The Llanelly Mercury and South Wales Advertiser

EUROPEAN POLITICS. I TWO VIEWS. GERMAN HOPES. -in, the last article we saw Russian hopes in 'Connection with the Land of Israel. But Ger- many also has hopes in this land, as may be ,seen by t;ç.e following from a Berlin paper, -Alarell, 1,,tio. Berlin, March 4. 'The "Berliner Zeitung," which is a widely ^circulated and popular afternoon newspaper, publishes the following article, under the title, "The Emperor and the French":— "The Emperor has been trying for years to "Conciliate the French by amiable attentions ¡ )f all kinds. Whenever any disaster befalls "the French, the Emperor is almost always the first to send a message of condolence or ;a subscription for tire- rfelief fund, if there be "one. He confers favours on French artists, -and he invites prominent French leaders of industry on board his yacht. The French have not always regarded these efforts with 'gratitude. "The latest specimen of French ingrati- tude is doubtless of a nature especially dis- appointing to his Majesty. We learn from --a well-informed source that the committee of the organisation, The League of Friends Of Jerusalem is proceeding to Paris. It is "Very significant that the Vice-president of he French Academy, M. Thureau Dangin, is taking part in this movement. This is 'the same man who signed the letter in which 'the invitation to the Academy mf France to .-attend the centenary celebration of the University of Berlin was refused. This new organisation declares that its programme is to prevent the further disfigurement of Jeru- salem. By disfigurement is meant, among other things, the German 'building on the Dormito and the German "Hospital on the Mount of Olives. TIt"is declared in these lrench circles that since the Timperor Wil- liam's journey to Jerusalem more and more progress has continually 'been made in the 'destruction of the medircval and Oriental aspect of the Holy City hallowed by tradi- tion. Part of the ancient city wall has al- ready been removed to make room for the 'German Church of the 'Redeemer, a bar- I)ar,-)iis structure, while the view of the Tower of David has been spoilt by the towers of the German Church, which reach like parvenus towards the sky,' and which fail entirely to harmonise with the character of the domes and towers of the ancient churches and mosques. "The League of Friends of Jerusalem now tntends to try by all possible means to pre- vent the further disfigurement of Jerusalem and for this purpose'it will establish com- munication with the Turkish Government. Whatever views one may hold regarding the Emperor's initiative in bringing about archi- tectural alterations in Jerusalem (his Majesty himself designed the tower of the German Church of the Redeemer), it is ccr- tainly highly significant that the French have chosen precisely this time to protest so demonstratively against one of the Em- peror's favourite proj ects, the outlines of which have long been known. It is signifi- cant, too, that the French have chosen this moment because his Majesty's second son, Prince Eitel Frederick, and his Imperial higlmess's wife will attend the inauguration of the Empress 'Augusta Memorial on the Mount of Olives on April 9." WILL HISTORY BE REPEATED? As we view these various corruptions in and Ground Jerusalem, we ask is there to be a 'Cleansing Of the Holy City and soil? The Bible alone gives the answer. The mosques of the Mahometans, the monasteries of the Greek and Roman Churches, and the edifices of the Protestants are so many blots on the land- scape to those who have a perfect knowledge "°f God's purpose. (And they will be de- stroyed.) "History in many ways may teach us 'this. We take one case—that of Josiah. Josiah 'W,as a king .in Jerusalem. His name came from heaven 300 years before he was bom, There are altogether seven persons whose names have come from heaven before they were born. They are Ishmael (Gen. xvi. 11): Isaac xvii. 19); Solomon t1 ebron. xxii. 9), who had also another name given him after he was '>0)'n—Jedidiah (2 Sam. xii. 25); Cyrus (Is. xliv Josiah (1 King's xiii. 2). To discernment Christ is the centre jewel of which the Bible is the setting. All its history and all its characters are but a reflection of Jesus's life .1.1-1 its various phases and missions and sur- roundings. PROOF. We can easily see proof of this by a study items connected with these nJunes. First, We look at their meanings. Ishmael means "God hears." God heard Ishmael's mother's affliction. Paul says Ishmael's mother