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LLANDDEWI BREFI. MARRIAGE OF MISS DAVIDS. On Wednesday, November 20th, the marriage was solemnised at St. David's Church, which was beautifully decorated for the ceremony, of Mis" Gwendoline Jane Davies, daughter of the Rev. T. R. Davies, vicar of Llanddewi Brefi and chairuian of Cardiganshire Joirt Police Committee, and of Mrs. Davies, the icarage, and Mr. John Henry Langstoa son of Mr. and Mrs. John Langston, late of Metraro, Greenhithe, and now of New R'adnor, grandson of the late Mr. W. Langston, Mars- ton, Hereford. Canon Joyce, principal of St. David's College, Lampeter, assisted by the Rev T. E. P. Davies, vicar of Llanychaiarn, offici- ated. The bridesmaids were the Misses Madge Davies (bride's sister), Jessie Parsons (bride- groom's step-sister), Nancy Rogers Lewis, Abermeurig, and Doris Evans, Llanio Fawr. Mr. J. L. T. Davies, lieutenant and adjutant, R.A.F. (brother of the bride), was best man. The service was fully choral. Miss Davies, New Inn, being the organist. The bride was beautifully attired in an ivory rani satin robe, with Brussels lace train festooned with rosebuds, and carried a bouquet of white carnations and heather, the gift of the bridegroom. She also wore a wreath of orange and myrtle blossoms on a veil of old Limerick lace, worn by the bridegroom's grand- mother and lent for the occasion by his aunt. The two senior bridesmaids wore Tyrian si,k dresses of Rose du Barri, black velvet tu.i.c bodices, with lace aprons and caps and black mittens. They carriecA baskets of mixed flowers and wore opal rings, the gifts of the bridegroom. The younger bridesmaids looked quaint in lavender voile ninon Kate Green- away frocks and poke bonnets and carried wands mounted with poses of violets. They wore gold brooches, the gifts of the bride- groom. The bride's mother wore a silver satin Liberty gown and toque of purple velvet, carrying a bouquet of pink roses. The bride- groom's mother wai attired jll¡ amethyst tricotine and old lace. with black velour hat. Her bouquet was of mauve chrysanthemums. Miss Langston, the bridegroom's aunt,, was dressed in purple velvet with liat of black hatter's plush. She carried a bouquet of Malmaisons. After the ceremony a reception was held at the Schoolroom when about 80 guests cffered their felicitations to Mr. and Mrs. Langston. They subsequently left for their honeymoon in Devonshire, the bride travelling in a navy velour cloth coat and Canadian beaver necklet and muff, with hat of beaver with crown of geranium velour.

BORTH. Among those home during the week were Lieut. G. T. Morris, Sea View, and Privates E H. Davies, Ballarat, and Edwin Jenkins, George Trefor Morris, Sea Vew, and Privates E. H. Davies, Ballarat, and Edwin Jenkins, Brynteg. Collectors have been round the district col- lecting for the Christmas presents for the Borth boys serving with the colours. The sum of S38 has been collected. Mrs. Mary Jenkins, Brynteg, has been noti- fied that her son (Private Edwin Jenkins) has been wounded for the second time. He is now home on leave from hospital. His brother (Private William David Jenkins) is still in hospital suffering from trench fever. "<

