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Teitl Casgliad: Brecon county times, Neath gazette and general advertiser
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THE WHITE PLAGUE. NATIONAL MEMORIAL WORK IN BRECONSHIRE. The second annual report on the work of the King Edward VII Welsh National Association has just been issued. It includes a chapter on the campaign in Breconshire and Radnorshire, written by Dr. A. C. Johnson, who has been at work in the district since December, 1913. Dr. Johnson begins on a pessimistic note. Although the 0 stations had been visited regularly in the 0 hope that some cases would present them- selves for examination, that hope had not yet been fulfilled. The attendances at visiting stations had been poor in rural districts, chiefly owing to the difficulties of travelling, and in many cases because patients would not take the trouble to attend, and it was fre- quently necessary for the nurse to fetch them. At Brecon and Brynmawr the attend- ances were fairly good. New cases were, wherever possible, visited by either doctor or nurse, er looked after by local nursing associations. Relations with general practitioners were excellent. In some few places the idea seemed to remain that the Tuberculosis Physician was merely an agent for sending patients to an institution supplying shelters, oil and malt. Dr. Johnson refers to the housing con- ditions, which, he says, are on the whole fairly poor and many of the houses and cottages are (according to present ideas) built on defective principles. So far as tuber- culosis is concerned, the chief difficulties are dampness and deficiency of light and ventila- tion. Much good work has been done by the medical officers, but there are still many houses with windows which will not open, and, therefore, there is no possibility of ven- tilation. From reports on the housing con- ditions from applicants for sanatorium benefits in Breconshire, it appears that about 50 per cent. of the houses are unfit for carrying out domiciliary treatment. In the Ystradgyn- lais district, where the housing problem is acute, the local authority has decided to deal with the problem itself by building new houses. There are other districts where this example might be followed with advantage. I note that the Breconshire County Council, realising the importance of the question, have asked their medical officer for a report on housing conditions in the county with particular reference to tuberculosis." Dr. Johnson further remarks that whilst many more houses now have open windows than before the campaign, the ventilation is frequently insufficient and the ventilation of churches and chapels is in many cases not very satisfactory. The number of cases examined was 252, of which 141 we found to be definitely tuber- culosis, and 14 were under observation, whilst in 97 cases there was no evidence of tuberculosis. 25 cases bad been treated in sanatoria and there was one awaiting admission. On March 31st, 27 had been treated in hospital and 16 were awaiting admission, whilst 51 had secured institutional treatment and 92 were being treated in their own homes. Dr. Johnson points out that many patients on returning to their own homes are actively engaged in teaching their friends and rela- tions the methods of prevention which they have learnt. In the Wye valley, from Rhayader to Hay, there were 30 per cent. of the cases 25 per cent. were in the Brecon and Ystradgynlais districts, 15 per cent, in Brecon town, and 10 per cent. in Knighton and the North East corner of Radnor. Crickbowell, Llan- gammarch and Llanwrtyd were very free from the scourge Dr. Johnson is afraid that the number of cases reported does not repre- sent the ravages cf the disease, as many try to conceal their condition until it is too late. In many cases of tuberculosis patients the symptoms were entirely due to bad teeth.
WELSH NATIONAL SHOW. The annual abow of the Welsh National Agricultural Society will be held at Newport (Monmouthshire) on the 21ft, 22nd, and 23rd inst. This is the first time that the Welsh National Agricultural Society has visited Mon- mouthshire, and the Show promises to be by far the largest in the annals of the Society. The machinery eteade and the entries of horses and ponies constitute a reoord, and the entries of cattle, sheep, and pigi are above the average. Dairy produce and butter-making will be a great feature. For the first time also dog and poultry sections will be attached to the exhibition. These events are one day shows on the first and third day respectively. On the second day there will be sheep dog trials. Horse shoeing and timbering com- petitions, first introduced at the Show at Swansea two years ago, are again included in the programme. National and local ambulance competitions will no doubt create considerable interest, Dr. Llyn Thomas, C.B., and Mrs Llyn Thomas having generously offered two fifty guinea challenge prizes for home nursing and first aid respectively. There are classes for leaping, trotting, and turnouts, and on Thurs- day a great cart horse show and parade organ- ised by the Newport Committee. Beyond the extensive programme already mentioned, a grand military tournament will be provided by N. C. O.'s aod men of the Dragoon Gaards from the Western Cavalry Depui, Newport, on Wednesday and Thursday, and the foil Regi- mental Band of the 1st Batt. South Wales Borderers will render selections of music and give evening concerts. There will be six hoars' continuous attractions in the large arena each day, and the prices of admission will be popular and inclusive, the payment at the gate covering all sections without any extra charge for the dairy, dog, poultry, or any of tbe other eecttons.