stands as a representative of Abraham's fleshly de- scendents and the covenant of Sinai. This means that the Law of Moses was a law of afflict jon and bondage, because that no man. •could keep it—"a yoke which neither us nor fathers could keep." The second name in our list is Isaac, which "bhe marginäJ notes in the Revised Version says comes from the Hebrew word "to laugh." His father laughed when told of his birth, and when Isaac was born he was the eln hDdi ment to his parents of laughter. Isaac was the ^'bilcl of promise, and Paul told the Galatians "that he was representative of the true Israel of God, whose relationship to the new cove- nant caused them to be children of liberty and laughter. This is typical of God's plan: "first natural, then spiritual; first affliction, then laughter: but all in relation to Christ. Then another name is Solomon, which means ""peaceful." He'was given the additional name of Jedidiah, which means "beloved of "the Lord," and God adopted him as a son. In all this we easily see a: foretaste of Jesus. J csus has brought peace of conscience to many: "my peace I give you"; and he was 'the well beloved son of God. The glory of Solo moil's reign points lo the glory and magnificence of the Messiah's reign in Jerusa- lem, so vividly depicted in Isaiah Ix. and •'Other places. There is another character that seems very typical of Jesus—It is the Gentile hero—Cvrus. "His name came from heaven through" Isaiah • a century before his introduction on the 'World's political stage. He was destined to "conquer Babylon through the channel of the. "dried Euphrates. "This also will be the future "Work of Christ—-to destroy the politco-reli- ious system known to-day as Christendom, but described in the New Testament a-s "Baby- ton the Great. Cyrus' name signifies "the heir." He was "like "the heir" :i m many 'spects—brave yet modest. The heir of all things, the Messiah, will attack Babylon "through the dried channel of the political Euphrates, or, in other words, He will mani- fest himself to the inhabitants of the earth "from the land that Turkey -haS ruled over, namely. Palestine and surrounding coun- "tries. Then there is John, whose name came from heaven. It means the gift of God. He "vas a forerunner of Jesus,. Jesus's name was ',given by the angel, and it means "saviour." JOSIAH. rm tHe OIJler nanH was Josiah, and it means he Lord burns," Jerusalem had been .■chosen .as the sole place of acceptable national worship. But Solomon had desecrated, its surroundings bv placing certain 'buildings on the Mount of Olives, which "had caused the fatter to be known as the' "Mount O >rrr.p- ion." These buildings were dedicated to the statereligiolls of the surrounding Gentile nations. God had given the designs for the Temple in. lo which Israel should go. When the political cleavage took Place, and the ten tribes started (heir -separate kJngdnrn. the people were still expect to go to JOlusalolll. BI1t..lerÖhoam's elel"!], f't:1te- craft suggested that the political Te:u.ty of bis people would be weakened, and he,- ordavr.ed rival national worship in Bethel and Dan, which were under his control. This caused God to send a prophet to predict the destruc- tion by fire of this rival altar by a future son of David, Josiah by name. It is the house of David that is to destroy false religions, and it is this house that is yet to become famous in the arth through Jesus (Luke i. 32). Josiah did first clear Jerusalem from the supersti- tious relies around Jerusalem, and then burnt men s bones at Bethel. Christ, on his return, will clear Jerusalem from the alien, and cause the unclean spirits to clear out of his land, and finally burn Babylon or Rome in the great fire prepared for the devil and his angels. So, therefore, these abominable and hypocritical religious houses, belonging to Mahometan and the various religions of Chris- tendom will yet be cleared away from Ihe Holy City. Josiah repaired the Temple; Jesus will rebuild or restore the temple. Josiah's great passover occurred in a jubilee year. It was the greatest ever known in I Israel's lii. story., Before the then next jubilee David's throne was overturned, Jerusalem de- solated, the temple' destroyed, and the nation in captivity. But on the next jubilee year (he Ezekiel temple vision was given, which tills the last eight chapters of the prophet's writings. There is therefore cause for glad- I ness, even now when Zion is obscure, by a look at the future arranged for Iicr by God. I (To be continued, God willing.)

