath, Wrongs unredressed are with us still, Hunger and want, disease and death. Powers of the dark o'er run these Christian realms For lack of knightly service, come let's see then How wearing England's favour on your helms Ye, too, can ride abroad to "break the heathen. Earth and ocean, flame and wind Have unnumbered secrets still To be ransacked if you will For the service of mankind. Science is as yet a child, But her power and her people shall grow, And her triumphs in the future Shall diminish toil and woe, Shall extend the bounds of pleasure With an everlasting ken, And of dens and wildernesses Make the happy homes of men. The Chairman thanked Dr. Hughes for his excellent paper, and Mr. Hockley expressed pleasure with the reception accorded the Asso- ciation by the Chairman, members and officials of the Ammanford Council, and re- marked that the visitors must not forget that the town and district had developed more rapidly than any other industrial district in South Wales within the past few years. The prospect of a good scheme of sewerage here was one which interested the Association, and the able suggestions made by Dr. Hughes as to the status and pay of Sanitary Inspectors were such as he hoped would be considered by local authorities. He proposed a cordial vote of thanks to the doctor for his able paper. Mr. B. Lewis, Aberdare, ssconded in a brief speech, equally complimentary to both Dr. Hughes and the Ammanford district. The vote of thanks having been carried wifii acclamation, Dr. Hughes responded. Dr. Price, as Medical Officer of Hialiii ior Ammanford Urban Dis- I rid, was very glad the Sanitary in -[sectors Association had paid a visit to tne Ammanford district, which, under more i avourahie weather cond itions than those which prevailed that day, would ncs doubt nave given rhem further proofs of its interest- ing character and rapid growth, had they been able to see through the mist or visit some of the places around them. They were fortunate here, already, in having an excellent water supply from the "Eye of the Loughor," and they had two systems of lighting—electric and ga.-i--and, if the Association should visit thelll later on, lie had no doubt they would see an excellent system of drainage in exist- ence. Mr. B. R. Evans remarked that the visit of the Association and the kind things said by their visitors—who were people specially in- terested in sanitation and town improvements, would prove a source of encouragement to the public men of Ammanford in the work which they had in hand. He did not entirely agree with the suggestion of Dr. Hughes as to ap- pointing one officer to give full time between two districts. He feared that such a plan would not be workable, and pointed, for in- stance, to the difficulties which would arise, say, as between Glanamnian and Ammanford in such a case. Mr. \V. Evans, referring to the Chairman's remarks as to the readiness of the people of Ammanford to pay for a n efficient sewerage scheme, said the ratepayers were becoming convinced of the need of such a scheme. He endorsed all that had been said of the paper read by Dr. Hughes, and emphasized the maxim that before wealth must come health. (Applause.) Mr. T. M. Evans, M.A., was glad to be associated with the welcome accorded by Am- manford to the Sanitary Inspectors' Associa- tion. The district was one which had pro- gressed rapidly, and lie. like other speakers, felt confident that if, and when, the Associa- tion should visit Ammanford again, they would find not only an excellent water supply, and lighting, but a first-class sewerage scheme in operation, the streets paved, and other improvements carried out for health and comfort. (Applause.) Touching upon the paper read, he complimented Dr. Hughes upon his eloquence, and felt almost inclined to say that the Doctor must have mistaken his vocation. (Laughter and ap- plause.) He thought all would agree with the sentiments expressed as to the necessity for training Sanitary inspectors. It was an absurdity that a man who had to look after the public health should be one who knew nothing at all about sanitation. (Applause.) As to the readiness of the ratepayers of Am- manford to pay for their sewerage scheme, lie said they had had to be educated to it, and some of them had had to explain and point out the advantages of such a scheme