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.1 LATE MR. F. N. WHITE. The interment took place, in the family vault at the Mumbles Cemetery. on Tues- day, of the late Mr. Fredk. Napier WbiUs, one of H.M. Inspectors of Mines, who (it.(I on the 30th January. The cortege leit Ida Villa, Terrace-road, where the body was lying, at two o'clock. The Rev. A. A. Matthews, of Newport. Mon., conducted the obsequies, and be I mourners were: Mr Gordon J a roes, brother- in-law; Mr. Dyer Lewis, H.M. Inspector of Mines; Mr Hy. Si-mong. Councillor li. G. Protheroe. J.P., Mr T, P Sims. Mr Jenkins, Mr. A. W Halden (Clerk to the Education (Iommittl. Mr. Ha.rry Owen. and others. The funeral arrangements were carried out by Yea-rr.. Ben Evang. Ltd.

The hoch" of Alfred Hoilowelf, ohri-I tor. of has been found in a I pool at Yardlov Wood, Birmingham. Mr follow ell disaDuearsd about mis, weeks ]

CWMLLYNFELL CONCERT. I An annual concert was held OJj Siturday night at Cwmllynfell Chapel, Cwmllynfell, the Swansea Lyric Concert Party having ,been specially engaged for the occasion. The high expectation .aroused by te Lyric's appearance was fully realised, the renderings of the exacting operatic, and motet numbers being a revelation of what. could be done with a small and efflcipat body of singers. Thp reception accorded them was most, gratifying to both "on- ductor (Prof. Dyved Lewys) and nhoir. Soloe. duets, and quartettes were con- tributed by the following members of the party.—Miss May Roberts. M. H. Lewis, Miss Lily Williams, MiM May Price, Mirs Vio'et Deakin. -Mal.im Orenfell Court, Miss Lilian Edwards, Mr. Richard Williams, Jr. Dai Jones, Mr. Tom Jonee, and VlifvS Ceridwen Hopkins (violinist). Mr. Dalziel li, Lewys presided at the pia.no-

Woman's Most Dangerous Age. Earnest Advice for those in the "Fateful Forties.* A woman's life is full of crisis; the most critical time in adult womanhood arises at any time after the age of 40, but previous to this the average woman has much to endure. Small wonder is it that when a woman reaches the "fatefiil forties she is weary and worn and shows signs of ageing more rapidly than does a man. This upheaval of health that besets the woman approaching middle-age betrays itself in many different ways. In extreme cases she may suffer from hall iieinatiotis, most trying to her family. In the majority of cases, however, her health is affected by terrible depression, verging on melancholia, lack of self-con- fidence, fears of self and the unknown, ex- treme lassitude, severe backaches, violent headaches, sudden faints, sickness, loss of a,ppetite and other symptoms cf distress. A sympathetic husband and loving chil- dren may do much to help, but the best help for any distressed wife and mother is the health-help that is given by Dr. Wil- liams' Pink Pills for Pale People, for this valuable tonic gives a woman just that Tielp she needs to carry her over a time of trial. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are valuable to her because they act by enriching the blood, nourishing the starved and over- wrought nerves and strengthening the vital organs. Without such help this change engenders perilous constitutional weaknesses, and sometimes even threatens life. There is no better health-restorer in the world for the Aveaker sex at all ages. The original prescription of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills was that of a most successful woman's doctor who understood their illnesses and weaknesses, and found nothing so helpful as the prescription now available at every chemist's under the easily-remembered name of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People. Every woman knows how reisdily her blood may become aruemic or impure, causing paleness or sallovvness or spottiness of complexion. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills ad I upon the blood so that the blood becomes purer and richer; and a healthier, happier condition of health and spirits arises. In support of the above the following instances are mentioned Health all to pieces. Mrs. E. Smith, of 24, City-road, Peter- borough. states: At 40 my health went all to pieces. My head Avas always cloudy," and there was a sensation as of something heavy on my brain. I Then a load seemed to be oppressing my heart; I often broke out in dreadful hot flushes. Doctors told me that I was under, going a very bad turn. 1 had fearful night- I sweats, and painful swellings in my limbs sweat, iti,i I)aiiiftil Treatment seemed a waste of money. However, I was advised tD take Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. After