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ABER. AGRICULTURAL COMMITTEE. "COWARDLY SHIRKERS." Absry Lwyth District Agricultural Committee met on Monday, present Mr. J. Bunce Morgan, chairnii.ii; Messrs. R. L. Thomas, Daniel jen- kins, E. J. Evans, J. G. Stephens, D. W. Lewis, Daniel Lloyd, David Jones, R. Lloyd, clerk; D. J. Morgan, county executive officer; Joseph Parry, district executive officer; and Mr John Roberts, commissioner of the Food Pro- duction Department. Mr. Joseph Parry, in his weekly report, esti- mated that the straw stack at Caeruel would weigh about 18 tons, and it was decided to communicate with Mr. J. Hughe^-Davies, Ys- com trad Teilo, with a view to its purchase. Mr. Parry complained of the increasing dearth of labour on the land owing to induce- ments held out in timber work and at tht: mines. He instanced several cases in which offers were made by employers much in excess of the legal wage standard, in which the men engaged returned their "earnest" money and declined to carry out their arrangements. Mr. Parry said the matter was becoming really serious for farmers. Mr. John Roberts said some concerted effort should be made by the County Executive to bring such men to a sense of their obligations to the community. Many of them had for months been grovelling at the Tribunals to avoid beinj; called up for military service, but as soon as they thought their skins were safe they deserted the land for other vocations. They could only be fitly called cowardly shirkers. 'they seemed to forget that the Military Service Act was not repealed. Its operation was only suspended, and the authorities might deem it proper to call them up for service in the army of occupation abroad in order to release agricul- tural hands now in the army for work on farms at home.—After further dircus-ion it was un- animously decided that the names and ad- dresses of all exempted men who had left farms for other work such as timber and mines should be forwarded to the N.S.R. authorities, and tnat steps be taken to secure the demobilisa- tion of agricultural hands now in the army for agriculture.—Mr. John Roberts pointed out that low-grade men could be released from France as well as all grades of men serving at home if efforts were made in the right quarter. --Several members commented strongly on the present conduct of men who had crawled before the Tribunals and shirked their duties. Mr. Parry "-aid two tractors were at work, but progress was greatly retarded owing to the difficulty of securing spare parts to replace those broken or worn out. That was frequently the cause of men being idle from week to week and greatly retarded necessary work. Mr. Roberts believed there were plenty of spare parts in stock at Willesden.—The Committee adopted a resolution to be forwarded to the Executive and Food Production Department pressing for the establishment of a county depot for spare parts in each area.—Mr Roberts promised to bring the matter before the auth- orities in London. Mr. Parry asked for instructions concerning the charge made for ploughing stubble lands. The Committee had recommended a charge of 18s per acre, but the department's scale was 22s. 6d., which was considered excessive.—Mr. Roberts said the department wished to encour- age farmers to do their own ploughing and to wean them from the tendency to rely on out- side assistance. The Government had granted farmers many concessions this year. The need for crops was so pressing that the matter of price was of secondary importance. Farmers, however, must henceforth learn to rely on their own efforts. The Government was out to give every possible assistance to the small farmer and small holder, but thought larger farms should help themselves. The probability was that the price would still be increased.—Several members agreed that farmers in the district had availed themselves of the Government's provisions who should have coped with the work themselves.

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Talybont Soldier Killed, j Gunner GWILYM LLOYD DAVIES, Only son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Davies, Penrhylog-street, Talybont, killed in action on October 18th. (Photo: Davies and Son).

