Llanelly Star

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Mrs. Draw at Llanelly. — —. Mrs. Drew, daughter of the late Mr. Gladstone, has been on a visit to Lady Stepney and Miss Stepney at the Dell. There have bee-i for many years the closest relations between Lady Stepney and the Gladstone family. The distinguished visitor left this afternoon.

RINKING. The Llanelly Imperial Band will be in attendance at the Skating Rink on Monday evening next, on account of the rink being closed on Tuesday evening. The forthcoming carnival for the 25th inst. promises to be a huge success. Three substantial prizes are offered for the best costumes, and various other competitions will take place. Rinking will commence at 8 p.m., and continue until 2.30 a.m. to the strains of the Imperial Band. We understand that a number of spectator's tickets are issued, applications for same should be made at the rink.

TO-DAY'S NOMINATIONS, At Carmarthen this morning nominations were received for the Boroughs. Mr. Llewelyn Williams and his agent, Mr. Dd. Jennings, and Lord Tiverton and his agent, Mr. Ludford, were present, and the two candidates were duly nominated. A number of nomination papers were handed in on behalf of both candidates.

r-y-t IT? '!f The iues?ay Half- holiday. (To the Editor of the STAK). Sir,—I should be glad if you would use the influence of the STAl to secure a change in the weekly half-holiday of Llan- elly. I have thought for years past that the day is a most unsuitable one for the pur- pose, and this is the experience of all busi- ness men. To begin with, it comes too near Sunday as far as the assistants are concerned, and I think they oug ht to be consulted. Wed- nesday would be preferable and I am sure it would also suit the convenience of the public generally. I feel sure if a canvass were taken among the tradesmen of the town, 99 per cent would vote in favour of changing the day. The public, too, would not be inconvenien- ced in any way. Trusting you will take up the matter in the columns of your valuable paper. I am &c., Progressive. j

UN-OPPOSED M.P.s. I The following members were yesterday returned un-opposed to the new Parlia- ment ;— Mr. Joseph Chamberlain (U.). Birmingham West. Mr. J. W. Hills (U.), Durham Hon. W. E. Guinness (U.), Burry St. Edmunds Mr. Rawlinson (L.), Cambridge University Mr. J. W. Lowthcr (Speaker), Penrith Mr. J. O'Brien, Kilkenny Lord H. Cecil (U.), Cxford University Sir W. Anson (U), Oxford University Sir E. Carsou (U.), Dublin Mr. Caiiipbell (U.), Dublin.

A 3,000 MAJORITY, Mr. Llewelyn Williams is very sanguine as to the result of the election in the Boroughs. Speaking last night at Caer- salem, he said that his majority this time Was not going to be 2,000 or even 2,500. The canvassing books showed that it was to be 3,000.

CRIMEAN VETERAN'S BURIAL. —— 0. Military Honours To-day. The funeral took place to-day with full ttiiltitary honours of Mr. Johnson, an old Crimean veteran, who had been engaged 10 the Llanelly market for many years. The deceased, who was a very familiar figure in the town, had seen a lot of active service, and had many a tale to tell of ..moving accidents by flood and field. He ws a man of superior education, and had ttiade many friends in the town where he had lived so long.

LLEWELYN WILLIAMS. By throwing out the Budget the House of Lords has broken the unwritten consti- tution of the country and has attempted to usurp the control over the public purse. From a tactical point of view, leave alone anything else, it is well to give Lord Tiverton a fair hearing. You will then soon find out the nakedness of his arguments. The question you have to decide is whether you are to be governed by the elected representatives of the people or by the House of Lords. Mr. Lloyd George passed the Patents Act which has already brought in thousands of pounds. He -has made the foreigner pay, and done it consistently with Free Frade. We found 55,000 Chinamen in South Africa, and by the 1st March next there will not be a single Chinaman left there. Better that the Jewish millionaires dividends should be diminished than that the British flag should be smirched with the stain of slavery. The cost of the 41b loaf in London is about 51d. or 6d. A similar loaf in Ger- many costs 10}d. In Germany wages are from 6/- to 8/- a week less than in this country. The Ger- man working man has also to work on an average 51 hours a week more than our workmen do. Free Trade is the best system for the production of wealth. It is because the Liberals are trying to distribute wealth more evenly by the Budget that the House of Lords threw it out. Step by step, market by market, the Welsh tinplate trade has captured all the neutral markets of the world. To-day the tinplate trade stands firmer than ever before. No nation will ever walk steadily so long as it has to lean on the crutches of Pro- tection. With Free Trade is involved the freedom of the loaf, the freedom of the necessaries of life to the working man and his family freedom from all the evils that follow in the wake of Tariff Reform. I would like to ask tariff reformers whether they can devise any scheme whereby they can prevent any country, if it were mad enough to do it, from putting on such a tariff as the McKinley tariff ? It can't be done. If you search the whole history of the world, you will never find such a marvel- ous record of accumulated wealth as you find in this country to-day. Wealth has gone up by leaps and bounds under Free Trade. I do not say that the wealth is properly distributed. The rich are too rich, and the poor arc too poor. We want, to adjust the burden equitably, and that is what the Budget is going to do. If the people of this country allow them- selves to be deluded, when this tremendous issue of Commons v. Lords is before them, then it is good-bye to freedom, and they will not be worthy of the name of free men. There is no unemployment in Llanelly- that is a great boon. Let us not depart rashly from a system which has banished unemployment from our midst. The tin- plate works are paying good dividends, and tariff reformers in this district are not above extending their works, the latest instance being the Dafen works. In Germany the pi ice of the necessaries of life has gone up, the prices of food and clothing have gone up, unemployment is rife, wages have not gone up correspond- ingly with the price of goods, the result being that the working classes in Germany have never had such a bad time.

