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Football. NEXT SATURDAY'S FIXTURE. A friendly match has been arranged for Saturday, between two local teams, namely, Aberystwyth and the League to be' played on the Sinithfieid ground. The teams selected a. :-Aberystwyth: Goal, R. J. Davies; backs, Bpinley Humphreys and J. Marôh; halves, J. Jamas Jones, Edward Rhys Harries (captain), s.nd Emiys Thomas; forwards, J. Weymss, John Jono", Bob Hawkins, T. A. Griffiths, and D. H. Griffiths. "The League": Goal, E. V. Watktns (capt.); backs, W. J. Davids and A. Burbeck; halves, E. R. Davies, L. S. James, and W. M. Edwards; forwards, H. Worthing- ton, A. Hughes, D. J. Evans, T. Jones and J. Lewis. The reft roe will be Mr T. W. Rees. STUDENTS' "RAG." On Friday the town was enlivened by an enjoyable" rag" by the students of the U.C.W. who paraded in fancy dresses and marched to the Station where they met the L verpool 'Varsity rugby team. A charabanc was pro- vided far the Liverpudlians, which was drawn by the students through the principal streets of the town. Some of the costumes were very grotesque, and the make-ups were funny. Th- whole proceeding caused much merriment to the townsfolk, and no trouble had been sparer in making the "rag" as festive as possible. In the evening a welcome concert was held in the Parish Hall, and after the match on Sat- urday both teams were entertained to a sumptu- ous repast at Ward's Cafe FootbaJl. CARON TURFS v. AFAN ROVERS. The Caron Turis enterta.ned the Afan Rovers In a friendly game on the County School ground on Saturday when once ag&n the Turfs upheld their splendid record ct1 h.ting undefeated this season, by wincing by 2 goals to nil. The conditions were win ched. In the first half play was bright and sparkLiig, but in the second half, the greasy ball and mud, made accurate kicking very difficult. The score flatters the losers who from start to finish \vor,! co:mplte,y outplayed. Only their good defence, together w:th the state of ground, wJucli prevented accurate scooting, saved them from a heavy dllea.t. The first go¡¡..] was scored by T. A. Francis twenty minutes from the start, and the same player again found tho iret shortly afterwards. The teams changed over with two goals iu favour of the home side. In the second half, the home forwards gave: several d.sphsys of pretty football, but were unable to find the not, and the ba:l through- out hardly left the visitors' goail. The homa deface played in fine style and kept the bad we.,1 up with their forwards. Sympathy is to De extended to the home goalie, as ho hardiv handled the bah right through the game, and nearly bad to be carried off ow.lmg to Ins frozen condition through lack of exrerci <3. Referee, Mr. Jackson, Aberystwyth. Itovei's, Goalie, P. WO?1. full backs, R. Davies, P. Watkms, ha>r backs' n MDeS' G" ^alkiner, G. Hughes, forwards. Morgan, W. Fletcher, J. R.chards, £ Jones, W. Evans. Linesman, E. Richards rr Ca/0nm?:Urf6-"Goal e,A" G■ Evans. ful1 fcacks. » Tiiomas (Captain;, E. Brownbiil, half backs, Evani Jones, W. J. Franco, J. R. JonAs (secretary), forwards. G. Rees, X. Edwards, Evan Thomas (vice-captain), Gon^ >- Evans (treasurer), R. B. Jonts. Linosxaan V -tior Thomas. WELSH SENIOR CUP. ABERYSTWYTH v. LLANFYLLIN Saturday last witnessed a "magnificent victory for the Aber. boys, who enertained Lianfvllin in the second round of the Welsh Senior Cup competition. Through this v.'n Aber. enter into the third round when all the class teams are brought in. and there is every possibility of havng an excellent draw at home for the thind round which will probably oome off eta-K- in January. Owing to the bad weather of last week, the ground was not in the best of condition; but* the local Committee took the drainage of the field in litud early in the season and the state of the field on Saturday amply repaid them for the expense and trouble taken. At the time of the kick-off (2-30) there was a fearful gale blowing from the south. Aber. won the toss and kicked with the wind at their backs. From the commencement they were on the attack, and for ten muutes sunp.y packed their opponents' goal, but the Llanfyllin defence played a staunch game. It took the Aber. forwards some time to really realize the power of the wind behind them, and frequent | passes to the wing were placed too fat- away j for the wing men. Wynne had particularly hard lines on several occasions in reaching the ball, but once. tho ball touched terra firma. it went away like a gun shot. Everybody felt that goals were bound to come, and they were not, far wrong. J. Jones, who was at inside right, received the had when well placed and from about eight or n'ne yards he easily beat Jones, the Llanfyllin goalie. This splendid goal was toudly cheered by the Town supporters. To their dismay, however, the Referee thought I otherwise and penalised Jones for offside. 