I The late Mr. John John. A SELF-EDUCATED WELSHMAN. I The death has taken place at his residence, Parceitliyn, Llanstephan, of Mr. John Johns, the newly-elected chairman of the Carmar- thenshire County Council, in his sixty-sixth I year. The deceased gentleman, who looked the acme of robustness, had been ailing for only about a fortnight, and, although he was reported to be seriously ill during the last few days, the end came quite unexpectedly, as the result of some internal trouble. The deceased gentleman, who was a farmer, presented a typical example of the man who. by steady perseverance, surmounted great obstacles to personal advancement. Born on October 8, 1844, at a small farmhouse called Morlais-isaf, Trimsaran, near Llanelly, the late Mr Johns had to walk, at a very tender age, four miles over Pembrey Mountain, morning and evening, to the Old Furnace School, Pem- bcey. But his school life was a very short one, for, as the eldest boy of a family of seven, he had early to assist in the maintenance of the home, and had to leave school at the early age of ten to go to work. But the lad had an ardent desire for knowledge, and during his leisure hours he read all the books that came within his reach, and most of the edit cation al equipment he possessed, he acquired by sedulous private study. In his younger days he was possessed with a passion for music, and ultimately became choir leader of Sardis Chapel, Trimsaran, which position he held for many years. During his early days lie was engaged at the local collieries in divers capacities, from a door-boy to an over-man, but, owing to defec- tive eye-sight arising out. of long hours spent in a "gassy" mine, he forsook at the age of 35 the pit for the plough, and went to live at Parceithyn, Llanstephan, a farm which be- longed to his wife, and there lie remained up to his death. His wife predeceased him some nineteen years ago. He had eight children— five sons and three daughters. There were all the evidences of profound re- gret at the funeral on Tuesday. The inter- ment took place at the burial ground of Sardis Chapel. The journey of twenty miles was made by road, in unpropitious weather, taking over six hours to cover the distance. At the graveside the Rev. D. T. Griffiths officiated, whilst the Rev. James John held a service at the house in the morning.

I FOOTBALL NOTES. CARDIFF, 1 goal, 4 tries; LLANELLY, 1 try. Had they been a .little stronger at half-back Cardiff might conceivably have run up a very big score against Llanelly on the Cardiff Arms Park on Saturday. The Scarlets started in a most promising manner, for at the kick-oft their forwards went away and were not pulled up until they got within a couple of yards of the Cardiff line, J. L. Williams then having to save by kicking over. From the resultant scrum Dai Lloyd slipped around and scored a try before the game was five minutes old. A goal ought to have been kicked, but wasn't, and for a time Llanelly gallantly held their lead. Still, Cardiff's football was obviously of the more polished order, and it was only a question of time before they would gain the lead. This was "acquired after a brilliant run by Spillsr, who from half-way reached the visitors' line, where lie handed to Reardon, for the recruit to score behind the posts, but R. A. Gibbs was not in a goal-kicking humour, and shot wide. Reardon also got the next try, decidedly the best he has scored for the Cardiff pre- miers. It was a peculiar fact that, the winners' three tries in the second half were all. got by forwards. Casey opened the way for the first by making a short burst at the centre, after which, he gave to Jellir.gs, who sprinted up to the full-back and gave to Brookman, the latter- completing the movement. Pugsiey gained the next try with a plunge ()ve the line, which was quite characteristic of that oppor- tunistic forward. The last try fell to .Tellings, who showed surprising speed in a race for the ball after it had been kicked over. Seventeen points to three indicate that. I Llanelly were well beaten, and so they iii-i doubtedly were. In fact, there was no depart- ment. in which, the visitors could claim an advantage over the victors Comparatively. Llanelly did best at,half and forward, but they were rather inferior in front, and certainly Jones and Lloyd were not, vo-, r- well and Thomas. In the back division Llanelly ware best served by Dai Lloyd at inside half and Harold Thomas and Evan Dafvies In the centre. Lloyd I was always doing something useful, and his try at the outset was in the nature of an eye- opener. Harold Thomas's kicking was won- derfully good all the way through, and was of ) immense service to his side. LLAXELLY SECONDS, 1 dropped goal; LLANHILLETH, nil. The game between the above teams at Stradey on Saturday was keenly contested, and up to the interval nothing was scored. In the second half the Llanelly Seconds' eus- todian, W. Jones, dropped a goal from almost half-way. Some fine passing was witnessed between the home {;acks, Wvnian being con- spicuous, but the defence was too good. — G— Aberavon Schoolboys, 1 goal (from a mark), 1 try; Llanelly Schoolboys, nil. The Llaneiy Committee, composed of one non-playing representative of each club in the League, selected the following team to repre- sent the Llanelly Loysagainst the Swansea team on Saturday, April 30th, at Llanellv. Physically, the Llanelly boys, as usual, will be inferior to the Swansea League:— Full back—l')icfk Davies (Excelsiors): three- quarters—wings, Willie Roberts (Orientals), B. Thomas (Excelsiors): centres, Willie Watts (Excelsiors), Evan Dmies (Tumble): halt-backs —George Harries (St. Albans). Willie Dayies (Orientals); L. Morgan (Orientals), John Thomas (Pwlli, Toiies (Excelsiors). W. Bow en (St..Albrmsi, C, Hopkins (New Dock Stars), W. Phillips (Tumble), Joe Williams (Furnace).

