The Amman Valley Chronicle and East Carmarthen News

fiwauii-cae-gurwen Parish Masting. A parish meeting of the Caegurwen Ward was held at the Council School on Monday, the 17th inst., Mr. Jonah Evans, Dyffryn Clwyd, Lieing unanuuously voted to tne cnair. The meeting was a very representative one, and considerable enthusiasm prevailed during the nomination periodior the coming Parish Council election. It transpired that ten per- sons had been duly nominated, and an open vote was taken thereon, the result beirg as follows:—William Daniel Jones, 31 David Edwards, 23 Thomas Thomas, 36; Henry Llew. Davies, 35: Thomsfs Edwards, 5; John Rees, 9; William Gwyn Thomas, 13; Thomas Davies, 36 John Williams, 15; and Morgan Williams, i9. As was to be ex- pected, an election was demanded and granted. Two of the old members, Messrs. Henry LIew. Davies and Thomas Thomas, at the request of numerous friends, are seeking re-election. Both have done yeoman service for the last six years, 3."d each has served for two years on the Pontardawe Group of School Managers. The experience, know- ledge and insight thus gained will prove of immense value and assistance to the new Parish Council, should they be re-elected.

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1 N.S.P.C.C. AND CHILD NEGLECL The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children investigated 2,759 com- plaints of neglect and cruelty in England, Wales and Ireland during the month of February. Of the 2,684 cases completed, 2,612 were found true, affecting the welfare :t of 7,355 children and involving 3,366 offenders. Warnings were issued in 2,360 ,I cases, 95 were prosecuted (resulting in 94 convictions), and 157 were dealt with by transfer or in other ways. From its foun- dation in 1884, the Society has dealt with i 1,018,571 complaints, involving 2,867,400 children. In the Carmarthen and Pembroke Counties Branch, during the same month, 18 cases were dealt with, affecting 50 children. I The local office of the Society is situated I at Waterloo Terrace, Carmarthen.