3 his was doubtful, but the Aber. crowd accepted his decision in a sporting manner. After the free kick the ball was soon returned and a lovely shot by Griffiths hit the orossbar and I bounded back into plqy when it was speedily cleared. At last, after about twenty minutes' piay, Sayce received the ball about forty yards out. and let drive. It was a lovely shot and the opposing goalie failed to get to it, Sayee's performance being loudly cheered. From the re-start yaniyllin made headway and good work was seen on their right wing. Several times they, made excellent raids on Aber's goal, but Crowther was never called on much. Once only did the ball reach him-& lovely centre from the right wing-had he did the only th ng possible, putting his list to the ball. after which it was soon put, down into mid field. Sev- leral corners wet,. warded the bl'" tean., but nothing car-i, of them, as they were rever lifted into the g-nl ,nr.ilth, lw;iis falling short. Time was new rar.i.lly go:n £ DoH", with a quar- tCI, of an hour to go to half-time Toammy Griffiths scored No. 2 for the Town. He re- ceived a splei.di(I from his brother at outside left, and at eiose range let drive. It was a powerful drive, and Llanfyllin goalie never had a chance of saving it. Shortly after- wards T. Griffiths again found the net. From a .-erambie in front of goal he got his boot to the ball, the opposing goalie failing to hold the ball which "rpped through his hand and ieps into the net, thus adding No. 3 to Aber s score. Abt'r. continued to press, but no further scoring occurred. Llanfyllin continued to have occasional raids up the field, but the Aber. defence was quite able to look after themselves. Half-time score was Al>erystwyth 3 p-oals. Llanfyllin Nil. Though three goals down, Llanfyllin, with tho strong wind behind them, were in no way i- a beaten side. From tho commcncenaent of the second half they started the attack with a sturdy determination. It was in this half that the Aber. defence was really seen at its best. Time after time they attacked, but found the defence too good for them. Aber. forwards, well fed by the half-backs, often relieved the defence by continued attacks up the field. Wynn and D. H. Griffiths were often seen to advantage, putting in centre after centre. Llanfy.liki continued to do most of the press- ing, and W. Lloyd (their six-foot centre half) was very prominent throughout the second half, as was a so their right wing and centre. Harries, the Aber. right-half, completely held the opposing left wng. From a combined movement (not often seen in Aber. forwards), T. Griffiths put out nicely to D. H. Griffiths, who in turn centred to Hawkins. The latter made no mistake with a nice shot. This fur- ther score stirred Llanfyllin up, but they could not get very near the goal. Crowther was many times called upon to save long shots, which he did with ease. Close on time Llan- fyliin scored their only goal. The goal was undeserved at that t me. The shot that sue- ceeded in finding the Town net was a feeble one which rolled slowly goalwards. Crowther bent back to pick it up when he understood someone to say "Let it go." Thinking it was going outside, he stood watching it-not real- ising quite where he stood. Instead of going outside as anticipated, it hit the upr'ght, curled round Crowther, and the force of wind carried it over the line at the other side of the goal. Though a reverse to the local boys, every- body saw the humorous sidot and Llanfyllin were applauded for their success. C. Evans was the means of getting this goal. Snrt after this event, the whistle went with Llan- fyllin still pressing, but unable to increase their only goal. Final:— Aberystwyth 4 goals. Llanfyllin 1 goal. 10 judge players en last Saturday's form is hardly fair. With a soft surface to the ground, and such a strong wind b owing one cannot expect players to do wonders. There was no such thing as controlling the ball. Aber. forwards played a much better game during the second half, and made several times combined movements. All opportunities that came their wry during the first half they took advantage of. During the second half two splendid opportunities were missed. The ball was centred from the wng; but crossed the goal mouth without any forward availing himself of the opportunity. Wyn and D. Gri- ffiths on the wings played a great game, and Wyn deserved a goal late in the game when he put in a lovely shot which the opposing goalie saved. D. Griffiths appeared shaky in the first half, but during the latter half played a sound game. The force of wind probably accounted for all his weak finishes, whereas in the second half he let