LORD TIVERTON. » What I want you to do is to think over these things for yourselves. If you do that and then on Wednesday you decide to vote for Mr. Llewelyn Williams, I shall not quarrel with you. I am absolutely opposed to raising revenue by any means which would increase the cost of the food of the people. The proposed taxation of land is unfair. It will fall most heavily upon the small landowners, upon Benefit and Building Societies, and upon leaseholders. There is no attempt to encourage small holding: and leasehold enfranchisement, in which, alone, I believe, lies the solution of tin land problem. The House of Lords has never refused to pass into law any measure which the people, after mature consideration, desired. It has not refused to pass the Budget, but declines to allow such a revolutionary measure to become law until the people have been consulted. I do not think that a svstem of Tariff Reform is going to make the cost of living dearer, because, while a small tax is to be put on corn an equal amount will be taken off tea and sugar. II" Trades Unionism is a thing in which I firmly believe. I foresee that every Trades Unionist will eventually become a Tariff Reformer. If Protection is going to make wages low, how is it thty are so high in America? The wages in Germany have been steadily rising ever since they adopted Protection in preference to Free Trade. I believe that Protection in this country will give you higher wages and fewer hours. I would like to see absolute Free Trade between us and our Colonies. If Great Britain accepted her food supplies from the Colonies she would be independent of the rest of the world. If we had our Colonies with us there was not a country that would dare attack us. If the British workman desires to protect himself against the blackleg, why should he not protect himself by keeping the foreign blackleg out ? A union with the Colonies strengthened the mother country in time of war. There would then be no scares and panics about war. The object of Free Trade was buying in the cheapest markets and selling at the best price. But cheapness is not everything, otherwise blacklegs would be right. The Patents Acts is an example of what Protection can do for trade and labour. I foresee that when Mr. Lloyd George sees how well his Act is working he will come over to the forefront of Tariff Reform. I am not in favour of Disestablishment nor am I in favour of the disendowment of any religious body. With regard to education, I am in favour of some fair and equitable compromise, which will allow every parent to say in what form of religion his children are to be brought up. I should favour any legislation which would tend towards temperance, but I do not believe that the spoliation of the publicans would do any godd. If Home Rule were passed Ireland would lose their old age pensions, or this country would have to pay for them, because Ireland had not got the money to do so. h I object to the Budget because it is bad finance and because it is not fair. I do not think it will raise the money it was originally intended to get.

I Where to Poll. ——— Instructions for Voters on Wednesday. I- Wednesday is the polling day for the Boroughs. The poll will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. There are 8 divisions in the three Llanelly Wards and 8 polling stations as appended WARD 1. Division 1,-Prospect Pl. School Occupiers 1683 to 2202a Lodgers 6415 to 6446 Furnace District 6688 to 6766 Division 2,—Athenaeum. Occupiers 2203—2818b Lodgers 6447-6484 Service 6396-6414 N.B.-All Service voters vote at this booth. Division 3Lakefield School. Occupiers 2819-3327b Lodgers 6485-6537 WARD 2, Division 4,—Park Street. Occupiers 3328-4052 Lodgers 6538—6575 Division 5-Market St. School. Occupiers 4053-4593 Lodgers 6576—6619 Division 6-Beulah Schoolroom Occupiers 4594—5219 Lodgers 6620—6643 WARD 3. Division 7—Sailors' Home Occupiers 5220—5866 Lodgers 6644-6665 Division 8—New Dock School Occupiers 5867—6395 Lodgers 6666—6587

Old Castle Ceremony. <4 Interesting Gathering Yester- day. In a former issue of the STAR we outlined the scheme of extensions and alterations which have been carried out at the Old Castle works under the successful adminis- tration of the manager, Mr, David Williams. Yesterday saw the completion of the work, when in the presence of a number of inter- ested parties the ceremony of starting the new cold roll plant and engine was per- formed by Mr. J. Henry Thomas, one of the Directors. Among those present were Mr. Daniel Williams, J.P., chairman of Directors; Mr. David Harry, Mr. Harry D. Evans, Directors; Mr. Wm. Thomas, Mr. Martin Thomas, and Mr. Vaughan Thomas, brothers of Mr. J. Henry Thomas Mr. David Williams Mr. Edwin Morgan, consulting engineer; and the heads of the various departments. In the course of a felicitous speech Mr. Daniel Williams recounted the history of the company since its formation in 1874, and the great part taken in it by the late Mr. Henry Thomas, in whose steps his sons, who were present that day were so worthily following. Following upon this came the fixing of the bronze commemorative tablet to the engine by Mr. J. Henry Thomas and his brothers, after which the first-named turned on steam and set the compelete plant going.