before the district became ripe for it. It had been argued, successfully, that it was better to pay five shillings in the t, if necessary, for a scheme which would prevent disease than to ha ve to pay 5s. or more to a doctor or an undertaker. (Laughter and applause.) Doc- tors, after all. were necessary evils. (Laugh- ter. i He knew the doctors would pardon him for putting it in that way, for they knew his sentiments personally, towards them. (Applause.) Mr. John Harries (Irlwyn) also expressed pleasure at the opportunity of according a welcome to the Association and concluded with these lines Hawtldanior i'r G vmdeithas lion I'w glendicl ar ei hyd, I gertlded Cyniru fach yn grwn Y Bettws gyda'r byd A diolch fyth i Dr. Hughes Am araeth eglur, lan Pob llwydd i'r boll Gynghorwyr Sydd am wella Gwlad y Gan." Mr. E. Evans, said he also was very pleased to be present on such an interesting occasion, and lie wished to give expression, in a few phrases to the thanks wliich had already been tendered to Dr. Hughes for his able paper. Mr. J. Towy Thomas, the Secretary of the Association, reviewed the progress made by the Association, from its foundation, 17 years ago, and glanced at the importance of the work of sanitation in the South Wales towns with which the members were connected. He had seen the growth of the Rhondda, and he knew what had been done there, so he felt that in visiting Ammanford they were in a district with immense possibilities, and from a sanitary as well as industrial and com- mercial point of view, excellent prospects. (Applause.) This was the 108th meeting of the centre, and the addition to the mem- bership at this evening's meeting marked an- other step forward in strength. (Applause.) The positions to which Dr. Hughes had re- ferred were such as deserved consideration and proper remuneration for services rendered and sacrfices made, and he hoped the valuable paper read would lie an addition to their literature as a society and an incentive to public men to help forward sanitation by adopting means to place their health officers upon a proper status, as well as to see that qualifications for office were insisted upon. (Applause. ) On the itioti,,ii o. Mr. Thomas, Gowerton, seconded by Mr. Nener, Swansea, a vote of tnanks accorded to the Ammanford C. in.cd and its Chairman for the reception the Association, anl the proceo ings were brought t » a close. Printed and Published by GwiJym Vaughan, Ltd., at their Offices, Quay-street, Amman- ford. in the County of Carmarthen, December 4,

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FOOTBALL. (Continued from fage 3). BRYNAMMAN Y. CWMTWRCH. I (By "OBSERVER. ") The above match had been anxiously looked forward to by tne Bryiuunman supporters owing to tne fact that when the two teams met at Cwmtwrch earlier in the season, the game resulted in a win for the homesters, the winning points being scored through the re- feree s aOsentiiiindeiiness. Oil this occasion Brynaimnan fully expected to turn the tables. i'he homesters lielded a fairly representative team, tne ontyabsenteesbeing Sid Lewis and ill Thomas. The teams lielded as follows Brynamman—bull-back, Oliver Roberts; three-quarters, D. Thomas, W. J. Thomas, Jim Ijriifitns, W. J. Llewellyn; half-backs, Lewis JOlles and Jack George; forwards> David Williams, T. G. Evans, jack Williams, Johnny Davies, Johnny Jones, Dan Llewelyn, David Beynon, David Owen. Cwmtwrch—Pull-back, Tal Edwards three- quarters, H. Rees, Jack Price, G. Powell, E. Martin; half-backs, E. Maddock and D. J. itees; Thomas, E. Rees, Ho Martin, Sid Ciiesby, T. Price. S. Rosser, W. Maddock.W. H. Lewis. Referee, Mr. David Davies. Cwmtwrch. CWlllt\, I'ch kicked off before a good crowd of spectators, and D. Owen returi.ed to touch. The homesters went awa y witii a rush over the line, when a scrum was ordered five yards- out. During some loose play Dan Llewelyn gathered and atter cleverly side-stepping some of the visitors, ran in with a pretty try. The shot at goal failed. Whilst attempting to field tIre drop-out George knocked on, but Brynaininan soon went away with a rush. Here the referee's ruling failed to meet with the approval of the spectators, as he called the homesters back with nothing the matter. Brynamman kicked down to the visiting full- back, who returned nicely to touch. Soon a pretty bit