things r-p. T. Griffiths, Hawkins, alid J. Jones played a good game, the former being at times brilliant. Hawkins was seen to advantage with his head work. The half backs played a splendid game and their feeding of the forwards was a feature of the game. Hafries (the local student) was the most prom- inent of the three. It is many years since a better half back line than these three Coll. boys represented Aber. Both the full backs were a tower of strength. Rees is now a popular "full" in town circles. His judgment s unique, and never once in the game did he misjudge either ball or man. The understand- ing between the two was an outstanding feature Crowther plgyed an excellent game, and it was great pity that he misjudged the ball which crossed his goal line Of the Llanfyllin team, W. Lloyd at centre half was the outstanding exponent of the art of football. Latterly he took corners, throw- ins, and was, in fact, everywhere. The right wing were a splendid pair, but were out-played by a strong defence. Throughout the second half the game was never in doubt, as except when taking corner k cks the visitors were seldom in a position of goal getting. Had the conditions been different it was evident that Aber's. task would have been a much harder one The teams were:—Aber.: Goal, Crowther; backs, Rees and Stan Jones; halves, Phillips, Sayce, and Harries; forwards, Wyn, J. Jones, Hawkins, T. Griffiths, and D. H. Griffiths. Llanfyllin: Goal, J. Jcnes; backs, A. Wilson and Roberts; halves, Evans, Lloyd, and Thomas; forwards, D C. Jones, T. H. Jones, M. Jones, H. Shimmins, and C. Evans. The referee was Mr. George Dav'es, Ab&r- dovey, who in every way was efficient, though perhaps one of his decisions was open to doubt. Athletic. RUGBY CODE. ABER v. LIVERPOOL. I On Saturday the U.C.W. rugby team enter- tained the Liverpool ars ty Club on the Col- eg Ground, before a good" gate," Great in- terest waB taken in the match in view of the fact that the Liverpool team had beaten teams ,<-Frefi hting the univers't'es of Blrnjfnghaan, Leeds, Sheffield, and Manchester. From the kick-off the Aber. forwards rushed The teams linecl up as follows.— Aber.—W. G. Roberts; G. Rees, B. Davies, M. Davies, R J. Griffiths; W. T. Davies (cal)tr,in), and G. Houne; W. 1. Jones, W. Lewis, D. Salter, W F. 0 Price, D. J. Griffiths, 0 L. Jones, W. J. James, and T. Will'ams. Liverpool.—S. F Hope (captain); A. Wilson, J. Cook, H. R. Coster, and D. A. Woodeson; Flynn and Turner: J B. Oldham. J. Martin, A. Reid, E. Armour, S. Dumbell, W. E. Bur- ton, A. R. Mann, and R. A Blair. off to the visitors' line and after a smart move- ment by Lewis and Salter the former scored a try in the first few minutes, whch was con- v>r-ed bv Roberts with a splendid k-ek. The home backs then came intb prominence with Sr m0 nice passing, but this time the Liverpool dcifonco was sound. Thc-Jtr forwards in turn secured the bal-, and in a raid on the home goal they looked dangerous, but the Aber. full back, with his splendid b eking, relieved the danger. However, the Liverpool men were not to be denied, and from a good pass Woodeson received and after a brilliant run he scored a try which was evcntiiany con- verted. Ha f-time score:- 1 Aber points j Liverpool 5 points 1 The second half started in a ding-dong j manner, both sides struggling for supremacy. The home forwards excelled in the open and in the line-out; but the Liverpool backs played a great game. But for the brilliant tackling of W. G Roberts, Liverpool would have un- doubtedly forged ahead. From the centre W. T. Davie-s essayed a drop for goal, lnt the ball glanced off his foot and R. J, Griffiths, snap- ping it up, made a good trun and scored, Roberts, again converting. Final score:— < Aber 10 points Liverpool 5 points The game throughout was a fine exhibition of the handing code; though very keen, it was fought in the best of spirits The com- bination of both teams was a treat to watch and the game was without doubt one of the finr-st rugger games seen on the College Ground this season. j WELSH AMATEUR CUP (SECOND ROUND). PORTMADOC v. BARMOUTH. These teams met at Portmadoc on Saturday. i There was a good crowd of spectators, though f rain fe 1 heavily at intervals and there was a strong wind. The homesters won the toss and played with the wind at the backs. From the kick-off the visitors worked their way into home territory, but were sent back owing to a miskick by Llew Davies, Portmadoc scored through Gwilym Roberts after three minutes' play. Inspired by that eai-ly success, the homesters were having the best of matters- I their left wing being dangerous at times. Barmouth defence, however, kept its goal in- tact. J. R. Davies and Brazer were prominent on the left-wing, and Willie Owen had hard lines with a good