BOROUGH COUNCIL. I ——— u ANNUAL MEETING. I APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRMAN AND VICE- CHAIRMAN. I The annual meeting of the Urban District Council was held on Monday night, Mr. W. Bramwell Jones in the chair pro tem. There were also present Messrs. E. T. Jones, Wiii. Vivian, Frank Vivian, D. R. Jones, H. D. Rees, E. Willis Jones, Richard Guest, Thomas .Jones, J. Walter Thomas, D. James Davies, J. Roberts, John Smith, John Thomas, W. H. Samuel, Nathan Griffiths, John Simlett, and Charles Randell, together with the Clerk (Mr H. W. Spowart) and the Surveyor (Mr. George War keys). I THE CHAIRMAX. Mr. D. James Davies moved the re-election of Mr. E. T. Jones, as chairman for the en- suing year. There were special reasons why Mr. Jones should he re-elected. In the first place, the vice-chairman was unable to succeed him, and, secondly, Mr. Jones was chairman, of the joint body that was promoting the Bill in connection with the Harbour Loan. He had also given them every satisfaction during the past year. Mr. Simlett seconded, and the motion was carried. Mr. Jones, on assuming the chair, hoped lie would he able to carry out his duties impar- tially, a.nd to give to the town his best ser- vices. He would do his best in the future to maintain the prestige of his office, so that the work could be done to the best interests of the ratepayers. They were about approach- ing a very important matter—the re-arrange- ment of the loan with the Bank of England- and he hoped to have the privilege of seeing all the negotiations through successfully. He thanked the Council for assisting him in the past, and for the way they had honoured the I chair. VICE-CHAIRMAN. ) fr, J. ViTalter Thomas, in proposing Mr. H. D. Rees as vice-chairman, said that last year I M'r. Rees rendered excellent service on the Education Committee, and, together with his colleagues, he had been able to submit a statement which showed a reduction in the rates. Mr. Guest seconded the motion, which was unanimously agreed to. Mr. Rees, in returning thanks, said he hoped to render every assistance to the Chairman, and, at some future time, he would be able to I fill the chair. FINANCE COMMITTEE. I Mr E. Willis Jones! proposed that the whole I Council constitute the Finance Committee, because it would simplify matters if the whole Council were to deal with the financial mat- ters appertaining to the town. It would also save matters being submitted to the Council the second time, and avoid unnecessary dis- cussion. Mr. Simlett seconded. Mr. Bramwell Jones contended that the same argument would apply to the work of the other committees. The minutes had to be submitted to the. Council for confirmation. Mr. Nathan Griffiths said that on this occa- sion lie would support Mr. Willis Jones. He believed the motion would be the means of clearing the air a great deal, and it would enable each member to know exactly the state of the finances of the town. The move was in the right direction. Mr. Bramwell Jones: Mr. Griffiths seems to be afraid to be in the same position as Mr. 1 Willis Jones. The resolution was carried. WATERWORKS COMMITTEE. Mr. D. R. Jones proposed that the whole Council should constitute the Waterworks Committee. Mr. Nathan Griffiths, in seconding, said the committee was one of the most important in connection with the Council. In view of the burden the committee was about to propose to put upon the town he believed the whole Council should bear a share of the responsi- bility. The Chairman said he was sure the Water- works Committee would be glad to give every assistance for the relief of the burden. The motion was unanimously agreed to. EDUCATION COMMITTEE. I Dealing with the Education Committee. Mr. Nathan Griffiths complained that Ward No. 3 was now only represented hy one member on that committee. He was not tishing- for votes, hut he believed it to be an injustice to the ward. It was explained that successors to ilie three members who were defeated at the last elec- tion should be selected, and the following nominations were received :—Messrs. Richard Guest, ;)ohn Smith, Nathan Griffiths, W. H. Samuel, and J. Walter Thomas. As the result of a ballot vote