The Llanelly Mercury and South Wales Advertiser

Father in the Workhouse. -0- c t DAFEN TINPLATERS' CALLOUSNEbS. I At the Police Court, on Monday, the LI, ri(!Ilv 3oard of Guardians applied for a. maintenance ( )rder against David Dallas, junior, 3 Nevill'a t rerrace. Dafen, and William Da,vies, Church j Street, Dafen, in respect of Daniel Davies. Mr. J. H. Blake appeared on behalf of the t Guardians. ? Relieving Omc-?r White said he had been instructed by the Guardians to take proceed- I' ings against defendants, whose father had been an inmate of the Workhouse since Feb. ¡ 1 L8th, 1903. He was 51 years of age. vVitness ¡ i bad mu.de application to the defendants for payment, but they declined, and in conse- luence of their refusal proceedings were taken. Davi-d Davies was a furnace-man em- ployed at the Dafen Tinplate Works, and earned on an average .S2 5s. 6d. He was a single man. The other defendant, William, \vas a married man, with three children de- pendent, the oldest being five years of age. ? Ha was also employed as a furnaceman, his average weekly earnings for the last two ? months being <E2 10s. The average cost of ? maintenance of the paupers was 6s. 6d. a week. Mr. Margrave: Did you enquire as to the means of the children on admission ? Witness: The in.'in was ill, and we thought it would only mean a few days. On account of the fact that the relatives were maintaining a younger son the Guardians did not press the claim for maintenance. Mr. Margrave: You could not have known that they were earning all this money? Witness: They did not receive so much a.t the time. David Da vies: My fatlier never nursed us up, and if it. were not for the drink he woubl not be in the vVorkhouse to-day. Mr. Brodie: What do you say to that? Mr Blake: I submit it is not an answer to the application of the Guardians. David Davies: I do not intend to pay any- thing. because he has not kept us since h' married a second time. Daniel Davies went into the box, and said it was unfair that he should maintain his father because he never assisted him. He had one brother who would be in the Workhouse if he bad not helped him. Mr. Margrave: When did yon commence to keep yourself ? Witne&s: I started working when I W'-t8 thirteen. Mr. Margrave: Your father brought you up? -No; I was kept by my aunt. I have a sister, 19 years of age, in service in town, and if she had no place to go to I would be obliged to keep her. 'H.. '01..1. "< ,ru:s-exaJ.U:l1:i:U U\ .1l.lr. DJill\e: ULl al'I,- a ungloman? Witness: Yes. All you say to their worships is th'tt it is oo bad that you should assist your father, because he did not assist you?—If -he had i,cled properly he would not be in the Wor-k- house. Do you net think it too had that other ratepayers in tlie tow:;) should maintain your father?—I do not see it right that I should L'ontribute. William Daviess.tid he was married at the Mge of 19, and his father, together with the half-hrother and sister, came to lodge with him. As a result he incurred a great debt, \vhich he had not cleared. His father earned 25s. a \veek, and gave 5s. a fortnight I h)\nrds the house, and spent, the .yetm.ii (er on drink. When he was no longer able to maintain them the girl went to service, and the hoy was kept by his aunt. Mr. Blake asked for an order of 5s. a week— 3s. in respect of the single man, and 2s. against the last witness. The Bench made an order of 3s. 6d. against David.andls.6d. against William. £ "T" "TO- A l'i.T.t- -}J LY1'1; A C I i 1 I maueanappuca- tionfora. maintenance order against the C'ountyC'ouncil. Mr. Blake paid the application was made undej" Section 290 of the Lunacy Act of 1890 for an orderupon the county in respect of the maintenance in the future, and the return of the maintenance money paid, in respect of a paupar removed to the Asylum, in respect of whom no evidence of settlement could he ob- tained. An order for the man's removal was obtained before Mr. Henry Wilkins, a .justice of the peace for the county, and since then every effort to find a settlement had failed. Mr. Nicholas, clerk to tha County Council, had written intimating that he did not intend to appear, as he had been unable to find that the lunatic had a permanent settlement in. the county, and therefore 'could not suceessfuHy resist an order. The total claim was for R,23 12s., being .S22 15s. on account of the main- tenance of the pauper for twelve months, at 8s. 9d. a week, tnd £2 17s. in respect, of t!m cost of removal. Relieving Officer White said he obtained an order for the removal of a man named Alonzo Davit. to the Asylum. The man was still chargeable. He had been in tilis country for seven or eight years. He was a native of New Zealand, and had been working as a labourer. On April lltli he sent a statutory notice office application to Mr. Nicholas. The present cost I of maintenance was 8s. 9d. a week. The Clerk: Are you entitled to ask for the cost of removal, although it was not within tu'elve months? j MrBtake:Yes. I Witness s'dd lie saw the pauper on Saturday last, and lie was practically in the same con- dition. He had,becn there since July, 1908. The- Bench made an order.

