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tUVENSLE CtLINQUENTS. Complaints are coming in from dif- fcrent parts of the country recording a disturbing increase of delin- tuencies. A few wooks ago leference vas made to the Increasing number of boy offender# in Llanelly. One local educa- tion authority at least has advanced this is a reason for asking that no more of their men teachers should bo called to -,he Colours. Their yiew is that the in- 1 '1 r '1 J- crease in this c l ass of ohenee is (U to the withdrawal of so many men teachers. We .should doubt whether that is the whole .s-tory, though it may have some influence on the rougher class of hoys. Teachers themselves have, ever since tho war hem, noticed a falling off in the discipline of s, good many homes where the father has gone to the Colours, and an analysis of tho offenders, with such a classification in mind, would be very interesting, and might lend to the proper sort of remedy. There is also another factor that cannot bo ignored. Every social worker knows that parental dis- cipline almost vanishes in many homes directly the boys 1>egin to contribute to the family income. Few people have any idea of the increase in tho ont-of-ochool employment of children since the war ba- ga.n. The shortage of la bour has led to the offering of very high wages to children of school age for work before and after school. THE INSURANCE ACT. The appointment of a Committee to look into the working of the Insurance Act is timely. But for the war we should probably by now have been hear- ing a good deal about the Act and the actuarial basis on which it is worked. The Committee's reference limits it to suggestions that will not need any further subsidy from Parliament. In more peaceful times we should no doubt have had to call for further help from the State to meet what are said to be serious shortages in the moneys avail- Table compared with the benefits promised. There are, no doubt, many points in which the administration of the Act can he improved. It was a great experiment, and not even i$ best fria?ds argued that j experience would not suggest improve- ments or ùiscoH'r fIav,'i"o lí] t e S(:hemc. ments or discover ?a?'? in the scheme. Let us hope that the Committee will be able to suggest methods of putting things right which are found to lie wrong, and that there will bo no thought of a vote- catching campaign. It is now certain that the next election cannot and will not be fought on the Insurance Act, and it i., probable that the Act can now be ac- cepted as an accomplised fact of which friends and opponents alike will make II the best. OUR SOLDIERS AND SAILORS. We are glad to find that the Corpora- tion have decided to make application for the appointment of a committee to deal with the employment of sailers and sold- iers after their discharge. This is mat- ter which j., 1iLely to 1noh, P•'Ve after the war and tho Corporation <• r.n-.ious to be in a position to provide- employment for those Llanelly boys who are now doing -their duty in the trenehe-a and on the M-gh sea? Those gaha-t fellows weil L. l deserve all that we cm do fer them and I a local committee v. ill be in a position to ¡' set up machinery to make provision for them either in thO way of finding emPIOJ-1 ment, or the securing of pension and al- lowances for those disabled. Parliament has already vested local authorities with I powers in these directions. It is provided that a Statutory committee shall be ap- pointed and this body will work in har- mony with local committees to lbfo set up in every town and city in the country. Under the Naval and Military War Pen- sions Act passed last year, provision is to be made for efneei s and men on di- charge. This provision can beist be made by local committees and ihere is every reason to believe that a committee for Llanelly will shortly be appointed.