of passing was brought by the homesters, but David Thomas failed to utilise the final transfer to advantage. Cwmtwrch went away with a rush, when Oliver Roberts saved and kicked into the open. Play be- came of a scrambling nature. Both sides played greatly offside, but Cwmtwrch took advantage of the referee's weakness and crossed in the corner. The. try was allowed. but the kick failed. The drop-out was re- turned to the open and Dan Llewelyn found touch after a few exchange kicks. Brynam- man Hot a wa v again and forced a minor. Jack Jones returned the drop-out, and \V. J. Llewelyn, who followed up smartly and sent one of the visitors to touch in possession. Brynamman went over the line, but a scrum was ordered five yards out. Play was de- layed for a short time owing to one of the visitors getting inj ured, but he soon resumed. Lewis Jones got away nicely, but a nice pass to George was ruled as being forward. The homesters, who were handling the greasy ball to advantage, went in for another passing bout when W. J. Thomas punted high, leav- ing an excellent chance to go astray. Dur- ing a scramble for the leather, the homesters obtained and found touch near the line. An- other passing bout finished when half-time was called. David Williams resumed and Cwmtwrch kicked to touch, but gained little ground. Cwmtwrch went away with a rush, but some scrambling play checked their progress. Jim Griffiths gathered and kickecl up the field when Cwmtwrch conceded another minor. The homesters were playing an excellent game at this stage, and soon again went over the line with a rush, but the referee only gave a minor. Brynamman got penalised soon after. but the kick was charged down. Lewis Jones punted to the open, when Cwmtwrch sent to touch. From the line out Brynamman went away with a pretty bout of passing and crossed the visitors' line, but the referee ordered a scrum five yards out. This incident greatly irritated the spectators, who soon rushed in as no one could ever wish to see a fairer try. Brynamman got away again. when play was resumed, and the ball was sellt to Jim Uritliths, who scared in a niee position. Jim was entrusted with the kick, and lIIade no mistake in adding the extra points. Brynamman returned to the open, and Cwmtwrch found touch. From the line- out W. J. Thomas received t lie ball and kicked up the efild. Another passing move- ment was brought off by the homesters, but it broke down in the centre, when the final. whistle sounded. Final score Brynamman, 1 converted goal, 1 try; Cwmtwrch, 1 try. COMMENTS. If ever a team deserved to win on the day's form, Brynanmian did last Saturday. Had there been a capable referee in charge of the game the score would have been more in their favour. It is a pity that in these days, when Rug°by- supporters have their work cut out to keep up the standard of the game, those in charge of the whistle are often of the mediums of spoil- j ing what might have been a pleasant game. The visitors last Saturday were doing their best to prevent an open game. but Bryn- animan went in for passing, although the state of the oval was far from being to their advantage. Oliver Hobert:, at full-back did the little that came his way in creditable style. Jim Griffiths was undouhtedly the best three-quarter on the field. Is it possible for him to show this form again? His speed proved to be a great acquisition. W. J. I Thomas was not so brilliant as usual, and was too prone to kick. W. J. Llewelyn, on the wing. played well, but David Thomas, who was given a trial, hesitated too much. Lewis Jones and Jack George at half-back. fairly out-classed the visiting pair. George showed great improvements in his play. It. was noticed that he was well cared for during the interval. Of the forwards, those mostly in the picture were T. G. Evans, David Williams, Johnny I Davies, and David Beynon, the former waS the best on the field. ] For the visitors Jack Price, their captain, who has been of late great service to Swansea II, and Tal Edwards were the most prominent. The former scored the try. Next Saturday Bi-viiaiiiiiiqii Nvill be at home, to Cacrbryn. i It is hoped that the players will find their way clear to train a little more regularly now, as the fixture list shows a few stiff matches. Competition is keen for a position in the "Old Boys' team for Christmas Day.