The Barmouth and County Advertiser and District Weekly News

SCOUTS' CORNER. Owing to the curtailment in the size of the the Advertiser, we have lately been unable to secure a modest corner to chronicle the deeds and good acts of our gallant little Troop. Neverthe. less the good work is progressing steadily, and the boys are as keen as mustard in keeping up the reputation of true Scouts. Much praise is due to our genial townsman, Mr W. E. Williams, the bandmaster, for the trouble he takes in instructing tho buglers. An additional new buglo has been secured so that there are now three buglers, and they are making satisfactory progress. The Troop's drurnmec-Smut Rees David Jones, is making rapid progress in manipulating the drum. The" Boy Scouts are steadily earn- ing for themselves the respect and esteem of the inhabitants by their im- proved manners and their anxiety to perform little deeds of kindnees. A tradesman the other day declared that the conduct of the Boy Scouts is exem- plary. Onb of a large number of Good Turns" lately reported I will mention but one or two. One evening, at dusk, the little daughter of Mr G. Griffiths got on the line near the Crossing and fell into a hole just as the train was due to pass. Two Scouts who happened to be near beard her cry and immediately lifted her up and carried her to safety. Had they not been alert and prepai-ed the consequences might have been serious. By accident or design a fire, which might have caused much damage, was kindled on Monday evening last, close to Tyn-y-ffynon. It was observed in the first place by Bugler Robert Henry Williams, who raised the alarm. He was quickly joined by three more Scouts and together they succeeded, after a hard struggle, to extinguish the fire. All this proves that the Scouts are con- stantly on the look-out, and when the opportunity presents itself they are not found wanting. The Scoutmaster, Mr D. R. Williams and the Assistant, Mr Caradog Evans have taken the boys for some enjoyable rambles lately over the bills and along the beach. It is to be hoped that thc^ excursions will be continued throughout the summer. Sing a song of Scouting, Every lusty Scout, Feels a tinge of gladness As the days draw out; Soon with brighter weather Faces will get brown, Hurrah we'll soon have Scouting Far away from town.

GWYWO'N GYNNAR." Dvoa oedd banes y chwaer ieuanc Mrs K-tbie Fletcher Hughes, un o blant y Berrao. Nid oedd oud 26 oed pan ddaearwyd ei gweddillion ddydd Miwrth diwnddaf. Merch ydoedd i Mr a Mrs Hugh Edward Evans, Graig View. Tua phyratheg mis yn ol priododd a Mr David Hughes, Dyff ryn, ac aeth i fyw i'r pentref hwnnw. Tarawyd hi'n wael ddechreu'r wythnos gan y pneumonia, ac nid oedd y Sabbath diweddi-tf ond newydd wawrio pan ddihangodd ei henaid o fyd y boen i fyd y gwynfyd bythol. Ganwyd iddi hefyd eneth t'ecban sydd 4 theimlad pawb drosti-yn amddihid o fam, a'i thAd yu y frwydr yn Ffrainc yn ymladd di-os ei wlild, Ond ni chaiff y fechan ganu "gad dy am- ddifaid, myfi a'u cadwaf hwynt yn fyw." | Cbvvaer ieuanc hynod o hoffus ac anwyl ydoedd Katie; lion, chwareus, siriol bob amser, a cbymeriad tlws ganddi. Bu farw a'i choron ar ei phen. Daeth torf i dalu iddi'r gymwynas olaf brydnawn ddydd Mawrth ym myn- went Lianenddwyn. Gwasanaethwyd yn y ty gsan y Parch. P. H Lewis, ac yn yr eglwys ac ar Ian y bedd gan y Parch. Basil Jones. Golygfa ddwy. oedd gweld ei bathrawes a'i chyd- ysgolheigion o Ysgol Sul Siloam yn sefyll gylch ei bedd, ac yn dodi arno dorch o flodau prydferth lei arwydd o'u serch a'u hiraeth. Gwelid blodeu- dorchau eraill hefyd oddiwrth ei ban- wyliaid. Diddaned Duw y rbai sydd ar ol yn eu da,gran, yn enwedig ei pbriod ieuanc yn Ffrainc, a'i brawd yn yr Aifffc. Ergyd drom i'r ddau ya y pellder draw fydd clywed am ei diwedd cynnar. "Rhy gynnar, fy chwaer! medd llais dy anwylion Paham y gadewaist ni yma mor drist ? N a, nid yn rhy gynnar medd llais yr angylion, 'Ddaw neb yn rhy gynnar i fyd lesu Grist*" Ar ol ysgrifenu'r uchod, daeth y newydd i'r eneth fach ddianc adref at ei banwyl fam, boreu ddoe. Yo sicr ni charai g-inu yma, ond anrhaethol well fydd ei hanes gyda'i mam a lesu Grist. Bydd y ddwy fyth yn ieuance yn gwlad y gwynfyd tragwyddol.