Breconshire Candidate for East Denbigh
Breconshire Candidate for East Denbigh. Mr James H. R. Powell, who has been selected as Unionist candidate for East Den- bighshire at the next General Election, is a native of Breconshire, the family having re- sided for many years at Pantscallog, near Sennybridge Mr Powell was articled to the late Mr Daniel Evans, solicitor, Brecon, and is now a barrister on the Chester and North Wales Circuit. (
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YSTRADGYNLAIS COUNTY SCHOOL Prize Day. The annual "speech day" in con- nection with the Maesydderwen County School, Ystradgynlais, took place on Thursday afternoon, when there was a large attendances of parents and others interested in the education of the pupils. Col. Gough presided and he was sup- ported by Mrs Gough, Mr T. J. Rees, B.A., director of Education for Swansea, the headmaster (Mr J. Walter Jones, B A.), and the members of the staff. In his opening remarks the Chairman said he felt happier with regard to the present and future prospects of the School than he had ever felt. (Hear. hear). The report was good the number of pupils was satisfactory, and likely to be maintained, and the results of the examination were quite creditable. (Hear, hear). They had opened a new room for woodwork at the rear of the School premises. Thanks to the drastic measures taken by the governors, the finances of the School were now in a satisfactory condition. It was the only school in the county which had a balance to its credit. He paid a high tribute to the headmaster and staff, all of whom had worked with success for the efficiency of the school. (Applause). THE HEADMASTER'S REPORT. In his report the Headmaster said the past school year had been one of no remarkable brilliancy of examination results, it had nevertheless been a year of steady work and progress, and of foundation laying for future good results, (Applause). After deducting the number of pupils who were leaving at the end of the current year, he found that the number of vacant places was lower than the probable number of entrants. Mrs Gough, who was presented with a handsome bouquet, on behalf of the staff and pupils, by Miss Gwen Williams, then distributed the certificates and prizes as follows Higher certificate: Stephen Joseph Williams; senior certificate, Margaret A. Davies, Ronald Guy Davies, Evan R. Jones, Sarah Agnes Jones, Harold King supplementary certificate, David Powell, Gwen Williams. Junior certificates Noel Beresford, G. John Evans, Esaiah Jones, Ithel L. Llewelyn, John Phillips, David Thomas Price, Murial Annie Roblings, John Samuel, Phillip Williams. PRIZES. Form VI. Special prize, Stephen J. Williams; mathematics, David Powell. Form V.: English, I, Stephen J. Williams 2, R. G. Williams history, i, Gwen Owen 2, E. Ryland Jones arith- metic, i, Harold King; 2, Novella Rankin mathematics, i, Agnes Jones; 2, D. I. E. Williams; Latin, i, S. A. Jones: 2, R. G. Dawes; Welsh, i, M. Davies; 2, Elizabeth Williams physics, i, Harold King; 2, R. G. Dawes: geo- graphy, i, D. Powell; 2, Harold King; special mathematics, Harold King, Mar- garet Ann Dayies. Form IV.: English, i, Ithel Llwyd Llewelyn; 2, Esiah Jones; history, I. I, Ll. Llewelyn 2, Philip Williams arithmetic, 1, 1. Ll. Llewelyn; 2, M. Roblings mathematics, 1, John Samuel; 2,1. Ll. Llewelyn 3, Fred Wm. Phillips Latin, I, Ll. Llewelyn; 2, Phillip Williams Welsh, 1, I. Llwyd Llewelyn; 2, John Phillips; physics, I, Griffith John Evans; 2, Esiah Jones; geography, I, D. T. Price; 2, G. J. Evans drawing, I, John Samuel; 2, John Phillips. Pro- motion prizes, Mary Thomas, Nest Dawes, Ethel Jones. Form II. Form prizes, r, Sarah A. Lloyd 2, Muriel Williams; 3, Eliabeth Williams; promotion prizes, I, Gwladys Williams 2, Llew Williams 3, S. Jones; Girls who obtained colours for hockey Novella Rankin, Winnie Rosser, Gwen Owen, Mary Thomas, Cassie Phillips, Margaret Gwen Daniel, Gwen Williams, Elizabeth Phillips, Flora Matheson, Maggie Morgan, Lizzie M. Harries, Lizzie Anne Jones. Cricket colours E. R. Jones, J. Phillips, P. Williams, Ellis Jones, Owen Jones, C. Ware, Elfed Morgan, C. Watkins, A. D. Owen, D. Powell, D. Williams, D. T. Price, S. J. Williams. Football colours E. Ryland Jones, J. Phillips, Ellis Jones, Phil Williams, G. J. ddavies, Owen Jones, C. Ware, D. Powell S. J. Williams (5), R. J. Powell, D. Williams, C. Watkins, Elfed Morgan, A. D. Owen, D. T. Price, F. W. Phillips (4). A vote of thanks was accorded Mrs Gough, on the proposition of the head- master, seconded by the Rector of I Ystradgynlais. "Y Mrs Gough having responded, an address was given by Mr T. J. Rees, B.A., director of education, Swansea, who enjoined the pupils to cultivate a pride in and develop a high tradition for the school also to take full advantage of the splendid facilities now at their service. Mr Rees was thanked on the pro- position of Mr B. L. Thomas, seconded by Mr J. L. Price.