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l' .r  ,f""i 1;{. TerriMe Cosc&io? I EXPERIENCES OF THE TROOPS AT .4; .L¿J\ .l' J..1o..7 -1-L- J_l\"J\.)t. ;1. GALLIPOLI. I An interesting letter has been receired from Company Quarter Master Emivn Williams, of the otb Welsh Re^imant,' son of Mr. D. l. Williams, Roath Park, Cardiff (late of Llanelly). Describing the withdrawal ironi chtlhpoji, he savs:- "I suppose you kuu»v ty this time uh&t we have evacuated Suvia and Anaac. Yon should have seen the preparations and dodges and tricks es-ed to deceive the Turks. I fancy they had no suspicion of what was taking place. However, I am glad we were able to evacuate with such little loss. It was on ierfuily managed. Coming on the boat to Lemnos and them on to Alexandria we had to wear our lifebelts the whole way excepting when we were in bed. N-Ve had a very pleasant trip from Sunday night until Saturday morning, zig-zagging the w hole way. We are at present at Wardan, but probably ive shall be moving o0 viiles further into the desert to-morrow where there is some fighting with the Bedouins and Arabs. Yesterday I went shopping for the Company, and rc a gieut sight to see the native bazaars. I saw the Pyramids from the train, but had no time to pay a visit there. For Xmas thre-e of us had a turkey between us, and as ire had no tyme, we made stuffing out of bread and onions. I carved and we ¡ thoroughly enjoyed d with cv.bhagc and ,I.. \i 0 '-to IIL. < sweet potatoes. These are the only potatoes we can got, and they look like parsnips. Yesterday there was a Rugby match between the Hospital, R.A.M.C., and ourselves, against the Welsh and Cheshire engineers. There was no score, and it was a good match. Among the j players were several o!cl Scarlet runners including Hubert John, and our old friend s Dai Lloyd and Hawkins. No one can ever describe what we went through on Gallipoli unless it, is those who were never there or those who stayed a couple of days and then funked work, and got back to England to be interviewed by re- porters. These are the men who receive honour and hero worship, not those who are sticking it and refuse to yo home when they rerdly should. To begin with oan you imagine the unbearable heat. We were taken into action before one realized he was ashore. Hundreds of bullets aimed at you, some missing you only by inches; shrapnel pouring on you, the next man to you getting shot, and three- IP?' ol!t in a fourths of tho Company wiped out in a couple of days. For a fortnight we never had two hours sleep on end, and it was on our 20th day we were first re- lieved for four days. Twenty days later on would not be so trying, but on the landing, there were no trenches or dug- outs. Later we had gales and frost. One storm cost the Army 11,000 casualties. oil- own Regiment barlver was found dead in his dug-out from exposure. The thunder and lightening was such that we never wish to witness again; and there was as much rain in three or four hours as you get in a wet year in England The truth is we were all flooded out and on top of that we had to go to the trenches for ten days. The trenches in most parts were deep in mud and j water, and the communication trenches j were impassable. We had to cross, in the j open fields by night only, although pirts of the fire trench were only 80 yards from the Turks. The shelling by the Turks towards the end was uncomfortable, ac- counting for some of us every day. Not six yards from where I was a six inch shell knocked a man's face away. I had several hair-breadth escapes, the nearest being a slight wound on the neck. The doctor said another half-inch would have finished me. An hour later I had one at my overcoat. For a couple of days after that my nerves were a trifle shaken a l- though I carried on my work as usual. When I started, I did not think I should write so much hut when one reads of people getting honoured at home and missing all wo hn-e been through, and men whom we know were only shaming sickness or had slight scratches, one feels little disgusted."

_7_ Promoted cn [he Field. Although they have not yet been long at the front, the 15th Welsh have already baen in the thick of the battle. News has como to hand that they are now oc- cupying the first line of trsr?hes "some- where in Franco, and arc giving an ex- cellent Recount of themselves. Ws give this week a portrait of Second-Lieut, loan Evans who was prcmotod on the field to Lieutenant. This young officer is the son of Mr. John Evans, Albert street, and before the war, was in the service of tho Llanelly Steel 'Works, whore the news of his proinc?on :as been received with the greatest; srtiafaotion. Lieut. Enms writing homa this we?? S?Tos & graphic description of modern warfare, and says that all th.« men aro in the pink of condition.

  Red Cross. CERTIFICATES AND .MEDALLIONS P: tEbEJA TED. At the illj^iier Eionien^ar^ w-jks-si ti OhlnlflJlä}' "j.lL;j,¡ m^nioera ot tAt) loeal 01 d-~ e-^e.Utnwjs t of Red Cross were oates Anu meouiliions wlnck tiiey gaineci at cue rocent examina!f;»A eon- ducted by Dr. Evan iv> j* ;;s>, for the Society. The Commandant, Mr. W. Gfcoig* Wil- liams, m an address in which hi outlined the work of the Society la-it year said that the majority of tho men had joined HAL Forces, also several of the membors had been on duty at Carmarthen and Llanelly. Ait. Williams concluding said that he had much pleasure in asking Dr. J. L. Da vies to hand over the awards. Dr. Da vies in a short speech expressed the hope that the War Office would soon recognise the work of the local detach- ment by calling upon their services in homo and foreign hospitals. The following were suC-cesbfnl:— First year (certificates) Edward David Jenkins (on active service), John Emlyn Owen, David John Davies,Vv'iiiiain Jones, Lewis Richards, Arthur Clifford Stacey, Henry Jones, Osborne Thomas Glover, Thomas Davies, and David Evans. Second year (certificates) Herbert James, William Ernest Thomas, David Williams, Henry Morgan Roes, John Lewis, and William Y. Evans. Third year (proficiency badge) Luther Rees, John James, Percy Phillips, David Protheroe, John Emmanuel, Thomas Llewellyn Jones. Fourth year (bars) John Henry Jacob, Morgan Morgan, AV. George Williams. A vote of thanks to Dr. J. L. Davies terminated the meeting. > _<