Messrs. John Smith and W. H. Samuel received the greater number of votes, whilst Mr. Guest and Mr. Griffiths received an equal number. Mr. Guest said lie would withdraw in favour of Mr. Griffiths, who was then declared elec- ted. All the old members of the committee were re-elected. It was also agreed to re-elect Mrs. Phillips and Mrs. J. Walter Thomas as co-opted mem- bers. j A WELSHMAN WANTED. Apropos the appointment of the Library Committee, Mr. W. H. Sa.muel moved that the committee be appointed anew.. Without say- ing anything derogatory of any of the present. members, he pointed out that the Council were at fault in their duty towards the Lil)- rary. Of the members who constituted the committee last year, he did not think there was a single Welsh scholar or authority on Welsh literature among them. Lately, a .ig tlieiii. ],-at(?ly, a, gentleman who was considered to be. one. of the chief literary men of Wales gave mforma- tion to the committee with regard to some valuable Welsh, works, wluch were for sale. He was sorry to find that- the committee were only in a position to send two members—Mr. David and Mr. Simlett—to inspect the books. With due deference to those gentlemen, he believed one or two Welsh literary gentlemen should be on the committee, so that justice might he done to the Library and to the Welsh-speaking population of Llandly.. Mr. Simlett hoped Mr. Samuel would not run away with the idea that the books were printed in Welsh, because they were in Eng- lish. Mr. Natl lan Griffiths said there were one or two Welsli, books amongst the books referred to, and there were also Latin books (laughter). The reason why the committee appointed Mr David and Mr. Simlett was because they were attending the Joint Committee at Carmarthen on that day. In reply to Mr. Bramwell Jones, Mr. Sinl- lett said none of the books were purchased. M.r. Guest, whilst I he had nothing against Mr. Samuel's suggestion, hoped the Council would not interfere with the seven, members who were not members of the Council.. With- out exception, ther were gentlemen who had for manv years taken a deep interest in the welfare cf the Mechanics' Institute, and for the last thirteen years in the Free Library. They were also able to give the Council mem- bers some points, and. in order to meet Mr. Samuel's suggestion, a, Welsh member should be added to the present committee. The Clerk said that could not be done. Mr. D. James Davies observed that alt.hou gh there was no authority on Welsh literature Siftillg o.11 ii)(? ill(? committee were always ready to welcome assistance from any- body outside the committee.  Mr. Samuel proposed that t)w Rev. nwvlfa Roberts be appointed, which Mr Nathan Grif- fiths seconded. On being put to a ballot, the old co-opted members were re-elected. v PRESIDENT OF THE LIBRARY. Mr. I). James Davies proposed that Miss Stepney be appointed president of the PaMie Library, in succession to the late Sir Artiis# Stepney. Mr. Nathan Griffiths said that. as a demo- crat, he would second the motion, which was carried unanimously. The Chairman expressed his pleasure that, the Council had made the appointment. He felt sure Miss Stepney would be a worthy suc- cessor to the late Sir Arthur Stepney, and hoped that Miss Stepney would render the same service to the Library. JOINT COMMITTEE. It was agreed that the Vice-chairman and Mr. Joseph Roberts should be elected on the Joint, Committee of the Harbour Trust and Urban District Council, which is at present dealing with the Bank of England loan, in succession to Mr. William David and Mr. W- Roberts. Mr. Nathan Griffiths raised a. question with regard to the Parliamentary Committee, and asked if it was a permanent one. Mr. Bramwell Jones: Mr. Griffiths ought to know that that committee ceased to exist two years ago. Mr. Griffiths: I am waking up, like Rip Van Winkle (laughter). HOUSING COMMITTEE. I On the motion of Mr. William Vivian, se- conded hy Mr. Randell, it was agreed that the whole Council should constitute the Housing Committee. The other -committees were also appointed, with a few changes. I