Comforts for Fighters. THE BOYS' REJOICINGS The following are a few extracts from | letters received by R.S.M. Fear from Aber. j men serving abroad, in acknowledgment of parcels: I Seaman W. E. Davies, R.N.— We are all anxiously waiting to know what Germany is going to do with regard to signing the armis- tice. We hope the war will soon be at an end, so that we may come home. I hope the Y.M.C.A. is successful. Wireless Operator A. iiiiller, R.N.—The cigs. arrived while I was at Bombay. We are still on the same old run and shall be glad when it is changed, as it is very monotonous seeing the same old places all the time. The news seems much brighter lately, and I hope ere you receive this letter we shall be well away for peace. I shall be pleased to become a, member of the Y.M.C:A. I wish you the best of luck all round. Driver J. E. Hughes, India—Please convey my heartfelt thanks to all who contributed so I kindly to the splendid parcel of tobacco to hand this morning. It is with a light heart that we do our duty, knowing that we are ever in the thoughts of those at home. I shall be glad to become a member of the Y.M.C.A. Bombardier T. Thomas, Palestine—I am now down at the base ready to proceed up the line, I have been in hospital with a slight touch of oysentery, bui thank Ged 1 a.ii now Al. We have been giving Johnny some iron rations which made him run. I trust the Y.M. is I getting on all right. That institution is doing splendid work here. I was glad to see that the Rheidol Choir had been doing such good work for your fund, trusting that some day we will be able to repay for all kindnesses. I was sorry to hear that your son had been wounded, and trust he will soon recover. May God's blessing be with you in the good work you are doing en our behalf. Private W. R. Thomas, Salonica.—1 am pleased to know that the kind friends are still remembering us. I trust the day will soon dawn when we shall have peace. May God bless you all. Private lorwerth M. Davies, Salonica.—You well know how the boys appreciate these gifts and how grateful we feel to Aber. friends. We have had some ever-memorable experiences in this part of the war zone of late, ending up in our having the great satisfaction of seeing the first of enemy countries cryiltig out "Hold, enough!" Well may she have done so, for the gallant Allied' troops have dealt some very heavy blows. As the enemy was retreat- ing we could see dump after dump in flames. He left guns, limbers, motor cais and lorries, ammunition, and all kinds of material. Some of these sights were far from pleasant to look upon, but they spoke well of the effective part our airmen played in bombing and machine gunning the enemy as he retreated along the mountain passes. It seemed incredible to us when we found ourselves behind that im- pregnable" barrier, 5,000 feet high. How- ever, on we went guns and troops. Ultimately we found ourselves in Bulgaria, after passing Macedonia, through part of Serbia. The vil- lage folk were carrying on as usual, but every household had its white flag showing promin- ently through window or over door. One morning a very fine Bulgar searchlight had been captured. Of course, it had been damaged, but it was soon repaired. We came across some dug-outs antjr in what were, evidently the officers' quarters we found every- thing German, while in the men's quarters Bulgarian. Even in a church I entered piles of German beer bottles lay all over the floor. Private J. Hamer Lewis, France.—Late last night we received the news that the German Chancellor had given his consent to the armis- tice and to the acceptance of Foch's terms. Most of the boys were nearly daft--it was almost too good to be true. The Americans were absolutely mad with delight. Rifles and revolvers were fired the greater part of the night. The few French people, almost all country folk, were very reluctant to believe the news. I do not expect we shall come home for a long time yet, os tiere is snch a lot of clearing up to be done before everything is settled; but I have good hopes of being in England before Christmas. Our boys were in a concert given by the Mountebanks (our ambu- lance troupe) and the meeting was just about to conclude when one of the performers stepped forward and told us the wonderful news. It was one of the most dramatic incidents I have ever seen. There was just a brief pause of intense silence and then the thunder of the cheers broke out. I think we must have been heard ten miles away. The war cry of the Yankees was particularly distinct among the cheers of our lads. The lads think a lot of the little cards and, I intend to cherish mine as a remembrance of a long period of danger and discomfort. Private T. W. Edwards, France.-I am quite settled down again after my leave. 1 do not think it will be very long before we shall be in Aber. for good as news is keeping excellent. I was pleased to read in the Cam- brian News" of the brass band which you have arranged for the return of the boys. Second Airman Evered Davies, France, tl is not at all easy at the present time to get cigs. here. The time was when it was pos- sible to buy as many cigs. as one wanted, but now it was "no cigarettes" at most can- teens, so they were doubly welcome this time. You have really been a wonderful friend to the Aber boys on service, and I am sure we shall always remember what you have done for us. It looks now as if your great efforts will soon be at an end, for the glorious time we have all been looking forward to seems to be drawing near. I only hope it will come sooner than we expect. I expect to be home about Christmas. Corporal J. M. Evans, France—At last "the day"' has come and we shall not be long before we are back in dear old Aber. I do not know how the people at home took the news, but I should have liked you to have been near the boys. It was a happy day for all of us. I am thankful to God I am spared to see the end of this affair. We have seen hard times, but it was our duty to do the best we could for the sake of the dear ones at home. We shall never forget you for your kindness. You have acted as a father to all Aber boys. God be with you till we meet again. Private W j Pierce, Fran erf.—The cigs. were highly appreciated. There were no can- teens or shops where we could procure any. You cannot imagine the welcome we received from inhabitants of towns and villages when pacing through. There was very little they could give us, for they were severely rationed

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I Aberystwyth War Worker Among those who have been given a War Workers' Badge by the Government for mak- ing socks, mittens, and scarves for sailors and soldiers is Miss Gertrude Lloyd, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lloyd, Tyllwyd, Trinity- road. (Photo: OulKfard).

Aberystwyth Constable. Sergeant ARTHUR HUGHES JONES, Son of P.S. Jones, Tregaron, and husband of Mrs. Jones, Cambrian-place Aberystwyth, a member of Cardiganshire Constabulary stationed at Aberystwyth, has been award-ed the Military Medal for kavery on the field. He was recommended for the decoration on the 16th September after having been in a revere engagement on the 15th, in which "it was nothing but a miracle he came out alive." He left, the line on the 20th September for hospital, suffering from barbed wire and spike wounds in the legs. (Photo: Culliford).

Borth Medallist. Private W. WILLIAMS, Grenadier Guards, on active service since 1914, was three times wounded, received the Star of Mons, and later won the Military Medal. (Photo: Davies and Son).