shot. Portmadoc forwards were playing we'l, but Humphreys saved grandly on several occasions, whilst the Bar- mouth defence was suund. Good combination between W. Owen and E. Humphreys brought the play up to the home goal, but offside spoiled Barmouth in a good position. The rain and wind interfered Vth tfe game a good ^eal, and half-time arrived wr'th the score:— Portmadoc 1 goal. Barmouth Nil The second half opened with the home left- wing making tracks for Barmouth goal, but Llew Davies and Aspinall defended stoutly. Barmouth forwards were all over the home defence, but try as they would luck was agarinst Barmouth. Shots were sent in by R. H. Rob- erts, W. Owen, C. Brazier, J M. Davies, and E. Humphreys, and how the home goalkeeper saved time after time was marvelous. The home forwards tried to get through, but Jack Jones, Lewis Williams, and G. T. Daves broke up their attack time after time. Barmouth pressed hard, and the home defence had the assistance of all the forwards to prevent Bar- mouth scoring. During this Barmouth were awarded fifteen corner kicks, but the home goalkeeper wnq at his best and nothing could pass him. With a couple of minutes io go, Willie Owen centred to Lewis W Hiams, who drew level far Barmouth to the great delight of the Barmouth supporters. Full time arrived with the scoTe: Portmadoc 1 goal. j Barmouth 1 eoal. I Mr. Morris, B Mnau Festiniog, had charge of the teams and did his work well. co By MAWDDACH. Five teams have joined the Cambrian League and the fi-st match was played at Portmadoe on Saturday W. Hughes, Portmadoc, has been ebosen as one of the reserves in a trial match for the Welsh amateur international match. The re-rlay cuo tie between Barmouth and Portmadoc will be played at Barmouth next Saturday. During the course of the cup tie match, at Portmadoc on Saturday, the Referee (Mr. Morris, Blaenau Festiniog) insisted that the home linesman shou'd leave the line owing to a dispute, and another linesman had to fill the gsp. On Christmas Day PorfmadJxj will visit Blaenau Festiniog to play the homeeters in the North Wales Coast League, and the return match w 11 be played at Portmadoc on Boxing Pay. The following day Portmadoc will visit Bangor in the same league. Tb play three matches in three days will be severe test for the Madocites. On Saturday, January 3rd, Colwyn Bay will visit Portmadoc, the referee being Mr. Sam Wiliams, Penrhyndeudraoth. Having read the report of a football match between Barmouth and Dolge ley in the Cam- brian News," Mr. Teddy Owen, Dolgeiley, who was at one time in Barmouth team and who is now ;n British Columbia, has, sent Mr. Llew Davies, Barmouth, a donation of E2 10s. for the local club. At a meeting at Portmadoc on Saturday it was unanimously decided to form a Cambrian League. It was reported that the following Pwllheli, Criccieth, Portmadoc, Penrhyn, and Barmouth. The following were elected as officers :-Cb airman, Mr. D. Llewelyn Hughes, Portmadoc; vice-chairman, Mr. T. J. Wil- liams, Pwlihei; treasurer, Mr. Stokes, Har- lech; hon secretaries, Messrs. John R. Hum- phreys and Percy Parry, Barmouth. The following team has been selected to play against Portmadoc at Barmouth on Sat- urday in the re-play cup tie :-Goal, H. Hum- phreys; backs, Herbert Aspinall and J. Llew- elyn Davies; halves, R. H. Roberts, Lewis Williams, and Jack Jones; forwards, Wille Owen, Edmund Humphreys, G. T. Davies, C. Brazier, and J. R. Davies.
BORTH. ANXIETY.—Much anxiety is being felt in the village as b the fttte cv Mr. Ernest Beynon, son of Mrs J. Beynon, who has I sa. to Canada reoently, as his ship is cla.ss;find a.T several days over-due. SAD NEWS.—After the funeral of Mr John Daves, Rose Cottage, on Thursday of last week, nows was rtfcoived that 115 daughter :111 London had aso passed away. HOME FROM SEA.—Capt. Edward Jones, G'a.nymor, came hems from sea on Monday, after being away for over sx months. WHIST DRIVE.—A whist, drltve was held on Wednesday evening a.t the Council School, under the auspices of the Comrades. The M.C. was Mr. W. B. Durhurst. COMRADES MEETING.—A meet'ng of the C:mrad«- was he'd on Saturday, at Davies's Tea Rooms. Mr. F. E. Wrench, captain of th* po-t O'jcipied the chair. Following the transaction of the usual business, a debate took place on "Should Bachelors be lamed" The voting was in favour of the taxation of bachelor?. Th-, speakers were; Messrs Howard Rrbesrts, G. Morris, F. E. Wrtmch, and W. B. Durhurst. ATHLETIC.—The Junior FOG" ball Club have been admitted Anto the Aberystwyth Junior League. They applied for admission some time ago, but fa.(ekl owng to thr being cutse the flhree miles radius for the clubs. Then- accession irJIto the league w&s brought about through the Aberystwyth Football Committee radros to ten miles.