SIR STAFFORD HOWARD AND TEE FISHERY BOARD In proposing at the meeting of the Towy Fishery Board, that Sir Stafford Howard be appointed on the executive committee in place of Mr. Jas. Phillips, who had not attended a single meeting laiit year, Mr. Merfvn Peel said they were all very pleased to welcome Sir Stafford Howard to a meeti ng of the Board for the first time. Sir Stafford would prove a most useful member, be- cause he had been chairman of the Wrye Board, one of tho great Fishery Boards in the country, and his knowledge of fishery administration would come in most useful to them. Air. William Evans, seconding, said he thought Sir Stafford would be a good member. The Chairman: Wo are all very pleased to see Sir Stafford Howard here to-day. The motion was carried, and Sir Stafford in returning thanks, said he would be glad to put the experience he had had at the disposal of the Board. He had been a member of the Wye Fishery Board for 14 years, and chairman of it for nine years. He did not see why they should not make the Towy Fishery better than it was. He observed that the revenue was steadily decreasing. One of the great advantages of fishery laws was that they gave power for levying a 'rate. It was the custom in Scotland, and the Wye Board had a dent.ed it. I

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1\,1 N <. Municipal Notes .Notification of Measles. The Corporation have passed a resolu- tion in favour of the reduction of the fee to be paid to medical practitioners for notifying cases of measles. The recent order of the Local Government Board fixes the fee at 2s. 6d. per case, and in the opinion of the Corporation, a fee of Is. would be ample. They point out that in the event of an epidemic of measles the fees payable might on the basis fixed by the Loesl Government Beard run into hundreds of pounds. f' r I Nuisancs ?.t Chimical Works. The Town Clerk reported the steps taken by him in consequence of serious complaints as to the noxious fumes from the works of the Briton Ferry Chemical Co., and raaa to the meeting the report of Dr. L. C. Fryer (the Alkali Inspector) upon his inspection of the works nest j day. Poilution af Riv £ ? Liiedi. The Mayor drew attention to the im- portanee of preventing the pollution of this river during the coming summer months, and the serious attention of the Health Committ99 is directed thereto, j thair report thereon to be pr-esented to an early meeting of the Town Council. I Euiiding Statistics. The following certificates were author- iiied to be grsnted:Air. G. Y. Thomas, i house in Regalia Terrace; Messrs. Lloyd Bros., 1 house in Hedley terrace; Msssrs. Shoesmith and Davies, 1 house in Tiinity ro&i. The Borough Surveyor stated that 102 Certifies tee of Completion had been granted durint; 1P15 as compared with 217 fe-r the year 1S14. I "K> i, ':J.'j' I"¡- pj-spoci*: Aji«Uti*ns. Tits Aetittg Medieal Ofieer reported that kc. hi ecajnnerion with the deputy Boronga Um-veyor, examine-d the plans vi tft proposed auditions to the building a«lj»»flrnf the New Dock Cinsrna, and also inspected the present building, and sr;^#st»d the approval of che plan, I which %he «c:r.mit-:ee agreed t). Housing and Town Plar-rKftg Act. The Aeting Medical Officer drew atten- tion to the dilapidated condition of 28, Island place, and ae it was, in his opinion unfit for human habitation, hfe asked that a Notice of Intention to make a Closing Order in respect thereof be served upon the executors of the late Thomas Wil- liam, Tunnel road. The Committee recommended aeeord- ingly. Salary of inspector of Nuisances. I The Town Clerk read an application, by I the Inspector for an increase in salary, and after consideration of the matter, the Committee recommend that the salary be increased from C140 to JE180. Speed of Motor Cars. I The Borough Surveyor reported to the Roads Committee with reference to the streets in the Borough which, in his opinion, should be the subject of applica- tion to the Local Government Board under Section 9 of the Motor Car Act, 1903, and the Committee, after considera- tion of the mattter, recommend that the speed of motor cars should be limit-ed to o miles an hour in Wind street, Bridge street and Lower end of Thomas street. With reference to the limitation of speed to not exceeding 10 miles per hour in the main streets of the town, the com- mittee recommend its adoption, the ques- tion of deciding which are 'Main' streets being delegated to the Chairman of the Committee and the Borough Surveyor. System of Market Cleaning. ,I The Sub-Committee,in conjunction with the Town Clerk, the Borough Surveyor and the Markets Manager, inspected the Market and discussed the details of the cleaning arrangements. It appears that three men are employed and the Market is swept each ordinary evening of its use, with a special cleaning up on Mondays and Fridays. The Sub- Committee indicated to the Markets Manager certain minor details where im- provement was possible, and attention has been promised by him thereto. The Committee recommend that as an experiment, one of the small destructors belonging to the Corporation ba used so aa to burn up paper and other com- bustible material. They also recommend that every Stall- holder be encouraged to use a suitable, receptacle for the placing therein of the refuse arising at the Stall, in order that these receptacles may be emptied into the bins provided by the Corporation. Auditor's Report. I The Town Clerk read to the Finance Committee the Government Auditor's Report in respect of the audit cf the Accounts of the Corporation and its Of- ficers for the year ended 25th March, 1915, and stated that he had personally enquired into the matters raised in the Report. He then reported the result of his examination of the matters referred to, and the Committee expressed itself quite satisfied with the explanations. pempbrey Bus Route. I The Town Clerk read to the meeting of the Roads Committee the Petition of res- idents in Hall street, Yaughan street, and Bridge street, suggesting a change of route for these Buses. The Committee recommend that the route in future be through Pembrey road into Hall street (a halt if necessary to he made in Athenaeum Square near the Parish Church wall). Yaughan street and Stepney street round to th? present com- mon point ir. He Tt-w i Hall Square.