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CANADIAN GOLDFIELDs-Many of the inhabi- tants of the Pas district, Manitoba, are leaving that district for the Beaver Lako GoldfieSd sin Alberta, wbioh promises to becoma a perman- ent camp. There have been two new gold finds in the locality by the lake, oue being SisUBtAd some two miles north of the much discussed Mosher claims, and the other to the north aDd east of these claims. Both of these it in said have eqnaily as good surface showings as tbe Mosher property. The roufe to Beaver Lake via The Pas is a.pry hpantifni one, and for lovers of fine scenery the trip is second to Dorle in Csnada. Steamers leave The Paa twice a we(k and run north on the Saskat- chewan River to Cumberland Lake. l
CURIOUS POINTS Before Education Finance Committee. At a meeting of the Finance and General Purposes Committee of the Breconshire Edu- cation Antbority, held on July 5th, Mr J. Conway Lloyd was re-elected chairman. In his absence the chair was occupied by Arch- deacon Bevon. SANITARY INSPECTOR'S DUTIES. A letter was read from the Clerk to the Brecon Rural Coonoil to the effect that it was not part of Mr B. L. Pritchard's duty as Sanitary Iuepector for the district to person. ally carry out the disinfection of schools after outbreaks of infectious diseases. The County Finance Clerk produced a copy of 1" The Sanitary Officers (outside London) Order, 1910," wbiob provides" that be shall, if directed by the Medioal Officer of Health to do 80, remove or superintend the removal of patients suffering from infections diseases to an infections hospital, or shall perform or superintend the work of disinfection after tbe occurrence of cases of infections diseases." After considerable discussion it was resolved to obtain the opinion of Mr George Tudor as to the Committee's liability in this matter. A letter was read from tbe Board of Educa- tion stating that the Managers of the Llanigon Non-Provided School had expressed the desire to rent a small piece of land near tbe School for the uses of a playground. They had applied for tbe sanction of the Board of Education to pay for the cost of the land, etc., out of monies in band arising out of the rent of tbe School farm, which formed part of the endowments of Lewis Watkins. It was decided that the proposal of the Managers be agreed to. GWBNDDWR'S POPULATION: DIFFERENCES OF OPINION. The Secretary reported that the Board of Education required a census of the population within two miles of Gwenddwr School, to support the claim for small population grant for the year ended Jane 30tb, 1913, and he instructed the Attendance Offioer to take the census, which showed a population of 292 persons residing within tbe area mentioned, as compared with 170 in tbe claim for the grant. A copy of tbe census was submitted to tbe correspondent of tbe Managers, who stated that some of the addresses given were more than two miles from the School, but the Attendance Offioer still maintained that his original list was correct, and the Secretary asked for instructions on the matter. It was decided that tbe Secretary meet the Attendance Offioer and the Correspondent in the distriot, and go into tbe matter thoroughly.
TALYBONT DISTRICT OF ODDFELLOWS. Half-yearly Meeting at Talgarth. The half-yearly meeting of the Talybont District of Oddfellows, M.U., was held in the Town Hall, Talgarth, the local lodge room, on Wednesday afternoon week, and was presided over by the Grand Master, Bro. R. Willis, Talgarth. There were also present the Deputy Grand Master (Bro. Edwin Lewis, Glasbury Lodge), the Corresponding Secretary (P.P.G.M. Jno. Pritchard), the Treasurer (Bro. Thos. Morgan), and the following delegates :-Byeblyd Lodge, Talybont, P.G. John James, P.P.G.M. Price Thomas, P.P.G.M. W. Lewis; Peterstone Lodge, Llanhamlacb, P.P.G.M. Thomas Moore, N.G. John Price and P.P.G.M. R. Pritchard; Glanenig Lodge, Talgarth, P.G. W.T. Davies, Mervyn T. Davies and J. H. Smith Fouutain of Friendship Lodge, Glasbury, Thomas Turner and Arthur Holder. After tbe district calls bad been paid the treasurer, it was decided to place Y,12 12s to the current account and JJ25 to the deposit account. Bro. Edwin Lewis was nominated to the Grand Master's chair and Bro. Benjamin James to the deputy chair. Bro. Thomas Moore, Peterstone, gave a resume of his experience as a delegate from the district to the A.M.C. at Aberystwyth. Afterwards there was a good deal of discussion on insurance. The Corresponding Secretary said the Order bad provided tables for Insurance, and not beinga collecting society, the Oddfellows Industrial Profit Sharing Co., could give greater benefits to its members. Application was made for the female lodge at Talgarth to join the male lodge. Both lodges are willing to amalgamate, but consent had to be got from this meeting, which was granted, funeral benefits to be provided by tbe next meeting at Glasbury. The delegates were then entertained by the Glanenig Lodge to a cold luncheon at the Castle Hotel. Bro, Peace Jones put an excellent spread on the table. Toast and song followed and at the close of a pleasant meeting, Bro. Thomas Moore thanked tbe Talgarth members for their splendid entertainment,
Erwood Missionary Exhibition
Erwood Missionary Exhibition. The S P.G. travelling exhibition van (kindly brought by Mr J B Richards, Maesclettwr) paid the village of Erwood a visit on Tuesday, the 7th inst. The various stalls were literally covered with native articles and curios repre- senting the different countries. The following stewardesses assisted at the different stalls :-Miss F M Davies (Auatralas a), assisted by Miss F Meale Miss E A Davies and Miss Stephens (South Af'iica); Mr, Mrs and Miss Nunn (India); Master P J G Williams (Japan); Miss Mills and Miss Chetwynd (Central Africa); Mr Jones, Tir-cefofaes (China). Miss Roberts, Erwood Hall, had charge of the book stall. The stewards were Mr E Davies, retired schoolmaster (Fir Tree, Crickadarn), Mr Arthur Williams (water bailiff), Mr D Williams, junr. (Bridge Villa) and Mr J B Richards (Maes- clettwr). Tea was provided by Mrs Christy (Llangoed \f™ P A {; ivr-o va¡;)'-i. It .U.I." JU Ai x uviuao ;vDJ, çUJ, ..ir.l.L1 i:I Richards (Bungalow, Tynewydd, Erwood), Miss Roberts and Mrs Gordon Williams. Mrs Price (Pentwyn Farm) kindly gave a quart of milk and lib of butter. The following ladies presided at the tea tables:—Miss Gordon Williams, Mrs Richards (Maesclettwr), Mrs Jones (Neuadd), assisted by Mrs Jones (Rhiwiau-ganol), Mrs Bufton (Llwynpela), Mrs D Davies (Yr Heol), Miss Richards (Maes- clettwr), Miss Hughes, Mrs Jarmah, Mrs Price (Pentwyn), Mrs Arthur Williams, Mrs Daven. port and Mrs White. Beautiful tableaux were presented by the Crickadarn school children, who had been pre- pared by Mr J H Allsopp (schoolmaster) and his staff of assistants. Dressed in Oriental style, they performed their difficult parts to the entire satisfaction of all present. Mrs Seaborne, of Gwenddwr School, very kindly brought her scholars down, and they rendered a couple of tunes very sweetly. The Rev. B C Perry's lucid explanations and short addresses on the customs and manners of different countries were very interesting and highly instructive, and were listened to with rapt attention, not only by the adults but by all the children. The following ladies kindly volunteered and washed out and otherwise cleaned the Market Hall :—Mrs Richards. Mrs Davenport, Mrs Jones (Rhiwiau), Mrs Davies, Mrs White, Miss Hughes, the Misses Davies, Miss Gertrude Davies, assisted bv Mr J B Richards and Mr D Williams (Bridge Villa). The proceeds enabled the district to send a cheque for f4 5s, in addition to the amonnt made by purchases at the book stall ( £ 1 15s lid), thus making a total of S6 Os lid.
