The Brecon Radnor Express Carmarthen and Swansea Valley Gazette and Brynmawr District Advertiser

t MAMETZ WOOa ATTACK. I STORY BY A GARTH BOY. 'Twae in the early days of May. We left Lavantie Town; Our bovt) sang "Tipperary" IVI11 ,Ist the sheIlA fell all around. Then we marched each day from morn till night, 'Allt none of us knew where, ?hat we were taking a part in the great advMce, Y digging the Hun from his !air. e reached a place catted "Mouchey Bretton," o here we all had a full week's trahnng; S" boye were all worn out ]Rut stuck it without eomplannng. Then clo&e to the line we got "here the battle wajs racing. °ut we all had a good night's rest For orders we w<'re waiting. ?ext day in the village our pack? we left, in the trenches got, Where the shells fell all amongst us. ut we did not care It There we stood four day& and four nights, Xnee deep in water and mud; Then frpsh orders came to leave the ground, Where our iads had apiHed their blood. Back to a field we went To have a good night's cot; Por on the following morn, C had to take a wood which the HutM had got. ? H o'etck one night they gave us a feed, ? a sm&U issue of rum; TA'ell we marched towards the place. "here some dirt.v work was done. We lined the ridge at 2.30 next morn. AM over the top we KOt; "")t<;t our artillery bombarded the wood, "hicht-over-dourtad-atot. ?hen the guns had done their bit, ?e wood in th? distance we could see; 14'Lmetz is the wood Tm speaking of. "ith Huns on every tree. The Huns theB opened rapid fire "hich made it eimply hell; °ut our lads st{!l kept advancing, Por they were doing mighty well. Over a hill -,e had to go, "hen we faced a h- of a ure. Stlekooors etarted Bhouting, "tilk it boys. "Wal,,s for ever." With t,6eth set hard we continued the ru&h, And tn the wood we got. HaklDg away at the Hun.s. Which made them retire at the trot. ?6s. hundredt. of prisoners we took that morn, ?'- was in the big battle of the Somme; ?'r hoys fe!) likf bfrocs that day. ?tne were kitted. I'm sorry to aay. We heid the wood for two days more, "ith all of uf. that were left; 'I'he Huns then counter-attached. Which madf it the "vailey of death." ?ut our boys etood fa?t and blazed away "here no In-ins soul could creep; t!l<l amongst the tree? and bushes they came, lke playing "hide and seek." ihey retired when it couldn't be done. tt.<'tourtadsonthe)-un; t.'th heart- of 6teel w*' fought our way, 01' we wert' out to die. er win the day. o Wales can wake ill earnest, p Or We defeated the boMting Huns: Thr the hardest task we went through that il10rn at's been done b- British son- ?'?, the ki)led in peace. NVit Jecus bv their side; ?nen? ?? ?L I ??? ?gain some day III e Paradi-e' —S"t J. Jarman: R.W.F., Fraace, and R '"?c<-rdd Vi)Ia, Garth. R.S.O.

.1 The Food Bever&" for all war Workem A I

I I Children's Conner J BY "UNCLE TOM." ) I Brecon, August 21f.t, 1917. Mv dear nephews and nieces,—You will all enjoy reading the letter on "My Schoo) Life" by Florence. I give it beiow, and know you will not fait .to enjoy it. FIorrie brings ont, in few words, the reat joy of echoot- lite, and is thinking on the right tines. She is keen on her lemons, gets the utmost out of her play, a' appreciates the companionship of her littie friends and from chool. Once again I would call your attention to the in- teHigence. questions, set for this month's comeptition. The answering of these win be very helpful to yon all. and I am looking forward to a real good contest. With good wishe. I remain. Your affedionate UNCLE TOM. I