a box of these ?Pills 1 felt that my appetite was awaken- ing; as I continued taking the Pills all the swellings went from my limbs, and the dizziness and faintings ceased. Soon I lost all pains and flushes, and a few more of these splendid Pills made me fit and well." Never felt safe alone. Mrs. R. Rowland, of 1. Sexton's Row, Bridge End-road, Grantham, states: "I was scarcely 45 when depression seized m'e, and my health became very uncertain. I Doctors warned me that the trouble was connected with my age. I took much medi- dne, but of .en felt as if my head was bursting. Soon hot flushes began to fly over me. and though I kept on taking medicines I had dreadful weaknesses, and did not feel safe when alone in the house. I was subject to dizziness, and could not I stand excitement. Then on the advice of a, lady who had been cured of similar troubles I tried Dr. ■(Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People. One veek's treatment toned up my appetite; the Pills gave me more strength, and took away ail faintness. As I fol- lowed on with Dr. Williams' Pink ,)ills all low spirits and depression went. tni I ot rir; of every ache. So these Pills gave me new, good blood and good health." FREE TO LADY READERS. Send a postcard to Dr. Williams' Co.. 46, Holborn Viaduct, for special booklet. Plain Talks." Many thousands for the fair sex have testified to the great boon which Dr. Wil- liams' Pink Pills for Pale People have been to them in Anremia (Bloodle^sness), lidi. gestion, Palpitation, General Weakness, Nervous Exhaustion, Headaches, Back Pains and Disorders of the Blood and Nerves. Price 2s. 9d. one box or 13s. 9d. for six boxes, post free from Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., 46, Holborn Viaduct, London. Also of dealers, but spurn all imitations; ask plainly at shops for:— Dr. Williams' Pink Pills.

SUNDAY TRADING. I OPEN LETTER TO THE SWANSEAI WATCH COMMITTEE. Gentlemen,-Yoti recently received a de- putation from the Swansea Brancn of the -National League lor me Suppression of Suuuay Laoour and Trading in WALLS. As secretary of an Association that took some pan. m the previous tight over this question in SvVA.NStA, ana 01 which many of the Sunday Traders are meiidoers, 1 nave been asked to place their case before you. With all that was said in regard to the need of one day s rest in even we are in thorough agreement, i do not wish to dis- cuss the rigntne813 or wrongness of Sunday Trading per se, or the need of legislation in regard to the matter We should not lor a moment attempt to justify all sorts of Trading on Sunday. vv e wish to see Sunday preserved as the day upon which most people have their weekly holiday. The view wo take is that if Sunday is to be a real holiday for the vast majority, some amount of labour and trading is necessary to ensure the nappiness of ouiers, but any legislation which provides one day a rest for all employes, and provides reasonable exemptions from any compulsory Sunday Closing Clause, will receive our support. But as we read the position, the immediate question before the Watch Committee is. not whether Sunday Trading is right or Avrong, but whether there exists any Statu- tory Powers for dealing with it, and whether it is advisable to exercise such powers as may he possessed. This is the question I wish to deal with. For the sake of argument. 1 will admit that Sunday Trading is bad. I wish to show. in as dispassionate and as courteous a manner as possible, that it is inadvisable to proceed in the matter except by agitat- ing for up-to-date legislation. 1 need not remind you. Gentlemen. that the only Statute which you could enforce against these traders is ?9. Charles 11.. Cap. 7, this is a somewhat lengthy Statute and very little of it has been repealed. It is 'jrged thar although this is an Old Statute, it has never been repealed, that it is still on the Statute Book and should be enforced. Allow me to call your attention to its provisions, because, contrary to popular ideas, it deals with other matters than Sunday Trading and with other persons than the hnop- keeper. The Act is for the better observa- tion of the Lord's Day. commonly called Sunday and it commences by piying that all the Laws enacted and enforced concern- ing the observation of the lord's Da- and repairing to church, be put into execution. So much by the way of preamble. We are advised that the first Section dealing with offences for which there is a penalty pro- vided. reads, as follows:- "and that all and every Person and Per- sons whatsoever shall on every Lord s Day apply themselves to the