BRECON AND CO-OPERATION. Sneers at the Private Trader. The annual meetings of the Monmouth, Brecon and East Glamorgan District Asso- ciation of Co-operative Societies were held at Brecon on Saturday. In the afternoon there was a conference in the Parish Hall, over which Mr J P Davies, Blaina, presided. There was a good attendance. In his opening remarks the Chairman said that was the first meeting of the District Association held in Brecon. During the last twelve months a society had been formed in the town and he hoped that it would turn out a great success. He went on to urge the members to do more propaganda work than they had done in the past. From experience they could say that the co- operative movement had taught them the spirit of unity. The movement had also educated them as members of the different societies; it had taught them honesty in trade, and if all private tradespeople were the same as the Co-operative Society it would be a very good thing for the com- munity at large. Another thing was that it freed them from debt, and that was a great feature in their lives it freed them also from the ties of the private trader. There could be no doubt that the co-operative movement improved materially and per- manently the position of the people. It had provided healthy dwellings for the members of different societies and he pointed out that his home society had lent a very large sum of money for the purpose of building houses. (Applause). THE BRECON SOCIETY. Mr Tom Jones, Brecon, gave a report on the newly formed society in Brecon. He said that on their opening date they had 35 members and to-day there were 176. They received every encouragement from the inhabitants of Brecon. (Hear, hear). Mr G R Protheroe, Aberdare, gave a detailed report of the Congress held at Dublin, and on the motion of Mr Watkins, Cwmbach, seconded by Mr Marsh, Cardiff, supported by Messrs Briant, Blaenavon, T H Jones, New Tredegar, T H Morris, Garnddifaith, Samuel Godfrey, Blaenavon, and J Cowling, Newport, a vote of thanks was accorded Mr Protheroe for his paper. It was decided that the next meeting be held at Cwmbach, Aberdare. THE PUBLIC MEETING. In the evening a public meeting was held, over which the Rev Joshua Davies, rector of Aberyscir, presided. He was supported by Messrs Samuel Godfrey and W H Briant (Blaenavon) and others. In opening the proceedings the Chairman, who is the secretary of the Cradoc Co- operative Society, apologised for his absence from the afternoon conference. He re- marked that they might not be aware that be had got a lot of workers and unfortunately they went on strike. (Laughter and a Voice "That is in the fashion). He had anticipated that trouble and he was partly prepared to meet it, but he thought that out of sympathy with the men workers of South Wales they struck about 12 o'clock that day. He was glad to say they did not strike for more wages, but they struck against the housing conditions, and it seemed to him they struck in sympathy with the working people of Brecon, who were agitating against con- ditions which were in vogue in the town of Brecon. (Laughter and applause). He believed that strikes of all kinds ought to be settled as soon as possible and he went about to settle that strike himself, and after a certain amount of trouble he was able to settle it amicably. (Applause). They had got brand new houses and he expected that while that meeting was discussing co-operation they were discussing the fur- nishing of their houses. He therefore hoped that he would not have more trouble in that direction. Proceeding Mr Davies said he felt a certain amount of disappointment with regard to the movement in Brecon. Perhaps he was too sanguine in his hope that the wage earners of Brecon would flock to the standard of co-operation, but they had not done so to the extent which be anticipated. They were a mutual and self- helping society and he was afraid they were trusting too much to others and not de- pending on their own efforts. One of the causes why the working men of Brecon were holding aloof from the society was because of their cash system. The credit system was a bad system and who ever invented the instalment plan had a great deal to answer for. It was a bad thing for el people starting in life. Mr S Godfrey congratulated the working men of Brecon upon starting a society in the. town and spoke of the benefit and advantages of & co-operative society for the working people in the country and the enormous amount of work co-operation had done from a moral and educative point of view. Mr Briant also addressed the meeting, which concluded with the usual vote of I thanks.