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THE POLITICAL FRONT. By AIN M.P. I Westminster. The air estimates provided an interesting debate, and the House of Commons seems r. htl y determined that our Auv Force, which has won such well-merited glory, shall not die through lack of support. There is some oomfort in our air expenditure in that our civil air needs will all benefit by the march of air science. Some wonderful new aerpplanes were prophesied, and it is interesting to learn that the mails between Egypt and India will soon be carried in military machines. THE DOUGLAS-PENNANT CASE. u_L u-31 I I The case of Miss JJougias-rennam, causeu a warm debate in the House of Commons. It was Lord Ampthill, for the National Party, in the House of Lords, who first caused interest in this question, and since the evidence of the a=tice is so contra- dictory, there seems no way to clear the matter up except by the publication of Mr. Cecil Harmsworth's report to the Prune Minister. I am not so much concerned with the merits of the case as with the im- perative need for justice. Just because an officer, malo or female, is in uniform, 1 canuot agree that they should be denied the elementary rights of British law; and when officers are dismissed for no reason, or for a reason which is in direct conflict with the evidence of other superior officials, I think there is only one way out-the publication of the facts. r THE BENTS BILL. i As I urged, some latitude ifl given in tne Bill to landlords,, for they, too, have their increased cost of repairs, of living and tax- ation. In supporting the Bill, however, 88 a war measure, one must face the fact that .the speculative builder, is likely to walk very warily if freedom to sell or let his houses is denied him. What we really want to get back to is confidence in the building trade and enoouragement to speculat??. 1 do not believe we shall reach that desirable end until the land taxes in Mr Lloyd Greorge's 1910 Budget are repealed. If evi- dence of the need for change was wanted, it lies in the fact that building in the five years a?ter the Peopled Budget was down ? per (*nt. compared with the five years before that famous measure. I remember at the time suggesting that building was not likely to increase by taxing the man who builds, for things do not get cheaper by making them more expensive! OUR BOLSHEVIKS. L'n An insidious propaganda 19 s?i  ¡ to go on in this country in favour of Bol- shevism, and we cannot too often bring home to our people the true facts  Russia. If we want chaos, starvation, misery, and murder, then let us imitate the Russian Bolsheviks. There a new heaven was promised to the psants, and the re- suit is ?20 for a loaf of bread, 10 1 for a pound of butter, and no one able to get the ordinary necessaries of life U711- they support the Bolshevik army, which is the most tyrannical military machine ever fashion, Every man who has saved money even the smallest tradesman-has to vield up all he possesses and paper money is issued for wages, which is rapidly becoming valueless. The result is that every soul in Russia is suffering the pangs of hunger and despair. I repeat, if we want these things, then Bolshevism will do it for us-but, do we? PRODUCTION. I hear that at the National Party con- vention this week the principal resolution will be on national production, and will urge that the strength and safety of the nation demand that its vital needs be produced in its own soil and factories. I think the Nationals are on the right track, for in- dustry and agriculture arc everything in the future struggle for existence, and their encouragement will be worth more than a score of measures such as the new Transport Bill? Another resolution is on funds and the sale of titles. General Pane Croft asked Mr. Bonar Law last we k if he would grant facilities for a Bill dealing with secret funds, "presuming that none of the great parties have anything to hia^ e, and therefore the Bill would be an agreed one." Mr. Bonar Law, however, did not rise to this insinuating suggestion, and, amidst laughter, declared that he was not at all sure that all parties would agree WOMEN AND HOUSES. I believe; that the women are more in- terested in the housing pr >!>lem thnn in any other internal question that is before the liou,w of Commons. It is quite obvious that, something must be done, and the houses must be provided—not brick boxes with slate lids, but real and carefully- thought-out home-. So far. I think, we all agree, but then coyies the question of why are they not b-c-hig built. It is a well-known saying that "fools build liousrs for wise men i" live in. This would bo more than ever true to-d;, v-were they ,till being- built. Hou. e property .from j the point of view of the-, builder and the landlord does not pay. Otherwise there would be no need to wait for Messrs. Dilly and Dally, of the Government, to undertake the matter at ail. It is b. eai;-e <)>uid,ng houses for renting pnrpu-e* > unre- munerative under present conditions that private people refuse to entertain this form of investment, and we are consequently waiting for the local authorities to do something. Now if these local authorities do eventually build houses and let them, and lose money on them, as municipal authorities always do. the loss will, of course, come out of the rates, so you may perhaps save = £ 5 a vear on. your rent and pay an increase of i. 10 on your rates. There- fore, 1 suggest as a remedy that the Govern- fdre I su g ,e. I ment should release immediately the material necessary for the erecting of houses, and make such adjustments in the Finance Act of 1910 as would encourage speculative building—of course, in accord- ance with approved plans—and also that i Labour should do its ehare. LABOUR PARTLY TO BLAME. Now this latter is a very important point. Although I am a keen and loyal supporter of patriotic labour and only too anxious to see bricklayers get, if possible, double their present wages, they must remove all restric- tions and lay double or treble the amount of bricks in a specified time. Of course, this cornea back to the old question that in- creased-wages without increased out, ut harmful to the community and doubly harmful to the workers. So the con- clusions I draw are that houses are not available because it doee not pay to build them, firstly on account of Govern- ment restrictions and, secondly, on account of Labour regulations. Correct these two poinff, and without any State aid I think vou would find that the houses would appear and, in all probability, the right type of houses.

PU SO-AP 0 OLD COLLEGE SCHOOL, CARMARTHEN. The ministerial class at the Old College School now includes students of every deno- mination. Churches in need of services may be supplied on application to the students or to tl* headmaster, the Rev. J. B. Thomas, M.A. The Chronicle will be sent by post to say address at 4/4 for the half-year, er 8/8 pec annum, payable ia a d vance.