observation of the same. by exercising themselves thereon in the duties of Piety and True Religion, publickly and privately and that no Tradesman, Articifer, Workman, Labourer, or other person whatsoever FILilt do or exercise any worldly Labo.ui, Business, or work of their ordinary call- ings upon the lord's Day, or any part thereof (Works of Necessity and Charity onlv excepted*; and that, every person being of the age of fourteen years or up- wards, offending in the premisses, sh/ill for every such offence forfeit the sum of Five Shillings." Let me point out that the offence here i8 "following one's ordinary calling on Sun- day It is no offence to trade or do things on Sunday, if such do not constitute the ordinary worldly occupation of the person. On th eprevious occasion referred to. only one class of offenders, the tradesmen, were proceeded against, and T notice a great deal was said by the recent deputation about ithe tradesman. But ? the tradesman the [only person in SWANSEA who is breaking thiF Section? Doc- the Deputation row wi?h for the whole of this Section to be enforced? If not, why not? It is utill on the Statute Book. Or will they be satisfied, if in the name of Religion and Justice the trader alone is fined week by week. The next Section provides:— No Person or Persons whatsoever shall publickly cry or shew forh. or expose to Sale, any Wares, Merchandizes. Fruit. Herbs or Chattels whatsoever, upon the Lord's Day, or any part thereof. upon the Pain that every person so offending shall forfeit the same Goods so cried or shewed forth, or exposed to sale." Now this Section provides a, good illustra- tion of the absurdity of attempting to en- force this Act to-day. If by enforcing the Ad you COULD Stop Sunday Trading, your Committee might feel justified in enforcing it, but you cannot, and this Section illus- trates very clearly the futility of the whole proceedings. Let us see what happened in SWANSEA before. As a result of the pro- secutions the smaller shops closed, but trading did not cease, for 9 or 10 of the bigger traders found that, in consequence of capturing a good deal of the trade previously done in the smaller shops, they were able to pay the fine, and snap their fingers at the Law, and made a good thing in consequence of the valuable monopoly bestowed upon them by the Watch Com- mittee. and the fact is not without signifi- cance that none of these Traders worked with us in our efforts to stop the prosecu- tions, or contributed a penny to our funds when the prosecutions ca8ed. After closing many of the shops, it was found that neAvspapers were being sold to an increasing extent in the streets. It wa.s then thougnt only fair that as the shopkeepers had been stopped, the street sellers should be stopped also, and so sellers of newspapers in the streets were proceeded against under this second Section. But those who suggested this course of action had not paid sufficient at- tention to the Act. After the summonses ha 1 been issued, it was pointed out by us that it was impossible to stop the sale if papers in the streets for the following reasons:—The penalty under this Section is not a sum of money, but forfeiture of the goods; further, that the goods could not be seized at the time they were exposed for sale, and could not be seized without a warrant, and that a warrant could not be applied for UNTIL AFTER a conviction; so that it was perfectly obvious, if the goods could not be seized until some days after they were offered for sale. the whole thing became a farce. If the police seized them without a warrant. action could be taken against them for illegal trespass to goods. I may say that we have the highest legal authority for saying this, and I am quite prepared to submit to Mr. Griffith Jones, who, I understand, is a barrister, and formed one of the deputation, or to any member of your Committee, a copy of the case we drew up for Counsel's Opinion, and the Opinion, signed by Horace Avory, Charles Matthews, and Geoffrey Lawrence. Further, in the case of street sellers you have no power even to inflict costs, so that th] position is this. by prosecuting the shopkeeper youjdrive his trade into the hands of the street seller. I respectfully urge that this is a point worthy of serious consideration. Would you rather have papers sold in the streets tha.i quietly in the shops? As you cannot stop the sale in the streets, surely it is unfair to prosecute the shopkeeper few selling quietly in his shop? The next Section of the Act proddes:- "that no Drover, Waggoner. Butcher, Higler, their or any of their servants. shall travel or