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PRESENTATION AT LLlfANTEM
PRESENTATION AT LL&lfANTEM. GOOD WORK FOR MOTHERS' UNION. On Friday afternoon, at Llanganten Church Hall, Mrs Davies, Dolgarreg, Builth Wells, was presented by the Llanganten Branch of the Mothers' Union with an epergne and a framed photo of the members of the brana. The Vicar (the Rev. Herbert Davies) presided, and the presentation was made by Mr;; Herbert Davies, the Vicarage. The Vicar said that he had been asked to take the chair on that pleasant occasion, instead of one of the members of the Mothers' Union, as Mrs Davies had been an associate of the Union ever since be became incum- bent of the parish. They had gathered to present Mrs Davies, Dolgarreg, with a little testimonial as a mark of respect and thank- fulness for the great interest she had taken in their branch of the Mothers' Union. The Society was first established in 1886 and reorganised on a diocesan basis in 1893, and had therefore been in existence 28 years. The Llanganten branch was started by Mrs Davies 19 years ago, and she had acted as an associate during all that period, and had worked for the Union in season and out of season most assiduously. Her efforts had been crowned with success. He, as vicar of the parish, was greatly indebted to Mrs Davies for the way in which sho had worked as an associate, and for her great kindness during the 12 years he had been7 incumbent of that parish. They were all very sorry that Mrs Davies was about to sever her connection with their branch, and they earnestly hoped she would soon be restored to health and that she would live for a long time. The members of the Llanganten Mothers' Union could not let that oppor- tunity pass without showing; in some tangible way, how they appreciated hot work. The whole movement was organised and carried out by the members, and they secured those beautiful presents. (Applause). Mrs H. Davies, in making the present- ation, said that on behalf of the member. of the Llanganten Mothere Union it was a pleasure for her to present Mrs Davies with an epergne and framed photon graph as a token of their appreciation of the great kindness she had shown them during the time that she had acted as an associate of their Union. Mrs Davies, in acknowledging the present- ation, said she greatly appreciated their kindness and the way in which they had always treated her. She hoped they would extend the same kind feeling towards Mra Herbert Davies. They could not have selected anything that she would have iiked better than the epergne, as she was, very fond of flowers. Mrs Turford said they were all sorry Mrs Davies was retiring, as she had proved so faithful to them all, and they looked upon her as a true friend. She was always ready to support them, and when they had an outing she secured a conveyance for the Llanganten members at her own expense. They would all of them cherish many pleasant recollections of Mrs Davies's genial way and kind and thoughtful acts towards them all. She had every reason to believe that the new associate, Mra Herbert Davies, would follow in her footsteps and that every member of the Llanganten Union would do her best to further its interests. The photo was a group of the Llanganten mothers, taken by Mr P. B. Abery, Builth Wells, and the inscription, which was as follows, was nicely executed by Mr Berry George, Builth Wells :—" Presented to Mrs E. Davies, Dolgarreg, Builth Wells, from the members of Llanganten Mothers' Union; July, 1914."
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I Builth Childrens Manners
I Builth Children's Manners, ¡ i i To the Editor of the County Timet. I SIR,-Would it not be possible for the Builth schools to exercise some intiuenee over the j manners of the children attending them ? They I are nothing less than a public nuisance. No matter what public meeting may be held, tbey j are sure to be there making themselves thoroughly objectionable. Their manners towards certain ladies who visited Builth this ¡ week were a disgrace, and no one seemed to bave any control over them. July 8th, 1914. AN OIsLOOKER. I
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I, FRUIT GROWING IN BRITISH COLUMBIA.— Strawberry growing on Vancouver Inland has some very striking features connected with it, I 039 being that, io some favourable seasons, as many ss four and even five crops of berries I' bave been taken from the sarae SeH* the last crops being sometimes picked RS Ja.fe as the middle or latter part of November. This, I' while unusual, is Dot by tny meat s an isolated instance of the possibilities of b- rry growing on the island. Tberp is a splendid tield for strawberry nrowit'g in Vancouver Is'and within j s. renins of from 10 to 25 miles of Victoria, possibly ou- of the finest iu North Amer. t ioa. This is not to say that r Sl the soil within ¡ saab an area cif the capital citv is suitable for this branch of agricuitore, but there are many iboasando ot eerea admirably adapted to it. Doubtless, eq intensive farmiKg wd be more ¡ and more entered icto within a short distance I of the city, strawberry cultivation will become even more of a factor in rural life than it is at 1 present.


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Cherrington, alongside Mark Miller from Barker's Seraphim Films and effects animator Paul Jones, will be in Toronto tonight (July 19) to present the new Nightbreed as part of Rue Morgue Magazine's Cinemacabre film series. The screening starts at 9pm and takes place at the TIFF Bell Lightbox (350 King St. West).


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This Sunday, Paul Giamatti will sit amongst Hollywood's glitterati at the Golden Globes waiting to hear his name announced in the Best Actor, Comedy or Musical, category. Nominated alongside Jake Gyllenhaal, Kevin Spacey and Johnny Depp, with double dip nods, Giamatti is favored to win the award for his role as a belligerent but loveable alcoholic in the dark comedy, "Barney's Version."
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Then why continue acting, we asked?
"That's the question!" he hooted. "It's complicated. When I started acting, I didn't know I would do film as much. I did stage stuff. That was much easier because you don't have to see yourself. One of the reasons I go back [to film] is because I want to get better at it. I really didn't like what I saw but I kept going back because I was like, 'Well, f--k it, I'm gonna get better at this!'"
Despite his frequent award nominations and consistent critical acclaim, Giamatti told us, "I don't think I've ever slam dunked something, like, nailed it completely."
When we pointed out his award-winning turn as John Adams in the HBO miniseries, which won more Emmys than any project in history, he vigorously shook his head.
"No! No no no no! I didn't nail that at all. But there's things I like in that. I'm not happy about the whole performance, no, but how could I be? It's nine hours long, man. I couldn't get everything right. But there are performances where I've done better."