-MY SCHOOL HFE. I Third Prize Letter. I Pentrefelin School. 12/7/17. De<tr Uncie Tom,—I am very fond of school, and pre- fer to be there than plaving about the village. My best subject is geography-it i6 .so useful, for, when I grow up, I shall have an idea where all the place. are. I am ako fond of arithmetic—another very use- ful subject. Reading comes next. The time mMt pieasantty. when I am good. Playtime is a..ioHy time, and we are never at a lose to know wha.t to do with ourselves then, especially this nne weather. "Hidf and Seek," "Fox and Ge&se." and "Fox and Hounds" are my favourite games. We have fine fun on our way home, for, several of have our homes at Senny- bridge. Our school is a very pleasant one to be in. It has four large windows, which are always open,' and ventilators, so we all ought to enjoy good health. On the eills our Head-Teacher ha'- placed some window plants, which greatly improve the room. especially whtn they bloom. Of course, we learn many more subjects than those I have named, but I must now stop. or I shall have too many wor(L, for you to read.— Your loving niece. Florence Thomas. A!lt View. Senny- bridge, aged 12. Ach'Mwte<tg)nent<. The foUowicg prize-acknowledgments are to band:— "Council School, Upper Chapel. near Brecon. August 20th, 1917. Dear Uncte Tom.—I beg to acknowledge the postal order for 2/6, which was the nret prize in the Juty competition, and please accept my best thanks. I fffi so very proud to have won a first prize, and am looking forward to the result of August competition. With the best of good wishes to you, dear Uncle Tom. I remain, your affectionate niece, Lilian Williams." "AMt View. Sennybridge, August 16th, 1917-My dear Uncle Tom, I thank you very much for the postaf-order which I received this morning. It will be an encourage- ment to me to do my best in future. PeUeve me to remain, youM aSectionately, Florence Thoma- Te?main, Y()Ilrs Iff?ectionately, Florenck? Tltoma?."

AUGUST tMTELUCEMCE COMPETITION. Answer any four of the following six questions:— 1, What poet6 have written about the skylark? (20 markf.). 2, Write what you can of the terms, "sun-tight." "moon- light" and "twi-light." (25 marks). Name Sve Brecon and Radnor tributanes of the Wye and the pointaa of confluence? (20 markas). 4. What are the following places Doted for:—l!uiith, I!rynmawr, Pwsteign, Rhayader. Crickhowell and Ya- tradgvnlM8? (30 mark.). 5, Give the history of a lump of sugar? (35 marks). 6, Why are so many .sheep bred in Brecon and Rad- nor? (20 marks). Open to elementary school-children in Brecon and Radnor. Attach name. address and age to your answer; Prixes.—tst,2/6;2nd.l/6;3rd,l/ Answers must be the bona-Me work of competitor-s themsel Yes. Maximum marhs are given after each question. Marks will be deducted for bad writing, spelling errors and care- le;s Tht< last day for receiving answers will be Friday. August 31st. and thefe should be properly stajnped and addrMSt-d to Uncte Tom. care of "Brecon and Radnor Brecon.

BUILTH-VIMY RIDGE. 1917. Back in eighty, back in Builth, 'mid th(? pastures and the tilth. Fromthe raging. lidless hell of Vimy Ridge; In the din my thoughts wouidnvtothatEden on the Wye. Where the kiddies catch the tiddlers 'neath the bridge. OntheheatheroftheEppyntIshaDnndasratefu) couch. AndaHttletarkghaUiuUmetomyrMtt: And the tinkling of a otream shall awake me from my dream j In this fairyland of Buallt in the West. Let m< <;talk the purpte moor as the Goidels did of yore. Inthedimanddistanttw'hghtof „ our race. Chancing in the evening mi"t on some neolithic eit Of a warrior and a hero in the chase. On the summit of Carnedda't 'nea.th the evcrtasting Io. arst God of Batttes. Lord of Beauty and of Ra&t. If I fall by sword or shard, keep, oh, keep for e'er 'tnmarred This my fairytand—mv Eden of the West. I Builth Wellt;. X.

I BOWLS. I LLA\DRINDOD WELLS TorR; .OŒTS. Despite broken weather. there waos a large amount of bowling on the Rock Park Green. Llandrindod WeMs, last week. On Monday and Tuesday a rink tournament took place for prizes given by Mr W. J. Thomas. Dulwich, the rink "skippered" by Mr D. MeMitlan. Swansea, being win- ner. On Wednesday afternoon another rink tournament was .started for prizes given by Atd. Eimes Beale, Bournemouth, and, as the half-holiday enabled iocaj ptavers to take part. the entry was the biggest of the season. Rink" "skippered" by Mr Evan Hoyd (Car- ditf). the Internationa) ptayer and hon. secretary of the Welfh Bowling Association, and Mr G. W. Gibson (Llandrindod Weils) succeeded in reaching the final round, which w:t;i piayed off before a big attendance on Thursday forenoon. Mr Gibson'-s rink winning by 17 shots to 8. Mrs Adrian Hope. who presented the prizes when ptay finished, said Bournemouth was also a givat bowl- ins centra, and Dandrindcd might ahow gratitude to A)d. Beate by recommending visitors there when they needed to visit the seaside for an after-cure. Ald. Bea!e. who ha-s been three times mayor of Bourne- mouth, said if this were done he should be quite wil). ins to reciprocate by recommending Bournemouth people to visit Uandrindod, where he had spent a most delightful holiday. At the t'nd of the week a pairs tournament took place for prizes given by Councillor J. M. MorrM (Neath). The fina) wa.s played on Saturday evening. Mr Morrhs (Morriston) partnering Mr Evan Lloyd (Car- diff) again.st Councillor C. H. Wilfiams (Handrindod) und Mr J. D. Phillips (HaneMy), the latter pair being victors by 12 shots to 8. Mr Evan Uoyd is giving prizes for another rink tournament this -teek, and Mr Harry Williams (Swansea) i.s giving a prixf for a single-handeil tournament to commence on Wcdnc-dav.