come into his of their Inn or Lodging upon the Lord's Day or any Part thereof, upon the pain that each and every such offender shall forfeit Twenty Shillings for every such Offence." And a further provision:— that no Person or Persons shall use, employ or travel upon the Lord's Day with any Boat, Wherry, Lighter or Barge, except it be upon extraordinary occasion, to be allowed by some Justice of the Peace of the County, or Head Officer or eome Justice of Peace of the City, Borough or Town Corporate, where the fact shall be committed; upon the pain that every Person so offending shall for- feit and lotie the sum of Five Shillings for every such Offence." I have no doubt that most of the shops open on Sunday come under the following heads:— Confectioners, tobacconists, hairdressers, newsagento, refreshment shops, a few ctip potato and fried fish shops, a.nd small general shops. Now I submit that it is worth considering how far you can c.se these by enforcing the Act. You could not close the hairdresser, be- cause it has been held (Palmer v. Snow. King's Bench, 19001 that these are not traders or artificers within the meaning of the Act. You could not close refreshment shopkeepers, seeing that their licence allows them to supply refreshments for ion- sumption on the premises. In reference to confectioners. I should like to pornt out two things. In the first place the larger ones would remain open in spite of prose- cutions. and in the second place it could at any rate be partiallv evaded by taking cut refreshment licenses, which many already possess, and which give them a legal rieht to remain open the whole of Sunday (tee Parker v. Harris. King's Bench. 190*5) to sell mineral waters, ices, hot drinks, cakes; in fact. everything in the nature of refresh- ments to he consumed on the premises. I understand that this class of shop, which is frequently kept by a foreigner, is the place particularly complained of by the Deputation, and they apparently think you have only to enforce the Act of Charles II., and these shops will straight away be closed- Such would not be the r-a.e. and has not been the case. whenever or where- ever the Act has been enforced. As I have pointed out, if they like to confine thfir sales to things of the nature of re- freshments to be consumed on the premises, they can havo their shops open and fill them with lads and lasses, and the Act is powerless to stop them. If ft were true that gair,blinl- and ther ;^jc,'tionahle prac- tices took place on these premises, surely

ST. EDMUND'S NEW CHURCH, TYCROES. I  INTERESTING CEREMONY OF FOUNDATION STONE LAYING. Church work I s progressing Llaiiedy i parish, the latest development being the laying of the foundation stone of, the new church of St. Edmund's, Ty- croos, the building of which. was initiated by the late Rev. Roger Wil- liam, Redor of Llanedy, who died at the age of over 80 years. Mrs. Morgan Jones, of the Emporium, Tycroes, to- gether Avith other members of the building committee, was most energetic in raising the nocossary funds, and pushing the matte.- on. Description of the Building. I The church will consist of lwive with central aisle, chancel, clergy vestry, and south porch, with heating cham- ber ii-i the basement. The Avails arc buiIt. of local stone, with Forest of Dean shoddies. External stone dress- ings are of box ground, and internal stone dressings ot Corsham down. The roofs will be- constructed of Columbian pine, and oovored Avith gre^n slates. There will be a bell turret oi oak over the west end. The seating* will he of pitch pine in the nave, and oak in tlw chancel. The lfoor of nave will he oi wood block and red tiles, while that of the chancel will he of marble. The church will be heated on the low water Architect) ST. EDMUND'S CHURCH, TYCROES. [W. D. Jenkins, F.S.I., A.R.I.B.A. I pressure system. The seating accom- mcdation wi 11 he about 220. The style of the work is late Gothic The builder is Mr. James Evans, Maesyderi, Am- manford. The work is designed and superintended hy W. 1). Jenkins, A.R.I.B.A., architect, Llandilo. The whole of thv- Avork Avill be completed by mid-summer. The cost ot the work is about E2,000. Considerable additional expense has been incurred in the foun- dat ions, oAving to the difficult nature of the site. Among those present were the Hev. E. Thomas. M.A., Vicar of Llanody Rev. Canon Wilteyn Morgan, R.D., l,latiell.N I; Rev. Garnon Thomas, Curate R-v. Geler Jones, Llangcnnech Rev D. J. Morgan, Llannon Rev. W. Francis, Tumble; Rev. D. J. Moses (lm]. Dr. Sevier, Rev. Leigh (Gloucestershire), Mr. atid Mrs. Morgan Jones. Mrs J. W. Jones (A mman ford Vicarage), Mrs. D. V. Price and Miss Tbcmas (Ammanford;, Mr. D. Francis, n'eglan), Mrs. J. J. Hill (Hendy), Miss Jones (Dyffryn), Mr. F. T. Evans (Am- manford), Miss Hugh?s (Bettws), Mr. H. Hmvells, Mr. H. C. Rees (Rrynteg), Mrs. Williams (Penygroes), Mr. W. D. Jenkins, F.S.I.. A.R.T.B.A. (Llandilo), etc. The Ceremony. I Prior to the ceremony, Mr. B. ( Roes, a churchwarden, placed in a re- ceptacle under the stone a large liottle containing a cnp" cf a local newspaper, coins of the realm, and a record of church work in the district. I The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Daniel Leigh, of West Cross, Glam., late Rector of Llantaban, and grandson of a former rector of Llanedy, Who died in 1819. He (Rev. Leigh), Avas presented with a silver troAvel by the architect, Mr. AN,. D. Jenk- ns, and a solid ivory mallet by the builder, Mr. James Evans. Owing to the inelement weather, part of the serA-ice was eondueted. in the National Schoolroom opposite. The Rector ot' Llanedy, in addressing the gathering, said he understood there had been a church mission in Tycroes Jb^tween 10 and 50 years, and that the schoolroom had beer; licensed ior church services for 40 years or more. All of them knew that when a building of that kind was used for day school in the week it was not very conducive to de- votion and reverence, and so foi that reason, as well as others, a. little band of faithful church people there at Ty- croes had been working hard tor the last ten years, aided a.s they had been by the late Rector and his family. He was sorry there was no one there re- presenting the family of the late Rector that day. Mr. Samson had promised to come hut indisposition prevented him. He was sure they were all very thankful to the family for trying to build that church, and they had placed a record inside a bottle built into the church tha", day. The movement was started by the late Rector, and had been continued by himself, as his suc- cessor. This little church had about 100 communicants, and about 100 in the Sunday School, and for the building fund, which had been going o:i lor 10 years, Cl.OoO had b,,(-n collected. The N-0?t I-s. -1.0i)(I )i, contract for the church was CI,800, and so they had about je700 to make up, and if the samo enthusiastic spirit was shoAvn in the future as in the past by the little band of church people, aided a-s they would be by the mother church of Llanedy, ;.nd the s ister church at Hendy, h.' was sure tb- debt would soon be extinct. It was gratifying to bring before them the fact that a cheque of £ 2" had just been received from the Rhos Colliery Co. He A\ doomed the presence of the Rev. Daniel Leigh, and his son, Dr. Leigh, a great grandson of a former Rector, and also of his great- great-grandson, a clergyman who was living in Gloucestershire, rerv near to the mansion of one who was remembered kindly in this parish on account of the fact tat he and Lady Stafford HoAvard had given £ 50 towards the building fund. He was very grateful to those ladies and gentlemen who had come there t-o show sympathy Avith them in this work of the best kind of church defence. They had to work on the one hand, and also to wield a sword in de- fence o.n the other, and in pit". of the evil threatening that Avere now mad e ,s th.),t ii-ere noN%, against the poor little Church in Wales, they were still brave enough to think that ultimate good would issue to the l Church, which had weathered, so many storms in the past, and would weather this storm again, and become purified by the grea- trials it had to undergo during these years. The Ri v. Garnon Thomas proposed a l i t,v. C,'zti-)ioii vote of thanks to those who had taken part in the ceremony, and Mr. Morgan Jones seconded. The Rev. Canon Watcyn Morgan sup- ported the motion, and said he had heard a great deal about the Leigh family ili connection with this parish, and the parishes of Llantaban and Oystermcuth. His first recollection of Mr. Leigh ivis as the respected Rector of Llanfaban, near Cardiff, and he had seen him since at Oystermouth. He (the speaker), was there that day in re- sponse to two invitations—first of all, one from the present Rector, asking him to he present, montlvs <1,110 months ago he was asked by his dear old friend and predecessor as Rural Dean, their beioved ol 1 Hector, to turn iip at the laying of the foundation stone at Ty- croes. He little thought that when the time camo he would be with them no more. He wished to pay his humble and sincere tribute of thanks to th1 dear old man, his friend and theirs for all that he was in liinis(,,Il, as