I NOT FIT TO BE TRIED, At the County Sessions on Saturday David Davies labourer Adulam-row, Felinfoel, was charged with being drunk and disorderly in the parish of Uangen.d< arne. Defendant was not in a proper condition to be tried and the case was adjourned for a short time. Later in the day the ciase was proceeded with and the u ua] Jine was imposed.

STOP p;v>ss. ?t?E  Results of today's Matches Furnace U uited- 11 pis Oriental Stars—nil Newport- 3pts Penarth-o Cardiff—20 Llwynpja—o Neath—8 Penygraig-o Excelsiors—5 pts. St. Albans -3 Election Results A Special Lc tilon of the STAR will be published TO-NIGHT Containing the RESULTS of the day's pollings. ——— The earliest results in London will be declared soon after 10 o'olook,

I LOCAL WEDDING. I JI II<« ■' 1 Jones, Williams. I I The marriage took place at St. Johns Church, Gowerton, of Mr, Egerton Charles Little Jones, High-street, Cardigan, to Miss E. Winifred Williams, daughter of the late Mr. Henry Williams, Albion House, Llanelly. The officiating clergymen were the Rev. Canon Bowen, Monkton (uncle of the bride), assisted by the Rev. T. Madoc Jones. The bride was given away by her brother-in-law, Dr. Abel Davies.

WHO WILL WIN ? j Every person entering the Picturedrome next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday will receive a Card whereby lie or she is asked to forecast the result of the local Election. The person naming the winning candidate together with the number of votes gained in majority will receive a free pass enab- ling him or her to visit the Picturedrome as often as desired for three months. The Competition we understand is causing much interest, over 10,000 cards being at present n circulation. i

INTEREST UPON INTEREST The Clerk of the Harbour Trust(Mr. Spow- art) has reported that he has received the half- yearly statement of Interest due to the Bank of England up to December. This statement includes interest charged u pon interest. The Clerk has informed the Bank that the Trust do not consider themselves under any liability to pay interest ypun interest.

Asterisks. I It is said it will be rather wet in some 1 parts of the town on Wednesday night. The local works are in a chronic state of thirst. Last year they consumed nearly 550 million gallons of water. Personalities are flying about in Swansea making the air thick. We know how to manage our election on better lines in Llanelly. The Llanelly singers now touring in the States do not speak very enthusiastically of the condition of the tinplate workers in that country. I- or examples of successful municipal: trading commend us to the Llanelly mar- ket and the Cwmlliedi reservoirs. Did any- one whisper a certain Dock ? a Messrs. L. W. Adams know no politics in their business. There has been a great rush to their Vaughan-street establishment 4 for blue and red election favours. A knowing young lady in a Stepney- street establishment is, we are afraid a "Sboni bob ochor in politics. She is wearing red and blue rosettes these days. Monday Mr. Four years ago next Monday Mr. Llewelyn Williams was elected M.P. for the Boroughs. He is pretty confident tint history will repeat it, elf on Wednesday, ?)< A well-known Swansea man at Stradey on Saturday predicted that Mr. Mond would have a majority of 100 on Vonday. Others were equally sanguine of the success of Colonel Wright. '? a Mr. Richard Thomas and his party had one unusual experience in the States. They gave one of their concerts at a State prison containing 8,000 prisoners of whom over 50 were murderers A would-be local benedict is, we are afraid, doomed to a further period of bachelorhood. His fiancee has laid 11 down as a condition of her acceptance of him that he must swallow Votes for Women and Tariff Reform. Mr. Geo. F. Forsdike who is the Liberal candidate fcr Shropshire, is an old Llan- ellyite. He was one of the first members of the Llanelly Temperance Choir which was then, as now, under the baton of Mr. Meudwy Davies. It is to be feared that neither Mr. Llewelyn Williams nor Lord Tiverton will have a very high opinion of Rugby football •as they saw it played last Saturday. A more wretched exhibition has ncvei h:cn given by two first-class teams. The largest ward in the town-and the most neglected says the one and only Nathan—is No. 3. It contains 888 acres. Ward 1. is 518 acres in extent and No. 2. 713 acres. The result of the election on Wednes- day night will be made known to the public by Air. Parkinson of the Picture- drome. A huge 20ft, sheet will be put up over the window of Andrews shop in Vaughan-street, and the result flashed across by the Picturedrome Bioscope. To keep the crowd interested until the result arrives, Mr. Parkinson will give a free animated Picture show, subject of course to the weather being fine. THE COURTING He stood a spell on one foot fust, Then stood a spell on t'other, An' on which one he felt the wust, He couldn't lia' told ye nuther. Savs he. I'd better call again," Says she, Think likely, mister ?" That last word pricked him like a pin, A11' -wa1111e up and kist her.