The haulm of a potato plant, growing at Pont.-ticiH jhns reached a height of slightly over 6ft.

PAPER FAMINE. \Ve are prepared to pay 3/6 per cwt. for all classes of waste paper for re-pulping. If any of our readers in the towns of Breconshire and Rad- norshire can make up 8 cwt. lots, and will ad- vise us, we will arrange with Messrs. Thomas Owen & Co, Ltd., Ely Paper Mills, Cardiff, to send bags for packing and despatching to Car- diff, Messrs. T. Owen & Co paying carriage. N.B.—Paper must not be sent to Brecon.

Farm Work and Women Labour. I TO THE FARMERS OF E'U-LA1\D I .AND WALES. The .appended appeal, signed by H. L. TMbot (.Director, Women's Branch) IS from the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food Production Department, 72, Victoria. Street, 'London, 8.W., 1, and issn&d under da'te August 9th, 1917 (COPY.) "The nation Deeds all the food that ca.n be raised from the land at homo. Whether farmers plough up gtass, or increase prodi.tion on their arable area, or do both,they must have the neces- sary labour. They naturally like it best in the form to which they tare most accustomed. Men who know the ways of the laud and of their mas- ter, cannot be exactly replaced by -strangers. Changes of staff cause trouble. But there is no choice. Labour must be found. Farmers anxious as they are '[o do their duty by the nation, cannot reject without a triaJ, and if need be a patient trial, help from any quarter in which it is offered. Women a.re ready and able to work on the la/nd, however ha'rd and disagreeable it may 'be. They have heard the country's cadi. They ha.ve an- swered generously land patrio'Eically to the appeal for their help. Those who 'Mve in their own homes on the spot have loyally come forward in large numbers. Farmers are glad of their services, and have learnt by experience how useful a wnm'an can be, even if s'bc can onjy give halt a day at il, time. There are also other women, who oner to leave their homes, to pass through a course of training, to go 'wherever 'chey a're sent, to give .their whoJe time on the 'farms. and. 'within the limits of their physica-1 strength, to do whatever they are asked. In the care of stock, in milking, in the manage- ment of horses, in all 'chc odd jobs of a farm. in the ordinary ne!d work, such as weeding, hoeing or singling, their .help ha.s again and again been proved to be invaluable. There are difficulties in housing whole'tjjne women. But with good will on all sides these difficulties can be met. Everyone who offers hospitality to 'women workers on the .land is help- ing to win rhe war. Women are in addition to, and not in substitution for, the men already em- ployed. No fa'rmer therefore risks the loss of ma.le labour by their employment. Farmers cannot afford to allow women labour to stand idle. They wiR' gain and the nation will gain, if i't is put to the fullest possible use. For al'l particulars of Women Labour, applica- tion should be made to the Director General, Food Production Depa-rtment, 72, Victoria, 'Street, S.W. 1., or to the County Organising Secretary in each county.—R. E. Prdhero. President of the Board of Agriculture .and Fisheries, June 1917." y.H.—The f<H-egoinK appe.U reached us through Mrs S. M. HUxh (Citmery P.trk. near Buitth Weits). whf) is keenly intere?;tc4l in the "wonwll on the land" move- ment in Brt con-.hirp.-Ed.

