The Barmouth and County Advertiser and District Weekly News

BARMOUTH. I Belgian Refugees.-Close upon 100 Belgian Refugees are expected to anive in the town this week. Yaluable Stalion.—On Monday last, a valuable stalion, the property of Mr John H. Davies, team owner, died. Sale.-Yesterday afternoon (Wednes- day) Mr Walter Lloyd Jones conducted a most successful sale of household furniture at Lawrenny Lodge. County School.- On Tuesday, the County School was re-opened after the summer vacation,when a record number of pupils attended. Munition Works.—On Monday, Mr John Pryce Jones, Gwynfa Cottage, left for Coventry, where he will be employed by the Dalmier Company in the aero- plane and munitions department. Welsh Singing,-On Sunday night, the Male Voice Choir, under the leader- ship of Mr Griffith Griffith, rendered a number of selections on the Marine Parade which were greatly appreciated by the visitors. Legacy.-—By the will of the late Mr John Morgan, Ballymacora, the Yar- mouth County Intermediate School will benefit to the extent of £100, which has been left for the awards of scholarships to deserving Barmouth children. Interesting. Lovers of Marianne Farningham and John Bunyan ought to read Marianne Farningham in her Welsh Home" and Bunyan Yesterday and. To-day," by W. Glandwr Morgan, 6d. and 1/ Had of all Booksellers in the town.—Advc. National Registratio-,i.-The work in connection with the registration of the males in the urban area has been com- pleted well within the time stipulated by the Registrar-General, who has been furnished with the required statistics All the ceitiificales for males and females have been issued, and the work of tabu- lating the female forms is preceding apace.. j • -v Comforts for Welsh Troops.-In response to the appeal which appeared in the Advertiser last week for com- forts for our Welsh troops at home and abroad during the coming winter, the Royal Magnets (Messrs Pare & Bowden) made a collection on Thursday night on the stand, and the sum of tt 5s. 6d. was realised. Homa from the Front. Corporal R. Tank, Victoria Buildings, arrived home on Saturday night from France for a few days furlough. 'Private Tank is attached to the field telegraph depart- ment and hps been out at the Front for twelve months. Registration of Yisitors.-it-, is of the greatest importance to all persons who take in visitors that they should see that their visitors fill in immediately on arrival at their houses the Registration Forms, as per law prescribed. The necessary forms may be had at the Advertiser Office. The Band. Praise is heard on all hands of the excellent progress made by the Barmouth Coronation Silver Band recently, and the bandmaster (Mr W. E. Williams) is to be congratulated. On Friday night the band played selections of music at various parts of the town, which were highly appreciated. Russian Flag Day.—The hon. sec., Miss Dolly Richards, Greenhill, has forwarded the sum of £49 Is. to the Central Fund at Newport, Mon., being the grand total of the splendid effort in Barmouth, in aid of the Russian Red Cross Fund. Concert.—Last night (Wednesday), a successful concert was held at the Pavilion, Fairbourne, in aid of comforts for local men serving with the Colours. The artistes were Miss Janett Crabbe, Miss Dolly Richards, Mr E. M. Evans, Mr Tommy Griffith and Mr Edwin Kay. The wonderful dancing of Miss Janett Crabbe was greatly appreciated by the audience, and all the others were well received. The Royal Magnetswill hold a grand complimentary concert to Messrs Pare and Bowden, on the completion of their twentieth consecutive season in Bar- mouth. The concert will take the form of a RequesfNight. To conclude with a screaming absurdity entitled "The Broken Statue." Admission Reserved chairs, 1/ other chairs, 6d. If wet the concert will take place in the Assem bly Rooms, St. Anne' Square. Wounded at the Dardanelles. News was received on Tuesday morning that Pte Owen Evan Owen, 11, Marine Parade, who was wounded at the Dardanelles, bad arrived in England, and was in a hospital at Reading.—Pte Thomas Hugh Jones, Eldou House, is expected to arrive in England this week—Privates David Davies,Williams Buildings, and Billie W. Roberts, Advertiser Office, who were also wounded at the Dardanelles, are at present stationed at an Oswestry camp. Both have recovered from their gunshot wounds.—We are glad to understand that Pte Thomas Evans, 4,WatorStreot, is piogressing slowly from the wounds he received out at the Dardanelles, and is expected home shortly. He is at present in a convalescent camp at East- bourne, BarmouthVol untee PT rain! n gcorps, To encourage the members of theCoips, Mrs Edward J. Smith, a visitor to Barmouth for many years, and now staying at 6, Porkington Terrace, has very kindly offered a prize for shooting, which will be competed for on the Graigfach Range next Saturday after- noon. The conditions are 7 rounds at 25 yards and one inch bull. The members take this opportunity of thanking Mrs Smith for her generosity, The Royal Magnets. Owing to pressure of space, the name of MissNina Davies wss omitted from the Royal Magnets benefit concert last week. This little lady is qaite an excellent artiste, of very tender years, not in the slightest degree precocious,'quite natut- aI, a pretty voice and admirable action. She rendered two songs in a more than creditable manner, and the audience clamoured for more. She has so much reserve, and is so frequently artistic that the most fastidious could do nothing except admire and love her. The Magnets^ are justly proud of her acquaintance, is Barmaulh to own her. Odd fell owship.