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 Cantata at Rhesamman. I The Band of Hope Choir of Bethania, RhoMmman. numbering about 70 voices, pre- sented their first cantata on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings last, and scored a dis- tinct success on their debut. The work per- formed was that short and exceptionally sweet cantata by C. G. Allen, The Whrte Garland," and was witnessed by large audi- ences on each occasion. Being the com- bination' s first public presentation, our expec- tations were naturally not great, but we had a really pleasant surprise. It was one of the finest productions of this kind witnessed for many years. The choir had been thoroughly trained. Precisici., blend and intonation were outstanding features of the renditions. Espe- cially on their first appearance juvenile choirs are inclined to ran wild in the choruses, but it was not the case on this occasion. The .conductor had the attentive youngsters under strict control, and not the least tendency to force the tone characterised the renderings. The voices were melodious and the balance vry good. As was appropriate to the can- tata, the choristers were attired in white, pre- senting a modest and decent scene. There had been, no overdoing in this respect. Many works of this class are based on mythology. "The White Garland" is brimful of valu- j able lessons, end is of an exhortative charac- ter, as the roles enumerated below suggest. The principal members of the cast were:— Queen," Olwen Bowen: t Punctual Scholar," Getta Williams; "Persevering ScholaT," Maggie Ellen Jorte* Generous Scholar," Annie May Davies; "Tardy Scholar," Meurig Wyn Williams; Quarrel- some Scholar, Owen Vyrory Bowen; Selfish Scholar," Willie D. Evans. The Quarrelsome Scholar was accosted by Mary Elizabeth Hicks, who sang Naughty Boy, and did their respective duties most effectively. The other Scholars were:—Alice Beatrice Morris, Myfanwy Davies, Minnie Davies, Hannah J. Griffiths, Gwennie Bowen, Gwennie Thomas, Katie Jones, and Katie Davies. Their movements around the Queen were done in a most touching style. This item had been annexed to the cantata by the promoters, and proved a most pleasant extension. A strong band was in attendance, and its accompaniment greatly en- hanced the singing. It was compofof the folio,A,ir.g:-Messrs. D. J. Jcr.es, Oliver Davies, W. J. Griffiths,1 Johnny Gabriel, Johnny Walters, and Miss Mary Eurfron .Williams. The conductor of the cantata was m r. Tom W. Jones, the organist of the church; while Mr. Tom Rees presided, at the pIano. Preceding the performances each evening, a programme of miscellaneous items was pro- vided by Messrs. D. J. Jones and Oliver Davies (string duet), Miss Ann Walters, Cwmllynfell (solo) Mrs. Trenchard, Cwm- llyii'fell (recitation)—on Thursday evening; Mr. Johnny Gabriel (violin solo), Mr. W. J. Griffiths- ('cello solo) and Mr. Griffith I Williams, C.C. (solo)—Friday evening; and Madam Fred Hargreaves (vocal solo), Miss M. Eurfroti Williams (violin solo) Miss Bessie Jones (Celynferch) (recitation) Saturday evening. Peniliion bearing on the occasion were read by Mr. James Owen. The respective presidents were the Rev. John Llewelyn (pastor), Mr. Willie Owen, and Madam Fred Hargreaves. Mr. Billy W. Jones and Mr. D. D. Thomas, Tanymynydd, were the secretaries. "Da iawn, Bethania." A repeat performance was given on Mon- day evening.

Our Poultry Column. Although it is not every man who can keep geese, even where poultry can be kept, yet there are scores of places where they could be kept successfully and with profit. Fre- quently a man has a small farm, with, per- haps, an acre or two of ground which is not fit for ploughing, and not enough grass to feed a cow, but with some rough herbage wihch would help to feed geese. Anyone who can keep ducks can keep geese if his inclination is that way, because they will do well on any waste ground which is not fit for anything else. The actual way of management is much the same as with ducks, and all food can be given in the same manner. Before the goose is ready for fattening, they can be given any coarse food, and if bran is well scalded and allowed to soak for an hour, this can be at least a half of the whole diet. Never attempt to fatten a goose until it is well grown, because the frame can be made with poorer food, ard then the whole fattening diet reached at the last. I am not going to say that geese will not eat much food, because I know different; but being a cheap kind, the cost is not great. Like all the feathered tribe, these birds do best where kept in a house at night. There are some people who will put the half-grown birds out in a field with only a rough shelter made of straw hurdles as a roof; but while this is very good, and better than the open field, it will not be so good as housing them in a comfortable place at night. Another thing, there is danger from foxes, and most people in the country have to guard against these vermin. One must be governed by circumstances, and where perhaps few are kept, they can be given a house at night which shuts up closely, and then let out at free will each morning. But suppose you have twenty or twenty-five in a flock; they need a lot of room, and an ordinary fowlhouse is not of much use. If there is a cow house empty, this will make a good place but put plenty of rough straw on the floor, as the birds should not rest on brick or cement, and, of course the straw is not wasted, because it will make good manure. I have already dealt with the question of housing; but suppose anyone wants to start, they might wonder how is the best way. It ie not necessary to keep a breeding pen, because usually the eggs can be bought quite cheaply from the farmers who have more space, and these can be hatched and the young ones raised, and then sold off in the autumn for killing. When hatched under a hen, due regard must be had as to her size, and while some will only cover four, ethers will carry seven and bring them off success- fully. Remember, she will take thirty days to hatch, and if the eggs are stale, a day or two longer. Then don't be in a hurry to feed, but let them stop for at least thirty-six hours before attempting to feed, and then treat as young ducklings. The first feed should be a soft mash, but made very crumbly, so it will not stick to their beaks; and also give a little clean water fresh twice each day. Green food is essential, and almost anything can be cut up fine for them, though the green onion tops make an excellent food. The soft food should be increased a little each day, and can be made of coarser material after the first fortnight, by which time they can run and will then begin to pick at the grass.

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