Every box of ENGLAND 8 GLORY Matches used meane MORE WORE for Briton 1 Work-people.—More!&ad. Gtoaceeter. 616

BU!LTH VtStTORS'COMCERT. I A CAPITAL PROGRAMME. An evening concert took place at the Drill naB, II Huilth Wells, on Thursday. The event, organised by th0 and over by Denham, drew a large audience. The ctiairman opened with a brief ridress. and the singing throughout wa.-of a high order. Artistes were:Soprano, ",ana Lewi" Thomas (Civdaeh Vale), contralto, Miss Doughton (Ebbw Vale): tenoM, :\lessre. R. Ablett (Ynysrur) and J. Prothero (Builth); and baritones, Messrs. Davies (R))'vmnuv) and S. J. Davies (Hui)th): elocutionist, Mas- ter Mordccai Davies (Penydarrcn); violin. Mr Oliver Jenkins. L.C.V. (Treherbert); and accompanist, Mr Spencer Evans,L.R.A.M.(CIydach Vale). During the interval the cups were given to the Win- npr, viz., champion female wlo, Madame Lewis Thomas (Clydach Vale); champion male solo. Mr Tom Thomas (Pentre) and champion recitation. Miss Rhoda Thomas (Y nysddu). The la.t-named was not present but her cup was handed to her friends. Encores were demanded after the beautiful render- ings of Mr Tom Thomas (Pentre). Repeats were also required of Madame Xana Lewis Thomas (Clydaeh Vale), who sang "Hear, ye israel." The concert wa.s brought to a close by the ringing of "Atterystwvth." The chairman of the committee was Mr Denham (Aew Tredegar) and the treasurer, Mr T. Lawrence (Ebbw Vate). Mr Price discharged the secretarial duties. Appended is the programme:—Pianoforte 1"010, "Overture," Mr Stephen's solo, "There is a Gpeen Hill," Mr R. Abtett; solo, "Babylon," Madame Xana Lewis Thomas: solo, "I fear no foe," Mr Davies (Rhymney); violin solo. "Romance et Bolaro," Mr Oliver Jenkins; solo. ''Lover's )eap," Mr Tom Thomas; recitation, "Y-Gauaf." Master Mordecai Davxies; solo, "My King- dom," Ati,,s Ainelia Doughton: soto, "Parted," Mr J. Prothero; duet, "Watchman, what of the night," Messrs. J. Prothero and S. J. Davies: so]o. "Atone on the raft." Mr Davies (Rhymney); Mto recit, "Deeper and deeper still"-air, "Waft her angels." Mr Tom Thomas violin solo. (a) "CavaHeria. Rwticana" and (b) "Gavot," Mr Oliver Jenkins; solo. "Hear ye. Israel." '\radame Sana L2w¡'" Thomas; so)o. "Rosebud." Mr R. Ablett ;,recitation. "Mv shadow." Master Mordecai Dav- ies: .solo, "VaUev of laughter," Mi6s Amelia Doughton; and .so)o. "Drake goes west." Mr S. J. Davies. A dance followed and was well patronised by a large number vf St. Marv's Red Cross Working Party ha. been re- gularly at work for nearly three years, and hundreds of garments have been made and forwarded to our men serving with the colours, and the success of the move- ment has been greatly due to the efforts of MM Wen- ham, who ha., the work and has found and means of the material to keep the effort going, and, to help her in the movement she is engaged in. the visitors have given her valuable help. chieny due to the innuenee of Mr R. C. Denham (New Tredegar). Thts concert wa,, a great success, and testined of the readiness of the visitors to help patriotic objects while on their holidays. Builth visitors have a. wava provided their own amusements by organising ei«- teddfodau. but this vear. as last, they have contri- buted a great deal towards the comforts of Builth'O' soldiers, and their generous act is greatly appreciated hv the boys' familie.- at home as well as by the soldier- themselves. Rev. and Mrs Wenham have made them- selves very popular among visitors, and during the past fortnight, 'despite the inclemency of the weather, the fatter havp been able to entertain themselves in a re markably useful and patriotic way. Mr R. C. Denham (president of the concert) said. on behalf of the committee and himself, that he wished to thank the donors for their cups. He had asked Coun. Worthington to attend that night to present his two guinea, cup, hut, as they knew. he was a busy man. and had a<s!<ed him tomakc the Fomentation. Mrs Ed wards and Mrs Asprey had atso given cups. and they were all prepared to do so again next year. (Applause.) Councillor Worthington had done hM best to help tht' visitors to enjoy themselves, and nothing .-eemed too much for him towards that md. To present the cups was, therefore, a great pleasure to him, and the winner, as they knew. was Madame )find Iyewi-'Thomas. (Cheers.) Not onlv had Councillor Worthington given a cup, but he had placed the "Kino" at their disposal. Mrs Wenham. in Resenting Mrs Edwards'" cup to Mr Tom Thomas CfOll! Pentre). said how pleased she was to do so. and thanked him for hLs beautiful singing. Mr Lewis (Harry) presented Mrs Asprey's cup to Miss Rhoda Thomas (Ynysddu). The Vicar added how pleased he wa.s to have chance of thanking them for their kindness and for. ¡ excellent entertainment they had given them. He so on hehalf of his wife, who was in charge of Mary'" Working Party, for their valuable help. It was their duty to thank the for wbat the had done to help them to provide for their Fol- diers. They hoped to see them again next year. and. when they came again.he trusted thef would meet them under more favourable circumstances, and that the war would be over. (Applause.) He wi-shed them all to accept their sincere thanks, as he was ,o grateful to them for their kindnesz. (Applause.)