ii,(,Il ,-is for Avhat he did. He was a very strong personality, a man .to be relied upon, brimful of cemmonsens", and no doubt many of them knew full Avell how ready he Avas and how capable he was to help those who came for his ad-vice in par- ticular, being a long-headed, kind- hearted old man. (Applause). The Rev Daniel Leigh pleaded a cold as the reason for not spea king. Three Generations. I Dr. Leight returned thanks on behalf ol his uncle, himself and son, for being asked tloAvn there that day. It was rather unique that thiee generations of the Rev. Edmund Leigh should be pre- sent. The lattei- was dead long before his time, having died in the year 1819, the year Queen Victolil was born, and the year his (the speaker's), father was born at Llandilo-Talvbont close by. Were the old Rector who AAorked there over a century ago living, he would bo very pleased to see his grandsxm trying to back up the church which he had commenced. He (the speaker), hoped to be able to come there again some day and AvheneArcr he did he would ahvays be gbid to try and assist them, and give a little sum every year until the debt Avas paid off the church. They would ahvavs gratefully appreciate the honour they had done them in naming the church after his great grandfather. (Hear, hear). Subsequently tea wa.s provided for the visitors and in the evening the Upv. E Thomas, was inducted into the temporalities of the parish by the Rev. Canon Watcyn Morgan, of Llanedy Church.

TOWY TROUT FISHERIES. I Alteration* in the Close Season. I At the annual meeting of the Towy District Board of Conservators at Car- marthen on Friday, Mr. L. D. Thomas presiding, Mr. Oliver Jones moved that no trout he taken between the G.W.R. drawbridge below Carmarthen and the conflux of the Ciavili and Towv. Mr. Jones stated that this part of the river was closed for rod-and-line fishing from March 2 to July 1. and his proposal was that the period should he from October 2 to June 30. His two reasons for bringing the matter forward were to try and improve the financial position of the hoard and to give the anglers of Carmarthen better facilities for fishing. He proposed that the part of the Towy between the London and North Western Raihvay engine sheds and the conflu- ence should be open for fishing between the dates mentioned. The revenue of the board was decreasing by leaps and bounds. Mr. Thomas Smith, supporting, said that many anglers in Carmarthen were threatening to discontinue taking out licences un less that part of the river was opened. M r, William EA-ans said the revenue from trout licences was greater than from any other licences, but last year's balance-sheet shoAved a decrease of £ 30 to £ 40. At present Carmarthen people had to go two-and-a-half miles out of town to fish. Mr. Mervyn Feel (Danyrallf) said he wa.s not against the motion, but the hye- law was for no other purpose than for ¡ the beneRb o? Åe i:ivtw. it u»s knt?m I fact that with the advent of April the young of the salmon came down from the upper reaches of the river in shoals, and they gathered and lingered in their millions at the top of the tideAvays. It was known that people went out in coracles to catch them, and because they were in coracles the water hailiffs eould not get at them. That was the sole reason that they established that 'play- ground.' and the river was IIOAV deriving the benefit of such a bye-law. Mr. Nathan Griffiths (Llanellv) said everybody was crying out for recrea- tion for the working man in order to keep him from the public house, and why should the working men of Car- marthen be penalised because there happened to be. according to Mr Peel. a few poachers in coracles who eluded the vigilanc-e of the Avater bailiffs. The motion of Mr. Oliver Jones was unanimously carried. Referring to the discovery of dead fish at Glanrhyd some time ago, Mr. Mervyn Peel sa;d he had every reason to believe that they were what had been left over from an explosion oi dynamite purposely put in the river for the pur- pose of killing the fish. Explosions had been heard in the upper part of the river at night, and he had also heard that a verv large number of dead minnows had been seen floating on the surface of the water. The Superintendent said that was the first he had heard of it. The Superintendent also renorted that 26 cormorants1 heads had been paid for during the quarter. Cor- morants were less numerous this year than last year. Colonel IJoyd Harries CLhyyndeAvr), who was absent through illness, was elected chairman of the board for the ensuing year, and Mr. T>. D. Thomas (Carmarthen) vice-chairman.

