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

TELEPHONE-74. TELEGRAPH-74. g|| xMS FHtJlTS. 1 Alf red Quarrell, § | „ IMR-H-S-, d I Fruiterer, Florist, and Seedsman, BRECON. Grand 'Display ot all Kinds of English and [gg Foreign Fruits. Good 5clection of Nuts. § Fresh Supplies of Chrysanthemums and other Flowers for §| Church and Table Decorations from our own Gardens daily. |§ Ferns and Pot Plants !n Great Variety. m and Pot Plants in Great Variety. 1m Home-made Pickles & Chutney a Speciality. ggj bG7/122/76 Jgj a lirm I go m go lalm_ TO- DA Y is the Day to Order your X'MAS GROCERIESASD CAKES A visit to our heavily stocked Shops will prove to you that MORRIS'S Customers have no difficulty in obtaining every- f thing necessary for a WELL FILLED LARDER. Have you joined the Crowd If not—Why not? MORRIS'S SUPPLY STORES AND OEM CAFE, BUILTH WELLS. 431/124 EDUCATIONAL. MISS MAY CAMPBELL, R.A.M., MedaJiøt, certificated and trained in the Royal Academy of Music, London, now rooeiveI pupils for Pianoforte, Violin, Counterpoint, Harmony, Theory, Form, Sight Singing and Ear training. Pupila prepared for &11 exam luatione connected with the Roy&l Academy and Royal College of Music. Ratihbone. Builth Welli. Hampton, Grammar School, GL ASBUR Y-ON-WYE. Principal: Rev. D. C. Lloyd. Classics, Mathematics, Oivil Service, Short- hand, Typewriting, Commercial Tuition, Music. Pupils highly successful at London, Oxford Cambridge, and Wales Univereitieb. Also in 'all public exams. For prospectus apply— Rev. D. C. LLpYD Glasbnr -on-Wve SHIPPING NOTICE!. CANADIAN PACIFIC OCEAN SERVICES Ltd. Liverpool to st, John, N.B. rampian, Friday, Dec. 13.Metagama, Saturday, Dec. 21. London to St. John, N.B. *Dunbridge, Thurs., Jan. 2. Tunisian, Sat., Dec. 28. Glasgow to St. John, N.B. Sicilian, Sat.. Dec. 14. *Holbrook, Sat., Dec. 21. "Montcalm, Tues., Dec. 24. Freight only. Avonmouth to st, John N.B. Vancouver to Japan and China. • Monteagle, Thursday, Jan. 16. All -sailings subject to change. For Freights or Passage apply:- CANADIAN PACIFIC OCEAN SERVICES, Ltd. Managers and Asrente. 18 8t. Augustine's Parade, BRISTOL 14, Cockspur S.W.I, and 103, Lcalenhall .Street, B.O.3. "Street, LONDON; or Local Agents Everywhere- MR. ERNEST W. BAKER (Fellow of the Royal College of Organists), 'ORGANIST & CHOIRMASTER PRIORY CHURCH, BRECON, Receives Pupils for Pianoforte, Organ, Singing, Theory, etc. Ensemble Classes for the Practice of Chamber Music. SCHOOLS VISITED. For terms apply—19, The Struet, Brecon. tilCKS'CHRISTMAS BAZAAR NOW OPEN. -C ill in and inspect our Showroom. Splendid Variety of CHRISTMAS CARDS, DOLLS, TOYS, GAMES, etc., AT REASONABLE PRICES. Come early and .secure the Bargains at HICKS' Ship Street, 4)801/131/1912 BRECON.- PUBLIC NOTICES. PARLIAMENTARY COUNTY OF BRECON AND RADNOR. General Election, 1918. I TAKE NOTICE that all persona having any claim against Sidney Robinson, Esq, or ¡ against me, the undersigned, his election agent, for any expenses incurred on acoount of, or in respect of the conduct or management of the above election, are by the Corrupt and Illegal Practices Prevention Act, 1883. required to send in detailed particulars of such claims to me at my office situate as below, within fourteen days after the day on which the Candidates returned are declared elected. AND TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that every claim not so sent in will be barred and cannot be paid unless by leave of His Majesty's High Court of Justice. Dated this 4th Day of December, 1918, WILLIAM T. LEE, 6, Alexandra Road, Election Agent Brecon. for the said Sidney Robinson, Esq. br816/131/1212 BOROUGH OF BRECON. Shops Act, 1912, Section 4 (2). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town Council of Brecon on application made to them prospose to make an Order fixing the day of the weekly half-holiday for the trades here- inafter mentioned as follows Name of Trade. Day of weekly half-holiday. Textile Trade Grocers Bakers Ironmongers Music and Musical Instrument Dealers Butchers Wednesday Greengrocers or at the option of Boot and Shoe Dealers Shopkeeper Jewellers Saturday. Decorators Hairdressers and Dealers in Toilet Requisites Stationers and Fancy J Dealers NOTICE is further given that the occupier of any shop to be affected by the Order may, on presenting himself at the Town Clerk's Office, in the Guild Hall, between the hours of 11 a.m. and 4 p.m., on any day except Saturday, be- fore the 3rd day of January next, verify that his name, address and trade are duly entered in the Register of Shops and may inspect the application for the making of the Ord-r received by the Council. Dated this 5th day of December, 1918. G. HYATT WILLIAMS, b77,il"-301-1912 Town Clerk. Brecknockshire Sessions. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that .J.. the next GENERAL QUARTER SESSIONS of the PEACE for the COUNTY OF BRECKNOCK will be held at the COUNTY HALL, BRECON, on TUESDAY, the 31st day of DECEMBER, 1918, at 11-20 o'clock in the forenoon, at which time and place all Prosecutors and Witnesses must attend. At 11-20 o'clock the Justices will proceed to transact the County Business. All Petty Jurors, Appellants, and Re- spondents, must attend in Court at 11-20 o'clock in the forenoon of the above- mentioned day. HENRY F. W. HARRIES, Clerk of tha Peace. County Hall, Brecon, I 6lh December, 1916. b81SUl21/1912 I BOROUGH OF BRECON. HOUSEHOLD FUEL & LIGHTING ORDER, 1918. PART IX.—THE SALE OF COAL. THE SCHEDULE OF PRICES heretofore published in the Local Press and now in operation in the Barough is HEREBY WITHDRAWN. In lieu of the before-mentioned withdrawn SCHEDULE OF PRICES the Local FUEL AND LIGHTING COMMITTEE OF THE BOROUGH OF BRECON, under the powers of the above Order, HEREBY ANNOUNCE that the following SCHEDULE OF I PRICES has been determined by them (with the approval of the Coal Controller) as the MAXIMUM Prices of coal to consumers in the Borough of Brecon, the said Schedule to come into operation on the 12th day of December, 1918-, viz. GROUP I. Blaenavon Co. (Elled) Ebbw Vale (Elled) Bed was (House and Steam) Tredegar Co. (Waterloo House) GROUP II. Partridge Jones & Co. Llanerch, (House) Silvanus Jones & Co., Nantyglo (House and Steam) Viponds (Eastern Valley House Coal) GROUP III. Grocsfach Rhymney Iron Works (Steam) Ocean Steam Coal Co. (Washed Nuts) Tredegar Co., Bedwelty (Steam Coal) Trewegar Co. (Washed Nuts, Steam Coal) GROUP IV. Cann and Glass, Gurnos Anthracite (Large Cobbles) Evans Bevau, Neath, Gwancaegurwen, (Cobbles & Nuta) Gilwern Co., Gurnos, Nuts) Ponthenry Colliery, GROUP V. BI.rgoed (House Coal). Group Group Group Group Group Gas 1 2 3 4 5 Coke. 1. For quantities of One Ton or more, delivered to Purchaser at residence or place of business, at per ton. For gquantities of -t Cwt. and upwards, but less than One Ton, delivered to Purchaser at residence or place of business, at per ton Where delivery is not made by the Merchant or Dealer, a sum at the rate of 2s. per ton shall be deducted from the foregoing prices. 