Asked how he's handling the growing awards buzz surrounding his performance in "Barney's Version," Giamatti grimaced and offered the most sound-bite ready answer he can muster.
"It's great," he began, with a plastered-on smile, before confessing, "Yeah, it's weird," he laughed. "I try not to pay too much attention to it. What's nice about it, especially with something like this, is if it means people will actually see this movie, which is such a weird, obscure Canadian-Italian movie, if the awards thing means people see it, then great. Other than that, it's nice, but it's weird."
"Barney's Version" opens Jan. 14, the Golden Globes air live on NBC Sunday, Jan. 16.


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A case for change
Marcia Langton is a fighter for indigenous Australians, but she thinks they have to step up too.
[WHO] Professor Marcia Langton, a member of the Expert Panel on Constitutional Recognition of Indigenous Australians
[WHAT] The inherent racism in the constitution can be readily removed
[HOW] The referendum must be delayed to allow time for people to understand the issues
AUSTRALIA is one of the wealthiest nations in the world, and a place that prides itself on being underpinned by fairness and decency. The greatest blot on our society and economy then, must surely be the gap between the outcomes for indigenous Australians and the rest of the population.
On so many fundamental human measures, indigenous Australians experience lamentable outcomes, to the point where they are the most disadvantaged group in the land. This is tragically transparent in statistics covering health, education, child abuse, alcohol and drug abuse, income, employment, incarceration and life expectancy.
So much of our political debate concerns whether or not we might have a fiscal deficit, yet the indigenous-outcomes deficit is arguably a far more important and pressing issue. A further, related reality is the lack of recognition of indigenous Australians in our constitution.
Today's guest in The Zone, Professor Marcia Langton, a descendant of the Yiman and Bidjara nations, was a leading member of the Expert Panel on Constitutional Recognition of Indigenous Australians set up by the federal government after the 2010 election.
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She was born and raised in Queensland, where she endured appalling discrimination under a system she describes as apartheid. She left there when she was 18 and travelled the world for five years, returning determined to defend her human rights. Her eventual escape from being treated as inferior was education. Her CV runs to several pages. Her doctorate was awarded by Macquarie University for her study of a customary Aboriginal land tenure system in eastern Cape York. Since 2000, she has held the Foundation Chair of Australian Indigenous Studies at the University of Melbourne.
The expert panel was charged with researching how a question could be put to the population at a referendum Prime Minister Julia Gillard proposes to hold either before or with the next federal election, due by late next year. The wording of the question is yet to be determined.
Gillard's desire for constitutional change has cross-party support, but Langton believes it is imperative the referendum be delayed until there has been sufficient time to convince people of the need to remove the discrimination against indigenous Australians from our founding document.
''It is very important that this question does not go to a referendum at the next election - which is the commitment that Julia Gillard, our Prime Minister, made when she did a deal with the Greens in order to form a minority government.
''If the question goes to a referendum at the next election it is very likely that Australians will vote against it. It's pretty obvious that Australians are going to vote this government out of power, and so they might regard this as one of these irrelevant commitments made by this government, so our question would go as well; it would be voted against pretty overwhelmingly, I think.''
Langton believes it will take between five and 10 years to adequately mount the case for change to the constitution.The history of referendums also suggests the chances of success would be augmented by postponing the vote because it takes time to educate the population about the need for change and because Labor governments have been mostly unsuccessful in seeking constitutional amendments.
Only eight of the 44 referendums held have succeeded, and most have been put by conservative governments. The last time a Labor government successfully proposed a referendum question was in 1946.
Langton sets out the detailed argument for the need to remove race references from the constitution in our interview, the full transcript of which, as well as a short video, are at theage.com.au. She also discusses at great length racism and the reasons why indigenous people suffer such extreme disadvantage.
The constitution was stacked against indigenous Australians from the outset; they were a majority of the population, and the white people who wrote the document wanted to ensure Aboriginal people were not in a position to control parliaments or receive a proportionate share of public spending.
''So, the way around the problem was to exclude Aboriginal people from the constitution altogether. The race power, then, is a pretty big part of the constitution. It's a bit like legs of a table; the race power is one of the legs of the constitutional table.''
The solution the expert panel suggests is to remove from two sections of the constitution - sections 25 and 51 - the entire concept of race. ''The problem is - and this is one of the tricky bits in the recognition of indigenous people - you have to recognise [in the constitution] that indigenous people were the first peoples here; it is not a racial classification, it's a chronological fact.''
A dominant theme for Langton is education; the need to educate about constitutional change, and to buttress the education of indigenous Australians. She sees lack of education as a primary cause of the gap between social and economic outcomes for indigenous people and everyone else. ''Aboriginal people exclude themselves. So you can say 'oh, Australia is racist and therefore Aborigines are not getting jobs', but it's pretty hard to get away with that now you've got all of the corporate leaders in the Australian Employment Covenant offering people jobs.
''So why aren't Aboriginal people stepping up to the plate and taking those jobs? Because they are under-educated, they are not work-ready, they have to undergo training. They find it humiliating and they don't understand that everybody else just kept going to school and got themselves trained to do something.
''They don't understand that everybody else has to do that as well, because they are so accustomed to the whole problem of discrimination that they think everything is discrimination. They don't realise that there are some things that aren't discriminatory but are just the necessary parts of living in modernity.''
Langton is highly critical of teachers who treat Aboriginal children differently to other students in the belief that they learn differently and that curriculums ought to be modified to make the lessons culturally sensitive. ''That is just a bunch of racist codswallop. It's lala land. What we do know is that the traditional methods of teaching literacy involve discipline, constant attendance, learning element by element and putting together the system of literacy, the sounds and associations between the symbol and the sound. And all those things have to be built up consistently and according to a curriculum, brick by brick, in a classroom.