WOMEN'S INSTITUTE. I LECTURE AT BUtLTH. I FRUIT BOTTLING WORK. j At the meeting of Buitth Women's Institute in Church HaU. Buitth WeDs. on Monday. Mrs Abel Jones (Aberyftwyth) gave a most interesting address on w omen' work especially in ion with women'.s institutes. She spoke of the exceUent work which the Criecieth Institute was doing. In connection with that in6titute there was a practical society for the exchange and sale of garden produce, which was now ah)e to export the surphts from the town. She dealt with the question of providing hot meats for school-chitdren. who came from a long dis- tance. She a) so apoke of the good openings there would he for women architects after the war, and how, for many years, women had suffered from the disabilities of ill-plaiined and badly arranged houses. Sbe gave "orne interesting but painful fact. and figures about the e'p' <1 of consumption in Wa!e.s, and laid special str&s:- what he]pfu) work might and <shou]d be done women\ institutes in preventing and nghticg this dreadful Icotirge. A campaign, she said, for useful information on this subject should be put on foot in every town and village. Mrs Telfer Smith gave the flgur4as for the War Loan Savings Association. The Army fruit bottling, which was undertaken by the Women's Institute, had been going on welt. but the re- cent heavy rain had prevented any more fruit picking. An appea) was made for volunteers to arrange b)ack- berry gathering expeditions, as "oon as the fruit wa.- ripe. There were still a large number of 7)h. botties to be SUed, and the fruit was much needed at the camps. The secretary of the Institute. Miss Vaughan. The Castle, said if anyone had any ptums. or damsons to spare for this good object, she would be gtad to hear fromthem. Mrs Samuet (The Newry) and Miss Williams (Do)in- wydd) provided a nice tea, and a lady from away sang pretty

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RADNOR'S PATRtODSM. ) Sir.—3rd Anniversary of War meetings. August 4th. I have received the following tetter from the Prime Minister:— "10. Downing Street. WhitehaH, S.W. I. Augu-t 14th, 1917. De.ir Sir,- -The Prime Minister thanks you for your courtesy in sending him the Prass cuttings from the Radnor papers and desires me to <say that he is much interested in the account of the meetings at Han- driiidod.-Your,, faithfuUv. F. L. STF.VE:'iSO."  j 1 J.L.GREENMAY. I

BUtLTH WELLS "CO-OP." t Sir.—In my opinion Builth is not neariy big enough of a t))ace for a Coop" Stores to be a siieces, The variouh traders in the town are each in their particular )ine a opeciahst .<nd if these -various trader are :)U tumbled up toKCLhcr in one .storef with one manager it is !)ound to end in bad buying, bad management and consequent failure. There is a)ready ,ufficiejit com- petition in the town in each of the trade' A> your Williams—rightly pointed out. the will not large buyers of corn owing to its increased growth. The principat thing they will want to purchai'e i'. manure. and I will sugg,-6t to the Builth faDnt.'r." that if they wi]) on!y dea) with the pre<-ent trader in thit. commodity. a.s they would have to with a with order. and also buy in tnrite quantities, they would get quite ac- aood terms with the present traders as any "Co-op" coutd supply thetn. I \vou)d alio .u\:ge4 to the Buitth farmers and house- hold"r" to think a little before indulging in this "wild- It would he intereting if the promot- of thi ."oeh.ty would favour us by 1115 in your coiumtis what are their reasons for wishine to <tart this society? I have heard .some extraordinary fairv tatcs which I can s<-arcety betieve the BuHth are simple to ,;wallo\ WtLLIAM. )