3. For quantities less than 4 Cwt., delivered to Purchaser at residence or place of business, at per ewt 4. For quantities less than 4 Cwt. not delivered to Purchaser at residence or place of busi- ness, at per ewt 5. (a) Where Coal is sold out of a Shop or Store which has involved the piqking up and re-weighing the Coal, at per cwt (b) Where Coal is sold out of a Shop or Store which has involved the picking up, re-weighing, and reloading the Coal, and subsequently is delivered by the Seller, at per ewt (c) Where Coal is sold in quantities- per 281bs. per 141bs, per 71bs. 6. Where Coal is sold for re-sale to a Dealer or to a Coal Club in Truckloads, delivered to Dealers' or Club premises, at per ton Where delivery is not made by the Mer- oK chant, a sum at the rate of 2s. per ton shall be deducted from the foregoing price. 7. Where Coal is sold for re-sale to a Dealer or to a Coal Club, delivered in lots of One Ton or over, in separately weighed cart- loads, at per ton 7. Where Coal has to be carried in to any Consumer's premises on a wheelbarrow or in a basket, or has to be stacked, a charge not exceeding Is. Od. per ton, in addition to the fixed price of Coal, including haulage, is permissible. 41/6 40/6 41/6 Cobbles 39/- 39, 39/. Nuts 50/- 42/6 41/6 42/6 Cobbles 40/- 40; 40/- Nuts 51/- 2/ 2/1  2/- -2/3 2 2 2/1 2/1 2/1 2/- in in 2/4 2/3 2/2 2/5 2/4 2,3 7d. 7d. 6?. 3fd. 3?d. 3'd. 2<1. l?d. l?d. o9/- 38'- 39'- Cobbles 36/6 36 6 Nuts 47/6 39/6 3P/6 29/6 Cobbles 37/- 37, Nu's 48/- The maximum prices determined unier these directions are for cash on de'ivery if ths Coal Merchant or Dealer so requires, but a charge-for b joking (giving credit) of one shilling per ton [o,rer ani above these prices, shall be permitted. HUGH LL. GRIFFITHS, Brecon. Local Futl Overseer. COMRADES OF THE GREAT WAR. TtfEMBERSHIP open to ALL Discharged .r and Demobilised Sailors and Soldiers. Over 600 Posts and Branches. DEMOCRATIC. NON-POLITICAL. The motto of the Comrades is harmony, and they are out to help all Sailors and Soldiers, their Widows and other relatives requiring advice and assistance regarding PENSIONS. GRATUITIES. SEPARATION ALLOWANCES. MEDALS. DECORATIONS. EMPLOYMENT. Buy the Comrades Journal," monthly, Price 3d. Particulars fire from Local Secretaries, or FRED JAMES, 13, Castle Street, Brecon. J. S. LEWIS, 3, Tycerrig, Rbayader. bi 640/127 1212 Erwood Brandi Farmers' Union, Will hold a Sheep Dog Trial, Jumble Sale and Live Weight Competition At ERWOOD, on DECEMBER 26th, 1918. The Sheep Dog Trial will commence for the Local Class confined to the Erwood Branch area at 9 a.m., Prizes—15/ 10/. and 5/ OPEN CLAss at 10-30 a.m. Prizes—20/ 10/- & 5/- Entrance Fee into both Classes-2/6. Entries are to be sent to the Secretary, Mr John Evans(Erwood, by Saturday, December 21st. JUMBLE SALE ai 1 p.m. All goods for the Sale should he delivered by 12 noon. PROCEEDS in atd of the RED Cnoss and other War Charities, etc. b848,'132/1912 :8- L.A., 12, LONDON ROAD, NEATH, MAKES CASH ADVANCES From £ 5 and Upwards. Strictly piivate. Established 1876. b.-74 3/t 29/202 BRECON & MERTHYR RAILWAY. NO PASSENGER TRAINS Will be run on THE; BRECON AND MERTHYR RAILWAY on Christmas Day, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25th, 1918. HERBERT R. PRICE, Newport, General Manager. December, 1918. I JOHNSTON I FOR I New Vegetable and Flower Seeds, Floral De&igns, I and Everything for the Garden. ALEXANDER JOHNSTON, ) 227, OXFORD ST., SWANSEA. Telephone: 567,.Central bS49/60/31119 t TOWN OF HAY. I ■ ¡ Christmas Markets. THE LIVE POULTRY MARKET will be  T he?d on THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12th land THE GREAT MARKET for dressed poultry on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21st. I By Order of the Hay Urban District Council. ROBERT T. GRIFFITHS, b729/129/1212 Clerk. A. H. SHAPLAND, LADIES' AND QENT5' TAILOR, = THE STRUET. Agent for BUBBBIRY Watt rproof. I 1462/1912 Tailo: to Brecknock Battalion,SW.B. PUBLIC NOTICES. RED CROSS BUREAU I. (CRICKHOWELL). Dear Sir,- I shall be obliged if you will kindly publish in your next issue the