THE RURAL COUNCIL.1 MEDICAL OFFICER AND A LOCAL WORKS. A meeting of the Swansea Rural Dis- trict Council was held on Tuesday, Mr. William Rees presiding. J)r. E. liice Morgan (Medical Officer of Health tor the lolTiston (Üsrrict), in his report for January stated that the total number of births was 25, equal to 21.9 per 1,000. Olase numbered 10 and Llansamlet lo, equal to 20.6 and 23.2 per 1,000 i-espectively. The total num- ber of deaths was 22, equal to 19.3 per 1,000. Clase numbered 9 and Llall- samlet 13, equal to 18.6 and 20.1 re- spectively. Two deaths were due to zymotic disease, viz., one from lung dissa-se toltowing measles, in Clase, and one from diphtheria, in Llansamlet. The death-rate was slightly higher than the average for this month, which was 17.0 per 1,000. Eight cases of infectious disease were notified: two in Clase, scarlet fever 1, and diphtheria 1 in Llansamlet, six cases, two of cliplitliei-ii,, one of scarlet fever, and three of tuberculosis. A Local Works. The Medical Officer had visited the Swansea Vale Spelter Works, on Jan. 29th, Avheri Mr. Thompson, the engineer to the company, explained the new por- tion of the works being put up for them by the Bcitonfcrrv Chemical Company. tie gathered that it was contemplated. as soon as the new portion is in working order, that the present fumes given off into the air would be absoiA-ed, and they would also make sulphuric acid from some of these fumes. Until he saw this in Avorking it wa.s impossible to come to any conclusion other than tjiat the present sufferers from these poison- ous fumes would have to put up with them for some months longer. Exceptionally High. Dr. Traflord Mitchell Oledicall Officer of Health for the Llandilo-Taly- bont Division) reported that the num- ber of births during the month wa.s 84, equivalent to an annual rate of 28.9 per 1,000, the average rate being 32.7 re- corded in the ten preceding yeaits. There were oo deaths, equivalent to an annual rate of 18.9 per 1,000, which compared very unfaA-ourably with the average rate of 15.9 recorded in the ten preceding years. Ofving to the severity of the weat her the amount of sickness during January exceptionally high. Two cases of diphtheria were notified in Loughor. In both cases the sanitary state of the premises was bad, owing tc the lack of drainage in Loughor. The methods of street-cleaning in the dis- trict were quite inadequate to the re- quirements of large communities like Gorseinon, and the time had iiow come when the Council ought to appoint a committee to consider the matter. A large number of houses in Oorseinon Garden Village were now occupied, anc he recommended that the owners be called upon to provide footpaths. The Clerk (Mr. E. Harris) reportec that sanction had been given to borroAi the money for road widening at Dun vant, and it was decided to advertise for tenders. Division of the County. Tho Clerk reported that he had com- municated with other councils of the county with reference to the proposes division of the County of Glamorgar for administrative purposes, and with the exception of Mountain Ah, whe were against the proposal, the mattei had been referred to committees foi consideration. The mar tor had ap. parently created a great deal of in. terest. Tenders for the sewerage of Gor- seinon Garden Village were considered, and the tender of Mr. A. Farley for £.Uï 4s. lid. was accepted. Mr. Evan Lewis, of Pontardulais, was appointed clerk of the works for the new Melin Llan bridge, at a salary of I

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the same thing would happen on week-days as well as on Sunday, and there are other ways of dealing with such things. The Act of Charles 11. will not prevent them. Many of them would no doubt oontinue to sell on Sunday, as during the week, any- thing and everything to be eaten on or off the premises, and of course would then come under the Act of Charles II.. so far as they sold for consumption off the pre- mises; but this would not prevent them opening in Swansea any more than it does in other places. These will, if others do not, open as usual and pay the fine. Fish potato shops can open with impunity as it has been held in Bullen v. Ward, King's Bench, 1905. that these shops come