''Our children are being funnelled over into idiot land by teachers afraid to make a mistake. And it really is up to parents and communities to say 'We want our children to learn the normal curriculum that every other kid learns; we don't want our children to be treated like idiots'.''
Langton is an influential voice in public debate. She created controversy several days ago with a speech at the Melbourne Writers Festival (see link below), when she argued for an end to blanket welfare for indigenous Australians. She believes assistance ought to be given purely as a function of economic need.
She is a fierce champion of equality of opportunity, having endured the bastardry of the Queensland government decades ago. She talks of ''the burden of history'' - a society in which Aborigines have been systemically discriminated against.
She is also a forceful advocate for people embracing opportunities and driving change, and argues many openings are being created by employers around Australia, several of whom she has advised.
''You have to do the hard yards as well. You have to be a bit fearless. The opportunities can be there, but if you don't take them, then you are complicit in your own oppression. That is really the truth.
''You can participate in racism as a victim of racism, and you can participate far too long and be utterly stupid about the problem. At some point you have to say 'No, I'm not going to be a victim of racism'.
''Now, it is very difficult in some situations when you are on the receiving end of an under-educated police officer's baton. Yes, there is not much you can do about that. But there are plenty of times where there are things that you can do.''
Michael Short is The Age's chief editorial writer, as well as a columnist. He is a board member and ambassador of a number of organisations, and is a frequent public speaker and moderator. He is generally bemused, and is thus particularly grateful to his wife Sophie and their three children Edie, Tom and Clem for trying patiently and tenderly to help him through the whole thing. He quite likes open fires, walking his dog and sitting for long periods in the bath.


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Karina Smirnoff and Maksim Chmerkovskiy have called of their engagement. The Dancing With The Stars couple announced their split today. Karina's rep also confirms the split to USMagazine.
Maksim, 29, posted on his Twitter Monday: "What was meant to be a 'life long book', turned into a 'chapter'…….and now that 'chapter' is finished…… Se la vie…" The twitter status has been deleted as of Tuesday.
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Weekend Roundup
Some highlights from Saturday's tournament at Fulton Elementary, courtesy of chess mom Teresa Parker:
I missed the Youth Chess Foundation of Chicago tournament at Fulton, but got I a report on it from chess dad Peter Margulis and pix from Teresa. Phillip Parker-Turner was the tournament's overall winner, Andy Margulis won a trophy in the intermediate division, and George Vassilatos had a good day, coming close to a trophy himself. I believe our neighbors at Ancona walked away with the team trophy.
It was the last YCFC tournament of the school year. Hats off to those guys for another great year of free chess tournaments in the Chicago public schools.
In other action, Ray's Sonam Ford battled with the titans of scholastic chess at the national K-6 championships in Pittsburgh, finishing an excellent 64th in a K-3 field of 209 very serious chess players from all over the country.
In the big virtual matchup in the K-3 team division that the whole chess world is watching (whether they admit it or not) the banned Lincolnshire school district beat all the big New York schools, finishing second nationally, a half point behind Stevenson High Elementary School in Washington State. Correction hat tip to Chessdad64, who has the story here; backstory here.


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The Weekend in Review: Tempests, Teapots, and Gaping Power Holes
This homestand had set itself up for the Toronto Nine to make some hay against the lower lights (Baltimore and Seattle), but instead they limp away going 3-6, dropping below .500 and falling six games back of the Wild Card. Blerg.
Let's All Read Too Much Into A.J. Burnett's Off-Handed Comment!
This one was all a bit much. The Sun-Times' Gordon Wittenmyer takes a throwaway line from A.J. Burnett about how he likes Chicago and the Cubs, and turns it into a full-blown controversy. A.J.'s comments seemed polite to us, but Wittenmyer's take ("A.J. Burnett liked the idea of a trade to the Cubs so much he might as well have said, 'Please.''') was way over the top. This resulted in a full cycle of retractions, clarifications, restatements, rebuttals, tea-leave reading and sound and fury, all of which signifies exactly nothing in the end. What fun.
Jeff Blair Is Always Right
Blair's been on a roll as of late, what with his Friday afternoon dismantling of Mike Toth on the Prime Time Sports roundtable ("I have one question: Were you smoking crack when you wrote that article?"), and his associated evisceration of gasbag Gary Carter. Blair's also hit it pretty much squarely on the head when assessing the Jays' need for a legitimate cleanup hitter.
There's no scary hitter in the team's lineup as it is currently comprised, and while we're not sure that they have enough to give in order to make a deal for an Adam Dunn, Matt Holliday or Jason Bay, the team's offensive woes are going to continue until they can find that legitimate 35 homer, 120 RsBI guy around which they can build their lineup. (And neither Vernon Wells nor Scott Rolen is that guy. Sorry.)
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- Navin Vaswani (@eyebleaf) said...
A.J. is as good as gone, regardless of what he says/does. We should get what we can for him now, he will opt out 100% if we don't trade him.
Tao, if Vernon isn't "that guy"...was his mammoth contract a mistake?
- June 16, 2008 at 12:02 PM
- The Ack said...
I agree the AJ thing is overblown yes, but only because he's as good as gone anyway. But you know, sometimes you just wish a guy would keep his mouth shut. As much as he says his future is undecided, you don't keep using words like "right now...." if you aren't implying otherwise.