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Rural District Counci). -o——- 2( 4. .PPOINTMENT OF CHAIRMAN AND VICE-\Z; CHAIRMAN. t] The aunuul meeting of the Rural District, c, 'ounc'il was held on Tliursday, Mr. W. B. a Ones presiding-. There were also present t( lex-. Ihvid Jones, Messrs. Griinth Harry, D. N\ 30nnell, W. Thomas (Benallt), Win. B;iss.ett. ohn Davies, W. Llewellyn, W. Y. Nevill, Dl. d fnO'pt11pl' wit.h tIll" I- I' lerk (Mr. I). C. Edwards), the Deputy Clerk C' Mr. J. H. Bl,],:e), the Surveyor (Mr. Jenkms), tl le Medical Cancer (Dr. Evan Evans).. and the c< D specters (Messrs. D. Rees and J. Morgan). R qLTÐ r1LT'\ TDi\,1 'v -1 I- I- I g, I -lXll. D. JUlleb, ill H LV 111'b tIle ctp PUIlll- tent of Mr. Thomas Seymour (who was un- g{ voidably absent) as chairman for the ensuing g, ear,s.aidhehad occupied the chair for ome years, and had carried out his wor.k to j he entire satisfaction of the mem hers. Mr. W. Llewellyn seconded, and added f, hat Mr. Seymour had been an ideal chairman ?, rL the past and most fair in his ruling. a The motion was carried unanimously. ? "'{TTf"jD í"'LT TTI'iT" 1\. H  -it'r II "I'll l\r';r\C'O '"no""A."C"Ol">.rl 4-1,-4- ILT?. 't'XT U I _Lli.t,"J.C::i:) l''V'p'U'C:J. UJ.Q.;lJ ..iTLL. LI- cues be elected as vice-chairman, in recog- Lition of his past services. S This was duly seconded hy Mr. William I,, Jewellyn, and Mr. Jones was -unanimously lected vice-chairman of the Council. 1] vv ,JtI1H: III his appointment. He was quite willing for t, tiT. Jones to be the vice-chairman, so long LS he would allow him (Mr. Nevill) to do his <wn work for the district, which he represen- 8 ed, as he had done in the past (hear, hear). Mr. Jones thanked the Council for the con- C idence which they had reposed in him in s manimously electing him as their vice- 'hairman. He hoped that when lie would bef 'ailed upon to preside over the meetings of i lie Council, he should. he able to act fairly, a lonestly, and faithfully towards everyone, Mid also give the deliberations of the Council 1 lie due consideration which they were en.- .itied to (hear, hear). The Surveyor reported that lie had attended o the complaint of Mr. Jenkins, 'Tumble, with ;egard to tlia drains. He liad not had an in- ervie\v with the County Surveyor in reference l :o the drainage of Sandy Road. Mr. Jenkins was asked to do so during tlie ensuing month, j. TT 7I."?'T<'TYV n.\ P T> U .LI.I.J';1:L:J-1.L. L .:3..L1.U-1.. 1 ( ,r J1, relerl::UC'c LU Ulc JepdIULlt; VI .-)roaclies of the Fferws Bridge, in the parish t jfLlanedy, the Chairman observed that at he last meeting of the Main Roads Commit- ee of tlie County Council it was stated that ? Lf the Rural Council granted a sum of .650 and ? Llandilo Council £50 towards the cost of the A repairs, the Main Roads Committee wonid i oroceed with the work at once. -They had for [na,ny years paid a contribution to the Llan- iilo Union for keeping the approaches in ? 31'der, and were under the impression that. ? U;).nd.ilo l)ad done its share. The .Council ould wait until they received an official ap- plication from the County Council. Mr. W. Llewellyn: In tlie meantime we can ? iscertain the opinion of the parishioners in the upper part of the parish. The Chairman: The rate will be imposed upon the parish.. The Clerk: The District Council have the voice, and Llanedy have to pay. Mr. Llewellyn said the Llanelly tradesmen broke up the road as much as the Swansea people. He hoped it would he taken over by the County Council. The matter was deferred. ? The Surveyor, reporting- upon ths proposed ? improvement of the road leading from the j Union Inn, Felinfoel, said Mr. Kydd, mana- ger of the Mynydd Mawr, had not, yet attended to it. Mr. John Davies asked whether the County had taken over the road. The Chairman replied in the negative. The Surveyor: Mr. Kvdd knows that very well. The Chairman suggested that the Surveyor should see Mr. Kydd, and ask him to attend to the repairs. The road was in a terrible condition, and the people who walked over it were ankle-deep in lllull. Anyone going to the Library or Public Hall had to wade through the mud. Mr.Nevil.l:Thatisso. It was agreed to defer the matter for a month, and 'in the meantime the Surveyor was instructed to see Mr. Kydd. Inspector Morgan reported that the slaugh- ter-house at Ddolfawr, Lhvynhendy, had been attended to, and the nuisance complained of ¡ abated. A water supply for Tumble was discussed. I The Surveyor reported that he and the In- spector visited the place, and ascertained that the present, supply was obtained from Tyisha held. A large number of