MACHYNLLETH. YOUNG PEOPLE'S SOCIETY.-The mem- bers of the Young People's Society were dis- appointed at learning at the last moment that Dr. Walford Davies, who was to have ad- dressed them on Monday evening, was unable to ccme. A large,nuirb- of members turned up f'ÿlc1 "ng: a lecture and rather than do nothing Mr Henry Lloyd Jones, chairman, de- cided to spend an hour in a free and easy manner, several members g-ing songs, duets, etc., which were followed by amusing discus- sions on "Should Bachelors be Taxed" ald "Should Machynlleth be lit by EleotPxsity. At the close several new member" were ca- rolled, and it is expected that befoTe the end of the year the membership will be weil over 160. HOUSING SCHEME.—The Surveyor to the Uirban Council (Mr. James Humphreys) has prepared the following scheme for housing om the Park Common for the Counoll:-Two acres of land, or 9,680 square yards; number of houses as per lay-out, 24; floor area of eamb house, 61 square yards; total square yards for the 24 houses, 1,464; fOlr roads and footpaths, 2,014 square yards, a total of 3,539, leaving 6,141 square yards available for allocation be- tween the 24 houses for gardsns and back- yards, lay-out providing for 255 square yarefct for each house for garden and backvard. The Surveyor also attached a plan according to the la^-out. BIBLE SOCIETY.-The annual meeting connection with the Bible Society was held at the Vane Hall on Tuesday evening, when an addra s on the work of the SocietV was delivered by the Rev. WeTeslev Jones, Chester. FOOTBALL.—On Saturday the Machynlleth Juniors played their first Junior League match on the home ground, Carno beirp the visitors. Owing 10 the high wind prevailing, good football was out of the quest on. It the first half the- local team did not come up to their supporters espe& a-tions, tho Game boys having most of the gamo. Half-time scores: Carno 2, Machynlleth 1. The second half was better contested and the local for- wards livened up a l.ttle, with the result that when 1;me was called th", score stood at 3—2 in favour of Machynlleth. The pick of the home team was Caffrey at centre haf T. Vaughan, Fleming, and Rees in the forward line, all of whom played capital footbaB ^h^Highout. The referee was Mr Herbert SOCIAL, -On Wednesday a soc'l was haid in 03nnection with the Woman's Institute After a miscellaneous entertainment, presided over by Mr. J. G. Jenkms, refreshment* were patftakra of. Included in the attendance were Mrs Brad well, president of the local Women's Institute, Mss L. Lumlev, B.A., or- gamsmg secretary for Wales, Mr. and Mrs E Gill art, and Mrs F. J. Davies. hon. sec. Nur^ aig Association. PnEa for best and most original heme-made arr.icl B were won bv Mrs Lama, Nurse Jones, Martrou, Londonderry Cottage Hospital, and Mrs Evans Eton House. WEDDTN-G.-An interesting Welsh wedding was solemnised at the Welsh Tabernacle, K. ng's Cross, London, on Wednesday, when Captain D. J. Evans, second son of the Rev. and Mrs. O. Lloyd Owen, Pontypridd, was married to Esther Ann, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. H Evans, Greenwich House. Mach- ynlleth. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. O. Lloyd Owen and the Rev. Elret Lewis, M.A. The bride, who was given away by her father, was attired in a grey costume trimmed with fur, and she wore a grey hat with lemon- coloured trimming. Mr. G. H. Wilkinson, Lon- don, acted aa best man. A reception was held at the Gwalia Hotel, after wItch Captain and Mrs. Evans left for Bournemouth.
LLANBADARN LOCAL WEDDING. The following is culled from an Austral an newspaper.- A military wedding was so.emn- ised a.t Jireh Baptist "Church, on Wednesday, 24th September. The bridegroom was Driver D. J. Rees (only son of Mr and Mrs Evan Rees, Thompson-street, Mayne Junction), who returned home after serving with the 5th A S C in EgyPt- and France over 4 years. The bride was Miss .Jean Roberts, eldest daughter of Mr W. Evans Roberts, of Llanbadarn, Aberyst- wyth, Wales. The Rev. B. Hewison officiated and Miss Winnie Low presided at the organ. • The Church was prettily decorated by friends of the bride. ithe bride was g ven awav by Mr. Morgan Jones (in the absence of her father). The Misses Maggie and Maud Rees (sister and cousin of the bridegroom), were bridesmaids. The gifts to the bridesmaids were a sapphire ring and a Nellie Stewart bangle, also their bouquets. Gunner A V. Dasgerfield, late of the Artillery, 5th Divi- sion, was best man, and Private G. Cook, late of the A.M.C., 5th Division, was groomsman. After the ceremony, a reception was held at the Cafe Arcadia. The gu.sts, who numbered, about fifty-three, included several returned soldiers. A feature of the bride's table was a handsome tbree-tie. wedding cake, decor- ated with military emblems, jaanv handsome presents were received, includ ng an oak hall- stand from the Doric Masonic Lodge, and an oak clock from the Stores Branch, Railway Department, several cheques, and many con- gratulatory telegrams. Later, the bride and bridegroom left for Adelaide on their wed- ding tour.
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"nO' 1 WHAT SHALL I GET. "It's an awful job trying to think of presents, but I've found a way of solving ii." HOT?"- "Oh, last Saturday I went into the Cambrian News Stores here and sat down. I did not have to run about the shop at all, but I satisfied a long list of friends and now all the parcels have been sent. Jolly good stunt to have a shop like that and saves no end of bother." Not a bad idea on her part was it? Why not do the same yourself? R. READ, Editor-Manager.