Pare Howard Hospital. -.0- The Committee, Matron, and Members of the Y.A. Detachments wish to thank the following kind donors for gifts re- ceived at the Red Cross Pare Howard Hospital during the past month. Also the following artistes who have so kindly helped with the entertainments. The patients wish to express their thanks to all who gave up their time and took so much trouble to cheer them up in the evenings. M. J. Garnons-Williams, Commandant. Lilit of Donors :—Lord Dynevor, Lridy Stepney, Mrs. Darnell, Air Norman Jones, Mrs. David John, Mrs. Wilkins, rrs. Samuel, Mrs. Gibson, Mrs. J. J. Pryce, Mrs. Doctor John, Mrs Hile, Girl Guides Miss Williams, Mrs. Thomas, Penybethh Mrs. John Thomas, Kidwelly, Mr. John Davies, Mr. Williams, Mrs. McKeg, Mrs. Watcyn Morgan, Mrs. Mansel Lewis, Mr J. Clee^e, Miss Cloak, Lieut. Tullis, The Ladies War Guild, The Church Sewing Guild, Airs. Evans, Peneoed, Mr. Keys, 3irs. Jaekman, Mrs. Mnrtin John. Mrs. Harry Evans, Airs. Trubshaw, Mrs. Hill, Mrs Court, The Ladies Dance Co., -Ilrs. Llewelyn John, Miss Dorothy Evans, Miss Coombs, Miss Randall, The Lady Catherine Ashburnham, Mrs. Garnons Williams, Mr. A. A. AfcDonnall, Airs. Smith, Pontyeates, Llandilo Working Party, Mrs. Buckley Roderick, Dr. Evans Mrs. Snook, Mrs. Davies. Aorfa, Mr. C. Mtmsol Let\ is, Olooh-y-rie Farm, Miss Lilian Rees, Miss T. Mansel Lewis, Mrs Morton Evans. List of Gifts:—Apples, Books, Maga- zines, Cake, Pheasants, Cubba<^s' Cigarette. Fruit. Jam, Tallies, Tarts, Eggs, ('bl(-' en, C,,ie, Butter, Pillow Cases, Rabbits, Papers, Jellies and Cakes, Vests and Shirts j Lavender Bags. Honey. Flowers, Canarv' Scarves, Cigars, Spring Chair, Socks, Mittens. List of Artistes:—Mr. Auckland, Miss Violet Gibson's Party: Band: Children's Choir, Afr. Adams; Pierrot Troupe. Mr. D. T. Richards, Pembrey; Male Voice Party, Rev. Hugh Jones; Mr. Brazell's Concert; Mrs Freeman; Master Saunders (violinist); Mr. John; Miss Violet Lewis: Miss Olive Lewis; Lieut. John; Miss Smith (recitation); Mrs. Lepine; Lady Catherine Ashburnham.