houses had been recently erected in the district, and the supply was inadequate. He suggested that a tank, with a capacity of 250 gallons, be erected and some piping laid, at ah estimated cost of £40. Mr. John Davies hoped the matter would he attended to at once. He approved of the Sur- veyor's scheme, but would welcome the erection of a tank of a. larger capacity. Ths Surveyo)" We can 'enlarge the tank again. The farmef has verbally agreed to allow us to erect the tank on his field for .1,1 per I annum. The Clerk: No more verbal agreements. We have a sample of such agreements from Pontardulais to-day. The Surveyor replied that he did not ex- pect the matter to be discussed that day. He simply asked the farmer his charge in a casual way. It was decided to carry out the scheme as suggested by the Surveyor. A letter was read from the Llanedy Parish Council commenting upon the tenders received for the removal.of night soil. They believed the people who had submitted tenders had been unduly, influenced in preparing their tenders. The Clerk: What have you been doing, Mr Morgan? Inspector Morgan: Nothing whatever. The Clerk: I suggest that we obtain further tenders. Can you influence them in some other direction by the next .meeting ? Mr. Joseph Harry: What do they mean by being jnnuenced ? The Clerk: I do not know. Mr. Thomas <Bena.llt) proposed, and Mr W. Llewellyn seconded that new tenders be asked for, and that tlie Surveyor should consult. with tlie Parish Council. The proposition was carried. A letter was read from Mr. John Morgan, Pontardulais, enclosing an account for Pl 10s in respect of damages to his lioundary wall and garden in fixing a water pump at Forest I Road, Pontardulais. He explained that the I attempt to get the pump to act was a failure, alt hough, several attempts were made by the CmHH.il The Clerk: The account is rather '{(ll. bitant. I was told that five shilJin.çn; would cover'.t. If this tender had been given in writing we should not have been lx)thered. Inspectoi.' Morgan said the garden had not been touched at alL Mr.Thonias, Bena]]t, disagreed with the In- spector. The garden and the wall had been damaged. The price might be rather high, but Mr. Morgan should be compensated to some extent. It was agreed to refer the matte)' to Mr. Thomas and the Inspector to report upon. The Medical Officer reported that 40 deaths had taken pla.ce in the districts during the month, which was equivalent to a mortality rate of 21.22 per thousands of the population, as compared with 13.03 for the correspond mg er]odo4 last year. The deaths !n the various istricts were as follows:—Llanelly Sub-rurat equal to 19.59: Llannon, Llauedy and Glyur ), equal to 29.28: Llangennech and Bendckr equivalent to 8.28: Pembrev, 8, enual ta 1.51. The Clerk: Them is a hig difference bet\vee0 :iis year and last. Forty deaths last u'.ontby )Hlp'al'edwith ten in Marcit, 1909. A letter was read from Mr. Mansel Lewis, skiug the Council wliat they were prepared ) do with regard to his offer for a supply of 'ater to the Pwll district.' The letter was referred te the Committee t(I ealwith. The Clerk reported that the Waterworks ounnitte'j had agreed to the application oi ie Urban District Council for per-iiiissioii tO )nnect their mains witli the mains of the ural Council at Bynea, in order to supply ater to Yspitty Works. The application wa9. ranted provided the domestic supply of the* istrict was not interfered with. If the coR" .ituents suffered the Council could stop the* -tpply. The Chairman called attention to the con- ition of the road leading from the Dimpa-th ) Felinfoel, ne.ir Aelybryn. The pipe leading 'om the gutter liad been stopped,, and the ater was turned to the road from the glJtter [id as the culvert was not large enough Hr ike away the water, a rather serious nuisance' as created. Inspector Rees said the ditches in the arious villages were in a very bad condition- omething ought to be done by the County') ho owned the property. The Chairman: We generally give notice [le County Council. Inspector Rees: The County Council attend ) the ditches sometimes, but at other tinier bey don't. The Chairman: The sooner the better w3' ive them notice. The Medical Omcer said there was a generl' omplaint in all the districts, and something hould be done immediately. Mr. Nevill suggested that that Council hould co-operate with the County Council ]0 .eeping the gutters in proper repair. Such' ? .n arrangement was arrived at when they at" ended to a similar complaint in CwmcarU" towell district. It was decided to call the attention of the'' 'ounty Council to the matter.