SLOWLY-TOO SLOWI.Y. Slowly the Bible of the race is writ And not on leaves of paper or of stone, Each ago each kindred addsa page to it Texts of despair or hope, of joy or moan. Lowell's "Biblilatres." It is hardly heiievaDie tnat Cardi- gansime is so ben^xittU as was re- vealed at a recent meeung wnen it was stated that the cure actually prac- tised tor ricketts was to slit the ear of the suffering child To stamp out such crass ignorance and wicked in- humanities tne more enlightened -of the public are organising meetings for mothers and babies under tne name of "Infant Consultations." These gath- erings are being held with increasing success. Lampeter, as befits the centre of the county's life, already has a weekly consultation which, besides being immensely popular with th< mothers, is doing much good spade work in developing child life anc putting a stop to disease in its incipient stages. Llandyssu! consulta- tion started last week. Cardigan will follow next week, and New Quay, Aberayron, etc., are moving in the matter. It is regrettable that very little credit for this work can be given to the County Council for the move- ment has come through the local nursing associations or local doctors and the keenness displayed on the part of the mothers is the best criterion of its certain success. But the onus rests on the elected members of the County Council to extend this work, and thev do nothing. Aberystwyth—the most populous place in the county—is still without its baby clinic;, arjd if it warts for the County Council it will wait ?n vain-its only hope lies in starting the work and then demanding from the Council, the aid which is pro- vi-ded by the State. The elected repre- sentatives of Cardiganshire care so little for the welfare of the people, and especially of the children, that they have had to be forced to do grudgingly what other counties carried through years ago. Up to the present there are only ten nurses to cover the whole county—and yet every school teacher tells the same tale of the childien being ill-nourished and of ignorance on the part of the parents. The County Councillors talk about rates when they ,know full well that Exchequer grants meet the major portion of any expendi- ture on child welfare. Every county is drawing, or can draw, big sums from the Exchequer for health work-- sum swhich relieve the rates now and which in years to come will relieve the State from the upkeep of prisons, re- formatories, and hospitals. What are the rates compared with the health of the people? One concrete case is in- teresting. A man had no knowledge that his child was blind in one eye until the school doctor examined her. What do rates mean to that man com- pared with the knowledge that he can save his child years of suffering and overstrain of the one useful eye which might have led to blindness? Rates are not a standard of measurement in this matter, and if the County Coun- cillors of Cardigan cannot appreciate the fact they will have to learn to do so at the behest of the Ministry of Health, or that august body and its officials had better resign. Aber- ystwyth and Tregaron require baby clinics, and require them at once. The County Council does nothing, so those in the locality must act on their own behalf. The cost is negligible com- pared with the results and the encourag- ing feature is the response of the mothers who bring their children week after week for examination and re- port. The people are ready and wait- ing, but the elected representatives who ought to lead and educate in this matter are guilty of culpable neglect. Time is on the side of the people, and will work against those who now con- sider themselves secure in the seats of the mighty. Not to-day, nor to- morrow, will the people throw out those who refuse to serve them, but in the long run, in the days to come, there will be a reckoning and new voices and new men w¡ZI see to it that the mothers of Cardiganshire know more about the treatment of their off- spring than to mutilate them in a fashion worse than that of the bar- barous natives of Central Africa.
EDITORIAL NOTES. The discussion on finance which took place at last week's meeting of the Aberystwytb Town Council is one which should be close'y tudied by the ratepayers. The question of whether the Council is justified in paying capital charges out of revenue is a matter of the utmost importance to the ratepayers, in view of the bivxl times they are passing through. By tlio present system' the .generation are paying for irnprovementr, which w 11 benefit generations to coma. If were possible for the rates to be reduced, then thf. Council, as the trustees of the public, should use every endeavour to do so. Tt is no good of putting by for a rainy day and stavving oneso f by so doing The arrangements that arc being made at Wrexham to celebrate the tercentenary of the birth cf the Welsh worthy, Morgan Llwyd o Wynedd (Rev. Morgan Lloyd), is of peculiar iD- terest to Merionethshire, as it was in this ounty-a.t Cyufal-that he fiist saw the light jf day, in 1619. He was regarded, as a Christian mystic and was one of the most, characterstic writers of his age. Mr. J. II. Edwards, M.P., in the "British Weekly," recalls to mind the movement thirty years age for the establishment of a Welsh Parliament on Welsh so"'i. He says that at that time the most gifted of the young men of Wales-men iike Tom WJis and David Lloyd George-had visions of the Welsh Parliament, the outward symbol of her national entity and the new pledge of her destiny. Now in the steps taken for ensuring administrative autonomy for Wales the vision is on the po nt of materialising. The Committee appointed to organise the collection of funds for the Aberystwyth War Memorial is actively engaged in preparing for a "lightning campaign" during the fortnight from January 4th to 17th inclusive. Under the chairmansh p of his Worship the Mayor, assisted b,y his able lieutenant., Mr. John Evans, the Committee are working extremely hard in per- fecting the arrangements. In connection with the campaign the tank secured for the town by fchfe War Savings Committee will be formaby presented to the town on Saturday, January 10th. It is earnestly requested that during the campaign all collections for char table and other purposes will be suspended, so that all the available money will go to the memorial fund. "They gave their all, let us give whait we can." < The rivalry existing between the Welsh Farmers' Union