within the meaning of cook shops and are ex- empted under the Act. I have already shown that you cannot stop the sale of papers on Sunday. I ask then, is it advisable to enforce an Act which will close down a few small shops, and leave open a few of the biggest offend- ers, who will rea-lly gain considerably by your action? I further submit that it is unfair to en- force one part of one Section of an Act and ignore the others. If the Act is to be enforced, let it be enforced in its entirety, and let not only shopkeepers but others who are breaking the Act be punished as well. If the object is to secure a better ob-I 89rvation of Sunday, why stop at the Act at Charles n.. and why stop at the shop- keeper? There are a great number of Acts I dating to Sunday Observance wholly or partially still on the Statute Book, 11 re- lating to manufacture and oommerce, 5 re- lating to travelling, 5 relating to amuse- ments and pastimes. Why not proceed under the Act of Charles I., which xorbids meetings, assemblies. or concourses of people out of their own parishes on the lord's Day for any sports or pastimes whatsoever? Why not prosecute these well-to-do golf players? Why not prosecute the chauffeur .who drives the rich man's car? Surely these things are as much a desecration of the Sabbath as selling a pennyworth of sweets or a bottle of ginger- beer? ID conclusion, may 1 point out that it is because of the difficulties in connection with enforcing this Act. the insufficiency of the fines and so on. that the Act is gener- ally disregarded throughout the Country It is true that occasionally the Act is put into operation here 'and there. but the Local Authorities have found that by uo- int; so they have stirred up a "hornets' nest." l/ook at the two recent illustrations —SOTTTHPORT and YORK. Here the Traders naturally turned and took out summonses against the Corporation and other persons for also breaking one Section or another of this Old Act. In both capes the prosecutions against the shopkeepers were abandoned It is proved everyAvhere that such prosecutions are unpopular. The matter has recently been before places like LIVERPOOL. WOLVERHAMPTON, HAJJI- FAX. OLDHAM, etc., etc., and after con- sidering the matter, they decided not to en- force the Act. At WOLVERHAMPTON, be- fore coming to their decision, the Chief Constable was instructed to a,ddreas the following questions to the Chief Conrtablpe of every Police Force in England:— "fit Are the provisions of the Sunday Observance Act, 1677, enforced in your jurisdiction ? (2) If so, what do you con- sider the effect, of the same to be.J H) What method of procedure is followed in bringing the case before the Court ? (4) H,ive you any local Acts or Bye-laws bal- ing with Sunday Trading, if so can you furnieh me with a copy of the (,aii ? In 98 town-, the Act is not in fo('f': in six of th-e town, there arc Bye-laws relating to the Bale of newspapers and hawking I on Sundays; and in fifteen towns the Act is in force more or less. The fifteen towns areShrewsbury ('but not strictly'), Gravesend, Maidstone ('occasionally'), Bedford, Dudley ('not satisfactory and looked on as a great hardship), Hull ('makes no appreciable difference in num- ber of cases'), King's Lynn, Burnley ('oc- casionally in special cases, looked cpon as a cheap .advertisement'), Mid,iles- borough ('sometimes, very difficult to ex- press opinion'), Accringtop ('Yes, so far as shops where there is a nuisance caused by people congregating and causing an- noyance to residents ind passengers'). Beverlev ('Yes, one man an Italian if prosecuted weekly'), Liverpool ('not been enforced here, but on the 6th inst. Watch Committee resolved to enforce the Hereford, Congleton, Great Grimsby." Liverpool afterwards reversed their de- cision, and decided not to prosecute. I have no doubt that in Swaneei, as else- where, a number of people are strongly op- posed to Sunday Trading, yet I venture to suggest that the majority of these are t op- posed to the putting into operation tlis Old Statute asxinst offenders. I remain. Gentlemen, Yours respectfully, WILLIAM LEA VIS, General Secretary. Shopkeepers' and Small Traders' Protection Association. Chief Offioe: 160. Fleet-street. South Wales: 102, Broadway, Cardiff.