"The Chitdren's Queen." -1? ? I me nnesT. juvenile concert ever givsn aL, )iloali Chapel, Llanelly, was held on Tuesday 'vening of last week. The choir undertook this year to perform hat beautiful operetta, "The ueell," in cliaracter, and it was performed to' mdouhtedly the largest audience ever' seen at moah. Crowds had to return, as the chapel vas well packed long before the advertised: ime for commencement, and the operetta had o he repeated on Wednesday evening. Th<? )lot is a very interesting one. The first part 'onsists of children playing on the iijo,,i ii [,ail" .ides, when they are intercepted by beggarsr ;tc. The second part consists of a forestr vhere "Laila," the favourite of the childreiif ,oes out to pick flowers, and loses here way' ihe is found by the fairies, who take her back o her friends. In the last ''Laila" is cro\\netl ts tlie children's queen. "Laila's" part wa? ;aken by Miss Gwen EvariB, who performed icr part in perfect style. Miss Mary Thoma? ,1,er .part in perfect et'Y,l,e, MiS'S Mal'Y Thoma; vhile Miss Lizzie Davies was equal ro the' occasion in her parr as "The Mountain' :'hild." The singing of the choir was equal to the jsual standard, and great credit is dua to tlie; talented conductor, Mr. R. T. Jones, for thf pains he has taken in training the childreo- rhe blending and tone colour of the voices A'ere a feature of the performa.nce. In tlie miscellaneous part ten Htt!e girls' .ook part in a dialogue entitled, "The Rös8' ,)ueeii- whi.ch was well staged by Miss F- rhomas. Miss Flossie Davies made a most ffieient .accompanist, while Miss ( erid\"e! Davies manipulated the organ in her usual style.

Burry Port Singers Honoured. There was a pleasant ceremony at the Gwendraeth Hotel, Burry Port, ou Tuesday evening of last week, wlien Messrs, Ivor Rey' nolds, John Bow'en, Christmas Evans. and Brython Williams, the Burry Port C'ontingellL, of the Llanelly Royal Choir, were eutsrtaineJ to a compiimentary banquet upon their "f' turn, after a successful towr through the United States. Mr.W. Vauglian -lones, B.C., took tbs" chair, and among' the fifty-two gentlemen 1 "(2. sent were Councillors James McDowall, S. L' Gravelle, Messrs. Samuel Rees, W. H. DavieSy T. Parry, W. T. Evans (registrar), D. Thomas, (accountant), R. G. Reynolds (draper), -I). -I- Thomas (music teacher), David Owen (choir' master), David John (bandmaster), Willja,J1}, John, A.C., T. Williams <Llanenv). Jones (Llanelly), D. Burry Walters, A.L.C.M.r- W. Lewis, A.C., 1). Rees (Wellington HotiEK-), R. P. Jones, Gwilvm Roberts (PemLu'ev). etc. etc. P. -Ioiies, GN\-ilyin Pol)-ert.s The Chairman, in an admirable ol)ellillg spe'ecli, said tliat the function- timt evening was an informal gathering of a few friends to" give the Burry Port contingent of the Llanelly Royal Choir a hearty welcome home from the States. He was exceedingly pleased to find that they were all looking in the pin'; of dition. But before proceeding with the bllSl ness of the evening he had a very t:td duty to perform. They had all heard the s'.d news ot the tragic death of Mr. J. BrazelL He, the.e- fore, moved a vote of condolence with till, widow and family in their trouble. Tile" motion was afterwards carried in silence. The toast of the evening, that "f Guests," was submitted by the Cha:t)a'n in a. felicitous spe'ech. "The Host and Hostess" was the next to,-tst.- A capital programme was provided, to which: the following contributed:—Song. Mr. George, Erasmus, Pembrey; recitation, M. Williall" Evans, New Street; song, Mr.W. 'Wilkins,' Station Road; song, Mr. G NNr il. i) i R,)I)e"tg,' Pembrey; comic song, Mr. Thos. Thom"s! glee, Toothill Glee Singers (condu"ted by ??'' William Jones. Llanelly); song, Mr .1. Brython; Williams, Pembrey; cornet' solo, Mr. Dav'- John; Welsh harp solo, Mr. David Ho\veU: song, Mr. W'iDiam John, A.C.; sonc;. Mr. Johc Bo\ven: song, Mr. Ivor Reynolds: recitation Mr. W .Evans (registrar). The outstanding feature of the evening v'S the penilHon singing of Mr D. Bun" WaUei's- The words were specially composed Ly Elli, and elicited tremendous applnibp. The- duties of accompanist were entrusted to Mr- D. R. Williams, Pembrey, and he gave an ex- cellent performance. A most enjovai Ie ing concluded with the singing of the N ;üion:1 Anthem.

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