(Continued from prevous colhumn by the Germans; but (.ofTee, without milk or sugar, was proffered by the dear old madame in tiny basins even when on the march. Flags and cheers greeted us everywhere and when the Boche had endeavoured to delay our advance by mining the roads it was no un- usmal sight to lmci old men, women, and children out witn spades filling in the gaps so that we could hasten on our way to puuisii the cruel Hun. I &aw neither horses nor cattle, as they had been requisitioned by the "All Highest." With all his cunning he failed to detect that a great amount of brass was safely hidden m the ground. I could not help but laugh at one incident in which the people of a certain Bel- gian farmhouse had just brought to light a fairly large barrel, buried ior more than four years, containing grains of wheat. They were anticipat.ng with much pleasure the joy of 1-cating real wheaten bread after such poor stuff as German bread. The glad news of the armistice reached us just before we set on a ten-mile march. 1 only hope we shall soon have the peace treaty signed, so that we may be able to return home to our dear ones. We who remain have a great deal to be thankful for and I appreciate the blessing and mercy of Him who hath promised I will never leave thee nor forsake thee." May our churches unite in fervent thanksgiving to t\H:¡ for the blessing of peace. Private J. Morgan, France.—I hope the time is not far distant when we shall be at home. We have done well here ctd have seemed the victory. We are stationed by the sea and on the 11th it was a great day-fireworks and hooters going all day. I am pleased to hear you are getting up a band for the return of the boys. May God bless you all for all your good work on behalf of the boys. Gunner L. Schwartz, France.—At last the ghastly war has come to an end and such a glorious one for as and our allies. Let. me thank you and all Aber. friends who through the hard times never forgot those who were dear to them. You did all in your power to make things easier for us by sending us com- forts. I am laying in hospital with influenza, but have got over the worst. Sapper Dan Rowlands, France.—I do not know how we are going to repay you and the kind friends of Aber. for all kindness. I dare- say you have heard of my brother's death. He died just a week before the signing of the armistice. He had been through the worst of- it for three long years. I met him two and half years ago, little thinking it was the last goodbye. I hope we shall soon come home. The best of luck and may God be with you alway Contributions. Amount already acknowledged (Christmas, 1915), Cl46 5s.; amount already acknowledged (weekly), £1,400 4s. 6i,d.; a handsome patriotic tea cosy made and given by Mrs. A. Jones, 12, Cambrian-square, and sold to Miss E. M. Lewis, 48, Marine-terrace, for (15th), £1; Ml- E. M Lewis kindly returned the cosy to be re- sold and it was purchased by Miss N Price James, 59, Marine-terrace for (6th), 21 5s.; Miss S. J. Ellis, Narberth (4th), 10s. 6d.; Mr R. Jenkins, 42, Bridge-street (5th), 2s. 6d.; White Horse Hotel collection box (12th), 14s. I 6d.; Mr Bullock and staff, Garage, 14s. 6d.; Lion Royal Hotel collection box (13th), 10s.; Talbot Hotel collection box (2nd), 6s.; Miss Holland, Victoria-terrace, collection box, 5s 5d; Mr. Ward, Cafe, collection box (9th), 5s. 41d. Dr. D. W. Teviotdale's Tea Rooms collection box (16th), 4s. 3d.; Mr. Bliss, shoemaker, Chalybeate-street, collection box (Pud), 3s lOd; Bibby's Stores, Chalybeate-street, collection box,, 3s .9d.; Mr. Cadwaladr, hafrdflessier, 3s. 4d.; Mrs Ball, newsagent, Chalybeate- st., collection box (2nd), 2s 6d; Mr Randolph Fear, Terrace-rd, collection box (2nd), Is 2d.; Mr. R. D. Vaughan, North-parade, collection box (2nd) 9|d; total £1,553 2s Illd. Twenty-one parcels, which include the Cardigan Battery parcel sent this week, (Ost S7 3s. 4d.; contri- butions for the week, S6 13s Sd. R.S.M. Fear is deeply grateful to Mrs. A. Jones, 12, Cambrian-square for her handsome gift, and also to Miss E M. Lewis and Miss N. Price James for their continued kindness, which he very much appreciates. 11' A

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I Llandre Soldier's Death. Driver TED WILLIAMS, Formerly employed by Dr. Jones, Llandre, as chauffeur; contracted pneumonia and d'ed at Canterbury Military Hospital and was buried on Thursday week at Llandre. (Photo: Divies and Son).

Home From Austria. OFFICER'S EXPERIENCES AS PRISONER OF WAR. Lieut. Jenkin Thomas, Gloucester Regiment, second son of Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Thomas, of Oxford and Tanyrallt, Talybont, who was wounded and taken prisoner of war on the Italian front in June, returned to Oxford on Thursday evening, and is. now at Tanyrallt. He speaks well of the Austrians, but states that the shortage of food was acute, and that pri- soners of war depended almo t entirely on par- cels sent from home. Many parcels sent from England, however, did not reach the camp. On his journey from the battlefield to the camp, which was not far from Vienna, he met several Austrian officers who told him they had been undergraduates at Oxford, Balliol and Hertford College beinj mentioned. On the homeward journey several officers including himself had inluenza. and were admitted to the English hospital rt Ti'.rin. He was in hos- pital four days and then resumed his journey home via Paris and Tondon. In the gam" camp was another Cardiganshire man Capt. Evan of the s.s. "Garfield," who hp/l been there ;)1c01Jt two "ears. Lieut. Thomas joined up at mobilisation, tbousrh thrn only eighteen years of age, arc! hfis fought in France and on the Italian front. ■ ■ .Iu mn ■ »■ ■

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