and the National Farmers' Union was the cause of uproarious scenes at Carmarthen on Saturday. In the interests of agriculture there certainly should be an under- stand ng between the two organisations. Agri- culture has already suffered a great deal from lack of unity, and scenes like that on Satur- day, besides being deplorable, will not tend to foster the good feeling which exists be- tween farmers as individuals. Which of the organisations is the better does not matter two straws. One is as good' as the other. It is by unity a one that things can be accom- plished. Perhaps the farmers themselves are not altogether to blame for this division of opinion. The bona^-fide farmers would get on much better if they studied the agricultural side. and left the political side alone. The misdemeanours of the Profiteer are a.gadn a matter of concern to the public. Re-cerr a'-Aon in the setting up of local Committees to deal with these guilty of ex- tortion may have a salutary effect, but in one direction at least., tho matter is in the hands of tho psople of this country. It it a large genera! demand for his goods that gives the Profiteer his opportunity. It is, amongst. Gler things, the lessening of that demand which brings him to his senses. The end of the war, with the confeqii-ant feeding of relifl-, has induced many buyers to launch out on a larger sc.a.1e. Meanwhilq, however, the stock of commodities for sale has not in- creased as much as could be desired, because of industrifcJ disorganisation alid restricted Jrl-llsport. Such a condition cf things is the heyday of the Profiteer. It gives him the -han e not morely to adapt) his prices to the occasion, but to swell them to figurer "hat t:.e8ccc<V3i()n does not warrant. The poor overburdened public which has come to feel iiVso'f helpless against this victim saJon has one lfie of defence where it can always make a stand. It can rigorously cut down its demand) for goods, and, in o do ng, rob the Profiteer of cno of his eternal pleas. When there is less clamour for whrff he has to offer he must reduce hi- pr.se or have his stock upon his hands. 1;1 must be said to the cmit of Old England that, much as it has suffor. rl, it has comet off better than many countries. All efforts to step the ProfV'eer in Gemany were thwarted by the va. t illicit frade that sprang inf0 being. Frarce- has had a tremendous struggle with the Profiteer. Tho numbor of "Vilgrain booulis" has been doubled. These booths sell at a low figure food supp'i&d at a low price by the Govern- ment. Sba'te restaurants ,'have be*>i opened and Cooperative SociotJe; called in to dis- tribute Government Storoi. o-ly. too, has In.;1 b mako the same sr u The lioensing of traders was bqgun last November. But, the world over, it has been impossible to cir- cumven'j acquisitive individuals merely by Governor!out, action, and it ^ime that the public should exercise its power by a ctoser consideration of its spending. Money saved in present conditions may have a much greater purchasing power HV--er on, when "s have been brought down.
U.C.W. INTELLIGENCE. At the invitation of Mrs. IJoyd George, about 150 old students of Aberystwyth College, new resident in London, attended a meeting at 10, Downing-street, on Saturday afternoon, for the purpose of considering the question of forming a Students' Union, a project in which the wife of the Prime Minister is keenly interested. One aim of the meeting was to obtain additional sup- port for the proposed Union and to make that organisation a memorial of the founders of the College and of those College students who fell during the recent war. Sir Ellis Griffith, one of thejldost, if not the oldest ex-student of Aberystwyth now in London, was among those present. A very enjoyable concert wag provided and a few speeches were devered. Sir Alfred Davies, permanent secretary of the Welsh Department of the Board of Education, gave a brief history of the College, and urged that in view of the groat political and social problems to be faced in the future, the value of the proposed Union would be very great, apart from its commemorative character. It would help to equip the younger genera- tion for the tackling and solution of those problems. Major Ainsworth Davis spoke in support of the project, "and Sr Ellis Griffith added H<s persuasive advocacy, remarking, amid laughter, that the importance of Wales in national and international concerns was bound to increase under the influence of a Welsh Prime Minister and his excellent Welsh wife. Mr. Herbert Lewis, M.P., also spoke in sup- port of the Union, and at the conclusion of the meeting Mrs. Lloyd George entertained the whole of her guests at tea. Professor Zimmern, the well-known inter- nationalist, is taking advantage of the Christ- mas vacation to go abroad again. Professor Richard Morris, M.A., B.D., Bala Theological Co. lege j secretary of the Board, of Examiners of the candidates for admission to the Aberystwyth Theological College, has ^issued the result of the second examination re- cently held. The successful candidates are the followingDavid Bamford, Idris Davies, R. E- Ellis, W. Lionel Evans, Plmip J. Jones, L. M. Lewis, D. J. Morgan, T. Nicholas, Edgar D. Notman, David Owen, and Robert Rees. D. Notman, David Owen, and Robert Rees. The Rev. Glynn Jones, B.A., who was last week inducted as pastor of tho Pontardulais Baptist Chapel, is an old student of the Theo- logical College. Mr. H. Stuart-Jcmes, M.A., cf Saundersfoot, who has been elected Camden professor of ancient history at Oxford University, is well known as a worker on the Committee of the College. WALES AND EX-SERVICE STUDENTS. Mr. Fisher (Ministor for Education), replying to Major Breesc in the House of Commons oil Monday, said that the number of applications received by the Board of Education through the University Committees of ex-service men who applied for training at the University Colleges of Wales under the scheme for their higher education were:— <> Pangcor, 227. I Aberystv.yth, 544. Cardiff, 391. The number of applications rejected Or with- drawn and of courses completed before tho commencement of the current term was:— Bangor. 12. Abervstwvth, 44. Cardiff, 41. The number of current cases in which grants had been promised by the Board was:— Bangor, 155. Aberystwytliy 477. Cardiff, 346. The number of current cases in wh.Vh in- stalments had been paid for the current year were:— Bangor, 113. Abervstwvth, 333. Cardiff, 284.