following Half-yearly Stattmenfc of Accounts, from 1st June to 30th November, 1918 also the short Summary of Work done and sent away at the above Bureau. I should also like, if I may through the columns of your paper, to appeal once more, and I hope for the last time, to the many who have helped the Bureau, all through its career, by patronising the many Entertainments, etc., got up in aid of its funds, to help once more by attending the Dance, at the Clarerlce Hall, on Boxing Day. and to so help make it the success that the Dances held there in aid of the Bureau have always been. I should also like to publish an Extract from a Letter which I have received from Mrs Buckle, the Secretary of the Depot of the St. John Ambulance Association, 35, Park Lane, London, where we have sent our Weekly Parcel for the last two-and-a-half years "The Head Office have written paying that they hope very much that we will not st-op, but go on until we 'have used up all materials; their chief needy are pyjama suits. Many of the Hospitals are clearing Wards and preparing to receive our Prisoners, and there is much uncertainty as to what will be required until they see how many of these, and in what condition they return." Yours faithfully, C. FURMEDGE. Hon. Secretary. Red Cross Bureau, Crickhowell, 5th December, 1918. HALF-YEARLY SUMMARY STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS. From 1st June to 30th November, 1918. EECCEIPT8. £ 8. d. By Balance brought forward. 91 0 5 Subscriptions. 38 2 11 Donations. 8 1 4 Entertainments 183 13 0 Small Sales 5 15 11 £ 326 13 7 PAYMENTS. Materials 169 18 2 Cleaning 3 12 0 Carriage 2 18 9 Stamps and Stationery 2 11 11 Sundries 0 13 3 By Balance 146 19 6 £326 13 7 During the six months, 4,330 articles have been made and sent away, which include 251 various Garments, 85 Pairs of Socks, 30 Pairs of Wristlets, Mittens, and Knee Caps, 5S1 various Articles, including Sheets, Cushions, Treasure Bags, Tray Cloths, Woollen Boots, etc., 3,333 Surgical Requi- sites, including Arm and Leg Slings, Roller Bandages, Dressings and Swabs of all descriptions, and other Bandages and Pneumonia Jackets, b807.131j1212 TIMBER. FOR SALE BY TENDER. 408 OAK, 176 LARCH, 141 ASH, 88 ALDER, 91 BIRCH, 45 BEECH, 38 "SPRUCE AND 5 SYCAMORE, on PWLLGWYN FARM, within lk miles of Builth Station. All tenders to be in by December 30th. bï94ji31j2612 THOMAS JONES.

Marriages* T.REASl-RE-SHAPLAD.-On the 4th inst., Hajoid P. Treasure (Lloyds Bank, Brecon), eldest son of P. Treasure, Esq., Llandaff, Cardiff, to Constance Frances Shapland, only daughter of Mr and Mrs Shapland, the Brecon. 1491pl212 30ciat4!S. On November 28th, at 46th, Stationary Hospital, Etaples, France, from pneumonia, Pte. Chas. Gordon, dearly befoved eldest son of C. D. and A. M. Norton, the Bungalow, Colbren, aged 22 years. H9öp1212 WILLIAMS. -04 December 8th, at Bryncelyn, Sennybridge, Sarah, the beloved wife of Wil- liam Williams. Funeral, Thursday, December 12th, 2 o'clock, at Devynock Church. Deeply mourned. 841/132/1212 ,¡, ??M)n<tM$M<n? Br=n, I Mr Idris Davies, Bwllfa, Abercrave iadd BrecoB, desires to thank all friends for their kind letters of sympathy in his sad bereavement. b839/132/1212 Mr a,nd Mrs J. P. Jones (Tyfry, Lianfrynach) de- sire to express their sincere thanks to all kind friends for their expressions of sympathy and floral tributes. 1*83(3/1—32/' 1212

—————————————— „ ——————— Held Over. I Owing to the depletion of our mechanical staff, I through the recent influem:a epidemic, we regret I having to hold over reports of several meetings, etc., in the county. We hope, in the very near future, I to get over this difficulty, and to give our readers the I fullest service of news.