Presentation Meeting. i -0- A most successful smoking concert was held at the Great Western Hotel, Llarelly on Fri- day evening last, for the purpose of honouring Mr. Enos Cripps upon his retirement from the Great Western Railway after forty years' ser- vice. Mr. John Bevan was elected to the chair, who said it was with mixed feelings of plea- sure and sorrow that he presided that night. lie was sorry that after working so many years for the same company they now- had to part with their old friend; but he was pleased to associate himself with such a fine gathering in honouring and making such a beautiful- present, to their old fellow-workman. Occasions of this kind should make them all think for it would come to all. sooner or later to retire from active service. Several workmen spoke in praise of their old work-mate, and congratulated him on retiring sound of limb and robust in appearance. Mr John Hamnierton was then, amidst great applause, called upon to make the presenta- tion. He remarked that it gave him great pleasure to present Mr. 'Enos Cripps with such a. te-antifulelock, on which there was fixed a plate with suitable, inscription. He asked Mr Cripps to accept this as a slight token.of their esteem, which was subscribed for by his late colleagues in the railway service, and. con- cluded by hoping that both Mr. and Mrs. Cripps would long continue to enjoy good health in their well-earned repose (loud cheers). Mr. Cripps feelingly responded, and said that although he had now to part from his old. fellow-workmen as such, he hoped they would, give him an occasional call at his little farm on the hill. I The remainder of the evening was spent in music and song. An excellent programme had been arranged, to which the following eon c r muted:—Messrs. J. Morris, J, Thomas, W..1. J enkins, E. Knurl son, G. Williams, W. Hughes. B. Brown, F. Harvey, Harry Evans, ¡I W. Wilson, and E. Harris. Mr. John Griffiths, the genial host, on being thanked for his hospitality, said nothing gave hun greater pleasure than associating himself with gatherings of the like, and this brought a most enjoyable evening to a close.

I East Carmarthenshire Rumour. I WILL MR. WILLIAM BRACE SUCCEED MR. ABEL THOMAS. I Anticipating the early retirement of Mr Abe! Thomas, K.C. M.P., from the representation of East Carmarthenshire in the House of Commons, a suggestion is reported to have been mooted in the Ammanford district as the miners' acceptance of Mr. M. Brace, M.P., the present member for South Glamorgan, as candidate for East Carmarthen at the next election.

I BOARD OF GUARDIANS. The fortnightly meeting of :»&e Board of Guardians was hef,<t on Thursday, Mr. Thos. Seymotw presiding. There were also present Revs. David Jones. W. C. Jenkins, D. Davies. Messrs. R. C. Jenkins, W. Y. Nevill, Thomas Jones" (Llanelly), Thomas Jones (Gowerton), Motley Joseph, Morton Evans, Win. Pngh, Morgan Thomas. W. Llewalfyn. Joseph Harry, and Daniel Davies, together with the Clerk (Mr. b: C:. Edwards), the Master (Mr. Bevan), and Relieving Officers White,. Longhurst, and Griffiths. The Chairman moved a vote of condolence with tf-e families of the late M'r. John Owen, Burry Port and the' late Mr: William Jbhn" Gowerto-n. Mr. R. C. Jenkins seconded, and' The. vote was carried in silence, all the members standing. Mr. J. Ll. Thomas, who was defeated in the last election, wrote expressing his gratitude for the kindness which the Board had shown him during the twenty years he had been a memherQf the. Board. He also sincerely- thanked the officials for the courtesy they had shown towards him. The visitors for the fortnight are the Revs. ¡ David Davies and W. Trevor Jones. The Clerk reported the receipt of £ 417 4s. from the Local Government Board in respect of the Agricultural Rates Grant. The Board investigated the list of main- tenance arrears for the three divisions. In one case a labourer, who had two children to maintain, only earned £ 1 a week, and the officer pointed out that he was unable to pay. Rev. David Davies said the man was not in a position to pay. The Chairman: We cannot let him off be- fore he applies for a revision of the order. The Clerk: He does not. apply to he let off, but simply states he won't pay. Rev. David Davies pointed cut that ihe man i had only been doing some labouring