-A meeting of dele- gates for the Joint District of Aber- ystwyth and Dolgelley was held at Aberystwyth Town Hall on Saturday last.. It was unanimously decided that the two districts shouid be amalgamated for both State and Independent pur- poses under the name of "Gwaba D istrict." The amalgamation to take place as from 1st January, 1916, The first meeting of the new district to be held at Machynlleth in January when new officials will be appointed. Bar- mouth was represented by Bro. J. Jones, P.P.G.M., The Library, who was ap- pointed District Book Examiner. The new district comprises of seventeen Lodges and many thousands members, and the union of such a large district will, no doubt, give the Noble Order of Oddfellows a new impetus in Merioneth and Cardiganshires. Shooting Match.- Last Sa t u relay, the Barmouth Volunteer Training Corps met the Marconi Guard, Towyn, in a shooting match on the local range at Graigfach. The distance of the firing was 25 yards at one inch bull, and 50 yards at two' inch bull. The possible score for each man was 35. The scores were as follows :— Possible 35. At 25 yards. 1 inch. bull. Barinouth Unit. Marconi Guard. R. G. Rocke (3 Capt. Fuller 31 C. J. Dempsey 125 Corpl. Morris 30 F. E. Robertson 27 Sergeant Jones 29 Angel Jones 18 Pte. Crowe 27 A. A. Chalk 25 Pte. Williams 26 David Roberts 31 Lieut. H. Jones 15 F. H. Churchley 26 Pte. Wilson 34 Robert Lloyd 21 Corpl. Steadman 29 R. Ingram 17 Sergt. Lowis 33 W. Graham 17 Lc-Corp Edwards 29 Possible 35. At 50 yards. 2 inch bull. R. G. Rocke 26 Capt. Fuller 30 C. J. Dempsey 20 Corpl. Morris 32 F. E. Robertson 0 Sergt. Jones 30 Robert Lloyd 21 Pte. Crowe 25 F. I-I. Churchley 23 Pte. Williams 24 A. A. Chalk 23 Lieut. H. Jones 28 W, Graham 28 Pte. Wilson 31 Angel Jones 6 Corpl. Steadman 30 David Roberts 18 Sergt. Lewis 29 R. Datfies 23 Ice-CorpEdwards 26 The highest score at the short distance for the Marconi Guard was made by Capb. Fuller and Private M. Wilson, 31 each, and for the V.T.C Mr D. Roberts made the top score of 31. At the long distance, the highest score was made by Private Wilson for the Marconi Guard, whilst Mr W, Graham made the highest score for the V.T.C. I A Good Cause.—Mr R. M. Richards, son of Mrs Richards, Whitfield House, ticket inspector on the Cambrian Rail- ways, is organizing a fund to provide com fort s for. the Oswestry porters of that railway who are in the trenches. Children's Police Court. On Tues- day, the 7th inst., a Children's Court was held at the Polica Station before T. Martin Williams, T. W. Piggott and J Pryce Jones, Esqiures, when Andrew O'Mara, Bronaber Terrace; John Roberts and Glyn Roberts, of Water Street, all of Barmouth, were charged by Inspector Ben Evans with having stolen one suit case from the platform at the Barmouth Railway Station on the 28th of August, belonging to a visitor staying at Minymor with steal- ing one box of biscuits from the shop of Messrs R. W. What ton & Sons, grocers, on the 31st of August; and for breaking and entering the shop belonging to Mr John E. Strongman, Marine Parade,and stealing tnerefrom 20s. in silver and coppers. Each one pleaded guilty to the three charges, Andrew O'Mara and John Roberts were each ordered to re- ceive 4 strokes with a birch rod, and Glyn Roberts three strokes, to be ad- ministered by the Police in the presence of the parents or guardians.—The Chair. man also severely warned the parents to keep better control on the children, and not to allow them to be out lato at night. The Great Sensation of the Season. —Through the instrumentality and enterprise of Mr John Walters and Mr Leonard Law, there will be exhibited at the Art Picture House on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, September 24th, 25th, and 26th, the mo4 extraordinary historic event ever yet displayed by means of the animated pictures process. This wonderful. exhibition is the master- piece production of the French Govern- ment in Historic War Film, and is no less than an exciting, but nevertheless true and accurate panorama of Lord Kitchener's Visit to the Frenpli Army. The French Government have risen to the occasion in this, and have secured a record that will live in history after the terrible reality of this horrible war has long passed away. Every scene in this marvellous ftfm of 1,000 feet has been actually taken on the spot by some of the finest artists in the profession. To look at the scenes in the trenches, the meetings of the Generals and the march past of the flower of the French Army as shown at the Barmouth Pavilion on Thursday, September 24th, will give Barmouth people and visitors an oppor- tunity to realize the true state of affairs in a manner that is denied to millions that actually take part in the fray. This expensive and wonderful film was shown in Great Britain for the first time on Monday last, so it will be seen that Messrs Walters and Law are determined thattbeirBarmouth patrons are among the first in the kingdom to be considered. Mr Walters thinks the film is of su-ch historic in- terest that be has written to ask Mr J. Jones, The Library, to make arrange- ments for all the children to be treated to a free matinee on Saturday morning at 11 o'clock. This will be the most impressive and graphic object lesson on the great war that has yet been con. ceived.