THE "FLU" SCOURGE. BRECON'S HEAVY MORTALITY RATE. DR. REES' REPORT TO TOWX COUNCIL. At the monthly meeting of the Brecon Town Council, on Tuesday, there were present the Mayor (presiding), Aldermen David Powell and H. C. Rich, Councillors J. W. Hedger, C. W. Best, E. M. Meredith, Evan Morgan, J. D. D. Evans G. T. Jones and W. Williams, the town clerk (Mr G. Hyatt Wiiiiams). Dr. Rees (medical offi- cer), and Mr H. Ll. Griffith purveyor). The Epidemic. There was only one subject of public interest brought forward, that wao the Medical Officer',s report, which dealt with the influenza epidemic. Dr. Rees said lie had rather a doleful tale to tel! the council. During the month of November 32 deaths were registered, equivalent to an annual rate of 64.9 per thousand inhabitants. This rate was quite double that of anything he had ever reported before. Out of the 32 deaths, 20 were due to influenza and its- complications, which were equal to a rat-e of 40.6 per thousand. Three- were outside caseis—two being brought to the military hospital and one to the Workhouse Infirmary. The epi. demic reached its height about the latter period of -No- vember. Latterly, it had become distinctly Jess severe, and was now certainly abating, if not actually abated. Last week there wa, a slight wave of recrudescence with a dozen new cases, but he was glad to say that dur- ing the lat few day-s there had been no fresh cases, and it looked as though it was subsiding. (Hear, hear.) When the epidemic was actually abated, he was in- structed by the Local Government Board to report- fully to them, but that report would be more or less of a technical character. Proceeding, Dr. Rees -aid there was a good deal of comment in the town as to why the Cinema should not be closed. The had complied with the instructions of the L.G.B., which laid it down that no cinema could be opened more than three hours without an interval. Together with the Mayor, he had inspected the Cinema, saw the ventila- tion arrangements and thought them quite satisfacton. The proprietor undertook to top the matinees for chi!" dren, and he had only one performance of two hours in the evening. Having heard that children were being admitted in the evening, he had pointed out, tc the pro- prietor the L.G.H. regulations to the effect that when schools were temporarily closed during such epidemics children should not be admitted to the cinema at any time, and he had promised to tee that this regulation was carried out. The Mayor said they quite appreciated the gravity of the crisis they had been passing through. He thought the town could congratulate. itself upon the way in which the members of the medical profession, and their Medical Officer in particular, had tackled the epidemic. Phey thanked them very much for the way they had worked to reduce, the mortalitv among the "inhabitants dunng a very trying time. He went to the Cinema with the Medical Officer, and one of the conditions they down was that it should e left open at night, and -mat net ore each performance fresh air should be pumped in with a'fan, which they saw in operation an- other condition was that there .should be no children allowed in the performances. rnder the advice of the -ledical Officer the Forest of Trees had been postponed, and < he thought everybody was taking every precaution possible, Mr G. T. Jones: Is it ,sti)t in force that no children are allowed to attend the Cinema? The -Nla -,or: Yes. and the Sunday schools ar#closed. Mr TDavid Powell: The elemntary schools will be closed until after the Christmas holiday's Mr Best said personally he thought it. a mistake to have the Cinema opened at all. Thev were justified in in-i.-ting that no children should be admitted, and the proprjet-to;- should lie informed of that. R?'tyinK to Mr J. D. I). Evans, Dr. Rees caid that cUI'Lu,iy tldeivv People had generally escaped the ma). ad)-. middle aged people had "uffaed btd!v hut the mortahty had been highc.t between the ages of 1? and JTO nHue had ns)ted farm house* where almost evervone had been down with the di?ase except aged neo'?e submitted1"^ ? '? ?'? and WQrk" Committee were .ubmi

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