ARep'yfrom the Trenches -I Somewhere in France, j January 27th, 1910. To the Editor of the" Star. Sir, Will you grant me a little- space in your valuable paper in answer to mv tellow townsmen in the 9th Welsh. I read the "Star" of Saturday last out here and noticed the letter sent in by them. Well, I must respect- fully call them to" book because I deny that I ever have run down the 4th Welsh. I know full well that they have had a very rough time of it and that they have done well, and so have the 15th Welsh. I may say on behalf of the 15th Welsh that six days after their arrival in France thev went into action, and have been in the middle of it ever since. Last night, the 2Gth January, we came out of the trenches after a hard strain, and now we are having the "coal boxes" pitching about us. It is the great day with our artillery to-day. They are sending over some birthday presents for the Kaiser. I may S." he is having them by the hundreds, and for every one they send us they get 15 back. It is a big day for firing and the Palace of the Kaiser to-night will be too small to hold all our pre- sents. I quite agree that the 9th R.W. Fusiliers deserve the very best that I' the people can do for them. They should be treated as we have been— having nothing from the town and county although we are called the Carmarthenshire Battalion. One would imagine that the people of Car- marthenshire world hnve some thought for the Battalion that bears the name of "S; (",i- as other bat- talions are being remembered by their own counties. We would iv1 the last to begrudge our fellow soldiers any- thing, except that we would Jih to be treated in the same way. It is not fair that some should receive all the good things while others are ignored. We are all flesh and blood. W hat we say is share and share alike. We are ci .v is s h are and s l i, I not anxious to follow the example of the dog in the manger. I will conclude this letter with an appeal. If there are any generous people in Llanelly or the county who would like to forward us any gifts we should be very grateful—what would be most welcome would be sachs. cigarettes, tobacco, matches, es-nd'; and chocolates. I am, etc., W. J. JENKINS, Lance.-Corpl. P.S.—I may say that we were the first battalion of the Brigade to go into the trenches.

a 118 "DANIEL OWEN." On Friday evening at the Town Hall, under the auspices of the Cymrodorion Society, Mr. T. Glynne Jones, B.A., H.M. Inspector of Schools, Llanelly, will deliver a lecture on "Daniel Owen, the y elsh novelist." The meeting will com- mence at 8.15. All are cordially invited.

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—————— A Bristol woman has taken the place of her husband, who has joined an offi- oers' training corps, as a traveller in j gerden tools and domestic hardware. She eoTers Somerset. Gloucestershire, North Cornwall, North Devon, Warwickshire j and Herefordshire.

Reserved Trades. NEW GKADFS Or 'iilvPLATEKS .? 11 ?-, -1 -kTEPtS ADDED TO LIST. The repiLSentation& ot ZSXr. John Hodge, ALP., general secretary of the Steel Smelters' Association, in regard to cert am classes of employees in tiie South Y\ ales tin- plate trade placed in reseryed occupa- tions have proved successful. The hit-serve Occupations' Commit- tee of the Board of Trade has inform- ed Mr. Clements (secretary of the Tin and Sheet Mills Aian^facturers' Assoeiator. tlwnnsea). that. the board has dc,I I ;?? d 41 has decided that the dischargers, shippers, barwheelers, roliermen, be- hinders, and tin- men to be pjn. ed in the list of re- served occupations.

the delinquents at Tottenham children s court on Tuesday was one who had just v on a prize as the best-behaved boy in his school.