Tregaron Rural Council. Mr. T. Evans, Llanbadarn, presidetl on Tues. day. Mr. W. R. Morgan gave a report of the Committee appointed to investigate the work on the Grogwynion road. The Committee had been satisfied in every way with the financial aspect of the work, but the road was still in a bad state. The Surveyor, who had done his utmost, had been convinced that the work demanded the particular notice of the Coun- cil.—Mr. T. Morgan, in supporting the report, said the Surveyor had been particularly care- ful to keep within the limits set by the Coun- cil. He had much work to do in filling in the returns, etc., and he had been most diligent in his work.—Mr. D. J. Davies 6a d the accounts reflected much credit on the Surveyor, and the stato of affairs at present were eminently satisfactory.—Mr. D. D. Evans stated that he personally was very pleased with the report of the Surveyor's work. As an old servant of the Council, he thought it would be only right for the minutes of the Council to contain a warm vote of thanks to the Surveyor for his services. The Surveyor had been able to obtain grants from the Government when many other councils had failed. He pro- posed a vote of thanks to the Surveyor.—Sir. W. J. Evans seconded. Letters were read from the parsh of Nant- cwnlle calling attention to the state of several by-roads. Mr. W J. Evans said that children had to attend schools over these roads, and it was a shame that the conditions should exist. He suggested that a committee be appointed to visit the roaci and report.—Mr. W. R. Morgan stated that the District Council should first of all take over the iroad from the Parish Council. They could not touch the road with- out accepting responsibility. They should not create special laws for Nantcwnlle.—Mr. E. Morgan proposed that the Parish Council be asked to give an estimate of the work to be done and the expenses.—Mr. D,. D. Evans said that the District Council had been con- tributing to erect footbridges, culverts, etc., even on private roads. They should again be willing to contribute their quota on the road in question. He seconded Mr. Evan Morgan. —This was agreed to Mr. W. J. Evans proposed and Mr. R. H. Jones seconded that two members should meet the Parish Council.-This was agreed to.—Mr T. Evans and Mr. D. L. Herberts were asked to attend. Mr. John Xodwiek supported the application for culvert at Dolbwba. It was urgent. to do something there.—Mr W. J. Evans said that a bridge would be more convenient at the spot, and as the Lampeter Union would be respon- sible for half the cost, it would be cheaper for the Council,—The Chairman asked if the ratepayers "n the district had decided what they needed-a culvert or a bridge?—Mr. W. J. Evans: No one has decided as yet.—The Chairman: Until a decision has been come to, he proposed that the matter be deferred.—Mr. W. R. Morgan seconded, and the matter dropped. The Inspector reported on tho. necessity of laying drains at Pencreigiau, Bont. Dr. Morgan warmly supported.—Mr E. S Lloyd re- ported that he had met the Chairman of the Parish Council on the spot) and they hacj decided that the drain was needed.— This was resolved upon. Mr. Evan Morgan cared attention to the fact that no goods tra'n was at present run- ning through Tregaron to convey beasts on the up line. The lack of transport would be felt in a few days by the farmers of the dis- trict. He proposed that a strong resolution be sent to the Ministry of Transport on the matter.—Mr. D-. J. Williams seconded, and the Clerk was asked to forward a resolution to the Ministry .calling their attention to the scarcity of goods conveyance in the district. The Council decided that the whole Board should act as Profiteering Committee. The Clerk was appointed adviser and secretary. A case of profiteering had been reported, and after some discussion it was decided to defer the matter pending full inquiries by the C,erk.
RHEIDOL VALLEY. MISHAP.—Tho 4-4o p.m. train, from Devil's Bridgo was on Friday evening delayed at Rb; wfrcit, by e pare, of the engine breaking. 111, c engine driver and the platelayers' fore- man managed to repair and in some twenty minutes th, journey was continued tor Aber- ystwvMi. TIMBER SALE.—The larch pSantai.'on at Tynilwyn Farm has been !!Cb'd, and It « ex- pected will rceult -ii giving employment) to thoao who are now wa<i*i"|j for work NEGLECT.—The footbridge and it approach at Rhc-idol Favs is in a dilapidated conation, and it is surprising how the. fragile bridge has net been washed away by floods. A new bridge urgently needed. RJTEJDQL MINES.—More mi1 have been omployed or the surface k, Level Fawr.
Welsh Cup Draw. The Aberystwyth Football Team have been drawn against Llanidloes in the third round of the Welsh Senior Cup. The match is to be played on January 17th.

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