Western Mail Saturday June 12th 1926. Two Carmarthenshire police-constables, Fred DAVIES and Ellis DAVIES, took part in the British Police Boxing Championships at the Stadium Club, Holborn, London, on Friday. Fred DAVIES was beaten in his eliminating heat by P.C. ROBERTS and Ellis DAVIES was beaten in the first series by P.C. EGAN. A burglary perpetrated in 1923 at his shop was stated by Archibald Charles HOBBS to be the main cause of his failure in business at his public examination in bankruptcy at the Cardiff Bankruptcy court o Friday.  Debtor stated that he resided at Kingsland-road, Cardiff. He was in business as a watchmaker and jeweller at Cowbridge-road, and had been in the trade for 32 years. His statement of affairs showed liabilities to rank to be £245 and a deficiency of £113. Examined by the offgicial receiver (Mr. Ellis OWEN) the debtor said that on February 13, 1923, a burglary took place at his premises in Cowbridge-road in connection with which four persons were arrested and convicted. Property to the value of £750 was stolen, and all he had returned him was stock and money to the value of £330, leaving a loss of £420 on the burglary. Ever since he had been fighting an uphill battle, but trade continued to get worse. The cause of his failure were the burglary, trade depression, and heavy family expenses. The examination was closed subject to the signing of the notes. David John GEORGE, a boot and shoe retailer, of City-road, presented a statement of affairs showing gross liabilities to amount to £1,068.7s.9d. and a deficiency of £392.15s.1d. Examined by the official receiver, debtor stated that his business had been carried on at City-road and at Gloucester. He had no capital when he entered business in 1919, and prior to that he was a commercial traveller in the same line. His big mistake was to open a branch at Gloucester. The examination was closed. The statement of James FORD 46, of Windsor-road, Penarth, baker and confectioner, showed gross liabilities £1,451.7s. and a deficiency of £1,012.7s.6d. Replying to the official receiver (Mr. Ellis OWEN), debtor stated that he was formerly a chef. He thought he had every prospect of making a good thing until the trade slump came. He had since learned to his cost that he had made a mistake in going into business. He had made losses on opening branches at Cogan and Cowbridge-road, Cardiff. The examination was closed, subject to the signing of the necessary notes. Mr. George T. DAVIES, of Machen, who, with his family, sailed on the steamship Montcalm to Canada on March 26, writes saying the amount of assistance given by the Canadian Government to approved families proceeding to Canada will be realised when it is stated that Mrs. DAVIES, himself, and their eight children travelled from South Wales to Sedgewick, Alberta, at the rate of 1d. per mile, including food, for seven days. "We are all in good health," he adds, and arrived at 2.30 a.m. on April 9 at Sedgewick Station. We were well received by the people of the town, whose guests we were for the rest of the night and at a good breakfast next morning. My boys all had offers of work before leaving town, and two of my daughters accepted jobs before leaving. The eight had work within a few days, and all are getting on well. We all went out to the farm the same day and found things far better than we expected. Our house is roomy and comfortable and we have a small new barn, and the supervisor is arranging for a well to be drilled at once. I think that we will be very happy here. Our neighbours seem kind, and they are nearly all British. The 3,000 Families' Settlement Scheme of the Canadian Government terminates next year, and all families desirous of taking advantage of the conditions accepted by the DAVIES family should make applications without delay (as the cases of families under this scheme are now under consideration) to Capt. William GRIFFITH, Canadian Government Emigration Agent, Bangor. Mr. E. Parry THOMAS, has been elected president of the Pontypridd Cymmrodorion Society. John Patrick