CRICKHOWELL FOOD CONTROL. I Sjr.—Tht: Cambrian OddfcHow;: are to be highly corn ptimented on the <steps they are taking to secure re- presentation on the toca) Food Control Committee. the onl class&" represenkd on local commit- tees <;oc.ial and agricultural. and .seem to have been appointed entirely with referenct to tb'-ir social position, and without the slightest respect to abitity or fitneoss to represent the people. Coneequent- ).y, the populace is becoming subject to the rute of a handM of men who sit on every committee, and. in- cid<'ntaUv. on the unrepresented cIass.e,o. a" the local tribunal h&s witnessed. But there M evidence that here. as a.)mo!.t everywhere l.e, t-he people are deter- mined to shake off the yoke of social dictation nnder which CrickhowelI' ha¡; laboured for generations. This coming revolution is due to the outcome of improved education of the pepote, and it should be put on record that the Crickhowel) Lodge of Oddfel- low, our only exi-sting union of working men, has coiirageotml 'v taken the initial btep towards putting the peopte' house in order. Moreover, should this pro- gressive society succeed in appointing a permanent committ-ee to protect the -interests of the working man. and to secure representation of the people not only on )oca! committees, but on county bodies, &c.. it has every right to encouragement, as it has every prospect. of rapidty gathering strength, and. nnaUy, developing into a powerful and healthy organisation. That democratic government h" not yet reached CrickhoweH is certainty not due to the absence of Your&. &c., I Your.s, &c., CCMMCN! CON8EN9U. I Au?u?t eist. 1917. CCMMUNI CONSEN8U. I

AGRtCULTURE AND THE WAR. this grave moment, when the 6ubmarine men- ace is threatening our national existence, when the centre of danger has been transferred from the b&ttle front to the North Sea. I regard, with profound dismay, the proposals of Lord Rhondda. It is. I admit, very natural that a leading politician sohuld pander to the wishe-. of the multitude, nor is it difficult 'to perceive why the Government, finding the puMic uneasy, and a Genera! Election impending in the not distant future, .should spare no effort to retain public approval. Never- theless, to seek minor ends more than the highest national good is to betray the nation. The farmers of Itritain, yielding to the 6oIicit,ation of the have undertaken a huge responHbi)ity. With ca-dly de- pleted stan's. with a dearth of labour which make-s it impossible to augment those stans. they have under- taken the cultivation of vast tracts. They have en- dured the hardship of being sent dentil, invatids. &c.. to take the place of expert labour. They have even en deavoured to utilise, to the fuUeet. women iabour. al- though the ooucation and environment of the town- hroo la.dy ha ve con-pired to render her .ervict' on the land of t<maH vatue. but the outrage Lord Rhondda seek,, to perpetrate is more than a long-suffering peopl can be expectoo to endure in the name of patriotism. Farmers Mve not kept in the pa6t becaU6ê the., have had no but they have borne in mind the gravity of the present crisis. Vari- ous portion's of the community have frequently shown them the way to obtain redress. They have seen in munition in and Scotland how Brit- bh workmen and their act when war or no War. But the knowledge of the vital of their labour has, ;;0 far, held them back. They must, however, realise now that obedience is not re verence<i the GoYernment. The public (misled by a. of who know little, and about t' dimcuities besetting agriculture) ha<s raved against the farmers' pronts. That the prosperity of an industry broken. and wen-Bigh ruined, for quajter- of-a-century should arouse jealousy ?. perhaps, not unnatural when one remembers hr¡w the gospel of "everyone for himsetf" has been preached throughout our land. There are, however, greater i&sue.s at stake than the farmers' ruin or prosperity, for, to-d&y, Brit- ain a never before, on the. productive pow- ers of agriculture. Victory doe-s not. as many people imagine. depend entirety upon our naval and military forces, for. agriculture represents half the fighting strength of Britain. Therefore, the vital interests of th" nation demand that Lord which would the energies of the farming com- niiinity. 6hall not be improved. Further, the argu- ments ibsed in defence of the Food Controller's scheme are les odioue than the scheme itself, for. they are characterised by want of sympathy and ignor- ance. Ta ke. for instance, the statement that the fixed price for beef for JaBLaury. 1918 (60/- per cwt.) is a 60 per cent. advance on tho> prevailing prices in January. li114. This is aooolutel aise. for, statistics will show that 60/- per cwt. is ou' 45 per cent. adva.nce OB the pric- in January. 1914. Take again the MMrtion that prk'-s wi)) drop -.0 gertfy that farmer. will suner no hnancia] hard.hip by tht constant fall in tlle- market of Thi" conclusion is foreign to the truth, and will kindte much bitterness in the hearts of all those who have regard for the interests of agri- cuiture. The 11-cwt. beast win. in September, he worth i40 ]4s. This beast wi!). if assiduously fed, weigh 14 cwt. by January. Thus. it will gain in weight 3 cvt.. and v.iU gain in value than t2, and this at a time when wage art, and cake, per ton. May I here appeal to that [<ense of fair-play which, it i. aid. is one of our national Sumlv. it is onty fair to permit the farmer to f-eH in an open m;¡rk{,t. -jnce lie is compelled to buy in an open for. all the talk of a reduction in the price of feeding- is quite hollow. because the. pricê. are hy.the fuppty. Fina!!y. the suppties of farm-yard manure, on which the aU-importa.nt corn-crop so )arge)y <]epends. win ))e sadly depleted, and the public wit! be brought. face to face with far than the present price of beef. May I appeal to those who have 6° far viewoo this from the of persona) interest, to take the wider view of national interest. The ]ate American Ambassador at Berlin ha.s dec)ared that Germany cannot be .'tarved into sub- mission. but that her food resources wit) outtast thnH of the AI)ie.s. Think of these things, and rearM.e that un vitality of agriculture will depend, in measure, the victory, or defeat, of Britain. I war greatly pteased to read that eminent members of the Hou,;p of LoM had given a ho-.tiie reception. Is it too much to hope that the voices of these distinguished nohleP1+'!1 wit) sti)' he rai-ed in defence of a vita) industry now threatened with dis- aster? Yours. &c.. F*!RPLAY. August 18tb. 1917. FAIR PLU.