I'm in the camp that says you won't get much of anything for him anyway, so might as well hold him and take the compensatory picks when he opts out and signs elsewhere. My only fear is he blows out his arm, goes under the TJ knife, and contentedly collects his Blue Jays cash while taking a year off rehabbing and then another season rounding into form....voila, end of contract.
- June 16, 2008 at 12:08 PM
- Jim Briggs said...
Good question about VW's contract, and a bigger question seems to be, is the team pinning a considerable portion of its hopes on Travis Snider being that guy? Seems like another in JP's series of bad bets, and a real possibility of putting way too much pressure on a rook.
While the "AJ thing" is probably being blown out of proportion, there's not a person in Toronto who thinks there's a "100% chance" he's going to stay (the strange way that AJ himself put it). It's more like 95/5 in favor of his departure, with the 5% in case of disastrous injury or disastrous second half. Neither of these serve the Jays well.
I don't like the constant bashing of JP any more than the next level-headed Jays blogger, and who knows, maybe insane contracts are what it takes to get even decent talent to come to - and stay in - the TO.
He's made deft trades (like the Rolen deal, and I liked the Glaus trade and the Overbay deal, among others).
But the contracts handed out to Burnett and Thomas look like pretty bad investments, and they were questioned and questionable to begin with. Wells' seemed more in tune with both the marketplace and what we perceived his skill set to be, pre-injury. The worst thing, and I think this would be the smart way of explaining away the Reed Johnson fan stupidity, is that the Jays' money to production ratio as far as the batters go this season is just alarmingly bad.
All kidding about the "what-if" fantasy teams aside, I think we can imagine a lot of better (and worse; see: Carl Pavano) ways to have spent that money. And the real issue is that the Jays can't afford such disasters, or even a barrage of injuries, in the way the divisional competitors can. Nor do they have the steady stream of talent flowing in from YEARS of bad baseball like TB.
It feels like a team with a ton of depth players right now. Depth is great to have and it gets good teams far in the playoffs. But there's no sign of that 35/120 guy we all want and have probably lacked since Delgado's glory days. Somebody a pitcher fears. Mediocrity will beget mediocrity. That deserves a hearty boo. Shit, I just want my WAMCO back.
This team is looking an awful lot like the O's teams that have had 4th place on lockdown the past decade, save for with better pitching. And I do truly worry that we are wasting the career of one of my favorite Jays ever (the man who wears #32) and that we will never see him in the playoffs in the baby blue.
We can all agree that the answer is not Gary Carter, though. I lost my train of thought here. But--aw hell...
- June 16, 2008 at 1:22 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
eyebleaf: That VW question is one that deserves its own post...coming this week.
- June 16, 2008 at 3:03 PM
- Navin Vaswani (@eyebleaf) said...
Tao: lookin forward to it. am excited already!
and C.M.Wang is gone for 6 weeks with a foot injury. I fear I can no longer use injuries as an excuse for the Jays, because the Yanks have been ravaged this season by the bug...blood cleet.
- June 16, 2008 at 3:43 PM
According to the Yankees web site, "The Yankees are expected to strongly engage the trade market for a longer-term solution" to deal with the loss of Wang. Baseball is "breakfast, lunch and dinner" in New York ain't it?
- June 16, 2008 at 9:25 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
But is baseball brunch in New York? Is it high tea? Is it a midnight snack or hors d'oeuvre?
It surprises us that the Yanks would be looking for pitching help...don't they have the three greatest pitching prospects in the history of the universe?
- June 16, 2008 at 10:35 PM
- Colin said...
Firstly, Blair is awesome and that segment was pure radio magic (I saved that podcast to listen to when I'm depressed).
Secondly, the Burnett contract may seem like a lot of money but it's still currently below market value. There are a lot worse pitchers making similar or more money.
Vernon's contract I still like. If you look at Torii Hunter's deal with the Angels, he got similar money, less term, but I believe he's significantly older than Vernon. They're both stellar defensively, solid offensively, but Hunter isn't "the guy" for his team either. The Jays just need their Vlad. However, imagine the offense without Vernon. Besides, they could have used the money to get Zito.
- June 17, 2008 at 3:16 AM
- Navin Vaswani (@eyebleaf) said...
the mets are a game under .500 and they just fired Randolph.
and CM Wang is gone til September! And good old Hank Steinbrenner is pissed! LOL
- June 17, 2008 at 11:16 AM
- Darren Priest said...
You guys are too hard on Toth.
As for Blair's assertion that the Jays need a legit cleanup hitter, it doesn't exactly take the greatest of baseball minds to see that. The better question would be something like "from where and for whom?"
- June 17, 2008 at 2:32 PM
- Andrew said...
The better question would be something like "from where and for whom?"
They aren't trading AJ for anything that can help this year. Cook him, let him walk, and hope he's a Type A.
- June 17, 2008 at 4:02 PM
- MK Piatkowski said...
And I do truly worry that we are wasting the career of one of my favorite Jays ever (the man who wears #32) and that we will never see him in the playoffs in the baby blue.
This is my worry too. Do you remember the sidebar quickie interviews the Star did during spring training? It broke my heart when the Doc said his life would be complete when he has a world series ring. I want nothing more than to see him do that with the Jays but time is running out. And there are no easy solutions that I can see.
Maybe this is pie in the sky, but why can't the guys we have actually do what they've done in the past? That's really all we need.
- June 17, 2008 at 8:13 PM


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Photograph by Gladys Saborio, courtesy of the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office
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Photograph by Gladys Saborio, courtesy of the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office
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