work during the past four months, during which time lie had been idle for three weeks. Some consideration ought, to be extended to him. The Clerk stated that when a man was out. of work the Board allowed him free for that period. Rev. David Davies: Do you not think that it would be fair to allow the balance to be wiped off, and give the man a chance ? The Clerk: No, I don't. He has had a chance for years. The Chairman: That course would not be fair to the magistrates. We apply 10 the Bench for an order, and then go behind lhenl¡ and refuse it. If the circumstances are such that lie cannot pay, it is his duty to go to the magistrates and apply far a revision of the order. The Clerk: The Bench are never extreme in their orders. Rev. David Davies: All I plead for is a re- duction in proportion to the earnings of the man during the last four months. Mr. R. C. Jenkins said the man would do better service by taking his case to the- magis- trates. Mr. Pugh: It is all very well on the face of it to ask an average working-man to go and apply for a reduction. Itisea-iersaidthan done. We. very often send cases 10 the magis- trates which we ought not, to. It was decided to remit the payment for the three weeks that, the man had been idle. Officer White reported upon the case of a man residing at Blaengarw, who formerly re- sided at Wern Road. His arrears in respect of the maintenance of his father amounted to mi 6s. The Clerk: Are yen going to allow him off again. ? Rev. David Davies: I always plead on facts, and not on sentiment. The Clerk: Who will stand up for this man? This is the young man who was very imper- tinent when he appeared before the Board, and said he would not pay. No revision, was made in the order. Relieving Officer White collected £7.5 in re- spect of maintenance orders during the quar- ter, the amount due lieing £ 98. Relieving Officer Longhurst collected £ 43 16s. 6d., the present arrears amounting to z21 19s. 6d., and Relieving Officer Griffiths collected R20 Os 6<1, the arrears amounting to iP,9 10s. The Clerk said the list was a fairly good one ¡ except in Mr. White's division, but the Board did not help him. Mr. W. Y. Nevii.1 observed thai a remark had. been made to him that morning with" regard to "the increase of tramps relieved by that Board, but on enquiry he found that there was a decrease. According to the figures given him by the Master. 202 vagrants were relieved the first week of the last fortnight, as com- pared with 284--for the corresponding period of last, year. In the second week 270 were re- lieved, compared with 280 for the same period last year, thus making a. reduction of S3. The Master reported that there were 274 in- mates in the House during the last fortnight. as compared with 263 for the same period last year. A widow, whose husband died about three weeks ago. applied for relief. She had three children dependent. and three working, the average weekly income being £2. Mr. W. Y. Nevill said thai was not a case of destitution. Mr. Pugh paid from the office of the v. orks, but did it go into the house. ] Rev. David Da vies observed that as a sum of £ 2- was going inio the house weekly he could not support the ease. Mr. R. C. Jenkins stated that he knew of families who x had many children to maintain with a smaller income, and they did not trouble the Board. The Board declined the application. A widow. 61 years of age. residing at Amos Terrace, sought the aid of the Board. The Officer sai(I the applicant had a son who had sustained an injury and was in receipt of 10s. compensation. Mr. Nevill asked whether relief in kind would meet, the ease Mr. Pugh: They are very decent people, and I should not like the Board to relieve, ihem in kind. The Officer's recommendation of 3s. a week J was agreed to. Mr. R. C. Jenkins referred to a. case of a woman who had separated from her who was formerly a shearer. She had earned her livelihood by keeping lodgers, but her husband tormented her, and they bad to leave. She now applied to the Board to main- tain her daughter, so that she could go to service. 1 It was explained tlmt it would be illegal to grant the application.

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