Marriage of Local Interest. LI.ANDRINDOD WELLS BRIDEGROOM. A quiet but interesting wedding was .solemni".oo at the Wesleyan Church. Cast)e Carey. SomeI'\4"t. on tht- 15th inst. Thebhdt- WIU' )Iiss --Nlargaret Barber. youngest daughter of Mr and )Irg J. P. Barber, of the Castle Cary. and the bridegroom th" Rev. Joseph Coombs, "on of Councillor and Mrs Jo.tph Coombs, of WeUne)d. LIandrindod WcIJs. Thf hride wa!\ given away by her father, and the ceremony was performed by the Rev. Henry J. Barber, of MJtfopd hrother of the brid aS6isted by Rev. Artbur 1. of Scport. and F. W. P. Hicks, of Castle Cary. MiM Laura Pitman pre- sided at the organ. For many year« the bride had been organi-t at the ehurc4 and an and enthu6iastic worker in all its activities. Both as a soloi-st and in chora) work. few ladies had been more in request In the town and district. The beautifx) floral decorations were the work of the members of the church. and there w&s a very large congregation cf well-wihers. At the clo-.e of the cere- mony a reception was held at the Hotties. where < large number of beautifu) pref'enh were on view. The bride and bridegroom ]eft by motor to catch the 6.18 train, en route for Scottand. where the brMegroom shor-tl i- hi" lit Rev- J. Coombs has had a very 4successful ll1ini'-l:riaJ carppr far, and his are very promi-ing.

mention in Sir Stan- )ey Maudf's dispatch, a.< d&t'rvinf of specia) mention for <t;rvicc= rk-nd,T,-d durmg the Mf'opotammn cam- paign. is name at of Freod Eadie. Llandrindod Well". He is now con- trolling engineer of the Rntish Red-CroL-.s 8h<ip<- in Bagdad.

n u WE ARE THE FARMERS' IRONMONGERS AND FURNISHERS. ill l?i! iI" CHEAPEST HOUSE IN THE IRADE FOR DAIRY UTENSilS. Piease Cai! and Inspect our New Stock OF Churns & Separators. ———— IT "STVIJLjJL. FA."Y' "5TOTT- ———— NOTE THE ADDRESS- S. ASTON 4& SON, LTD.. I Implement Agents and Makers, ——— ——— STATION ROAD, BUILTH WELLS. j