AT Mr. JOHN ADAMS (Adda Fras), LLYS MEIRION, LL&N-Y- MAWDDACH. Anwyl Gymrawd Tryleo, Paiodd darilen eich odlau yn yr Advertiser diweddaf bradd.der ysbryd nid bycban imi. Aeth fy ngbalon yn llesg a throm. Mae cysgodion cymylau duon a thrymion, a swn rbyferthwy ystorm yn tywyllu nen ac yn cam ben gyfaill yn peri poen a gofid imi yn was- tad. Peidiwch a digai0ni,—edrycbwch fry, ac ni raid i chwi gratiu yo bir na welwch seren danbaid wên yo siriol wenu yn y nen ao aidewid dlos a cbysur-Iawn yn pefrio yn ei chanol, oes peri i'r cymylau a-a cysgodion duon gilio ymaith yo llwyr. Yoa rhoddwch addien gragen gron gobaith wrth eicb clost, a CbWI a glywcb y miwsig nefol- SHjdiaf a dorodd ? glustiau nadYD cnoed.-miwsig WDa i ferw ac ye?r pob ystorm dawelq yo y fan. Wedyn cymerwch y cordial a'r dogn senl a ganlyn, gyda chofion cywir en yr awdwr CWYN A GILIA,-CANA GANIG. 1 Ceir can a yo rbywJe 0 byd, blentyn pcen, Os tywyll y wybren neu glir, Os gho« ?' nodau ''? 8? daw boen, Er bod dan ofidiau yn hir. 2 ?' CaDhaVn/bywIe drwy'r gauaf a'r ba' V Srwy'r ?T' yn gystal ar dydd; Y Frongocb delora mewn beuien ac ia, rhydd, 3 Y blodau a wenant,-addfedu wna'r ffrs ytb, Er edwi or Hydref y flail Cyweiria dy delyn -i lawr tafl dy Iwy th. A chana mewn stormvdd ac haul. GWILYM ARDUDWY, 0 fin gwy Ardudwy deg, Calan Ebrill, 1916.

Limelight Lantern Lecture.—A lime- j ligb?, lantern lecture (Boulogne to the j battle field) will be given at the Pavilion on Friday, April 14th, by Arnold E. Butler, Esq J P., Birmingham. Pro cppds in aid of Caersalem Chapel Building Fund. Pictures.—The Art Picture House continues to be well supported nightly and the different programmes shown are very interesting. The star pic- ture for to-night (Thursday), Friday and Saturday will be The Torrent," Master of the Sword. Sales.—Yesterday afternoon (Wed- nesday) Mr Waiter Lloyd Jones con- ducted a sale of household furniture at 5, Porkingtou Terrace. The sale will be continued to-day (Thursday). On Friday, Mr Jones will conduct a sale at the Market Hall, Dolgelley, on a quan- tity of plants, etc. Pension Committee.—A meeting of the Jliocal Old Aged Pension Committee was held at the Police Station on Tues- day night. There were presnt :-Mr Edward Williams, Mr Rees Jones, and Mr Edward Griffith, Harlech, with the officials. Several applications were -considered and same were recommended to the County Cornmitteefor adoption. The Welsh and the Onions.—The following appeared in the Manchester Guardian H Count Keventlow is waxing jubilant over the effects of the German submarine warfare on British shipping. He notes with extreme glee the recent orders restricting bulky im- ports, and then proceeds to the follow- ing delighMul piece of reasoning. He takes the ban on imported onions as an example. 2The onion is a luxury which the London city man can do without, but it is not the same with a large part of the population, especially in Wales. In those parts of the country the onion is eaten to bread by the masses instead of butter. Naturally the Welsh are very annoyed at the ban on this food, I and, according to the British press, the strikes in Wales can be traced to this annoyance." Park Road Chapel Sunday School.— The annual cyfarfod ysgol" in con- nection with the above Sunday School was held last Sunday. The different classes were catechised by the Rev. E. Afonwy Williams (pastor), and during the meetings the children rendered several choruses, under the leadership of Mr John Jones, Balmoral. The accompanists were Mrs Afonwy Williams and Miss Madge Price. At the after- noon meeting, a quartette was rendered by Miss Madge Price, Miss Roth Evans, Mr W. J. Griffith and Mr D. R. Williams. Tne following have been elected as the Sunday School delegates to the district conferences :—Miss Williams, Cambrian Establishment; Mr Lewis Owen Evans, Gwelfor; and Mr Morris G. Roberts, Advertiser Office. Music.—The Trinity College of Music Examination for the Barmouth Centre was held at the Barmouth Library last Saturday, when the Examiner was Dr. Charles Schilsky. The following can- didates in Instrumental Music were successful: Miss Blodwen Hughes, laaiit, Junior Division (pupil of Mr J. Charles McLean, F.R C.); Miss Jennie LloYd Lewis, Brynteg, Preparatory Vision (popil of Miss F. Williams, ^anmorfa); Miss Zella Thomas, First Step; Miss Gwendolen Jane Jones, Pirfit Step; Miss Dilys Ceridwen Wil- Jlarn8, Preparatory Division, and Miss Winifred Jones, Intermediate Division, "Mll of Towyn (pupils of Miss Jonathan, Cambrian House, Towyn; Miss Ann Dorothy Jones, Preparatory, and Miss Edith Morgan Roberts, Intermediate, of Towyn (pupils of Mr R. 0. Jones, L.T.C.L., A.R.C.O., Towyn) Miss Jane Pugh, Preparatory, and Miss Eleanor Jones, [Preparatory (pupils of Miss Arthur, Gwyndy, Llanbedr. These ex. aminations have been held at the Bar- mouth Centre regulary without a break for over twenty years. Any information can be obtained on application to Mr J, Jones, The Library (Local Secretary). Promotion. -After serving in the Liverpool Scottish, Private Stanley Peacock, son of Mr Peter Peacock j (Mayor of Warrington) and who is well known in Barmootb, stayed with Mr j Langley, Taiydon, a few days ago, prior I to taking up his duties as a commis- sioned officer. Some time ago the Colonel of the regiment, wrote to the Mayor statjing that be bad bad great pleasure in recommending his son for a commission as he had the qualities that go to the making of a good officer Mr Peacock, who is 20 years of age, has been in the firing line for over fourteen months, and i, therefore, fully qualified by experience to take up the responsible duties of a commissioned officer. He has been in several attacks, including that at Hocge, in June, and despite the fact that he has been engaged on the terribly risky work of bomb-throwing, he has come through all incidents un- scathed. Mr Peacock first attended People's College, afterwards transferring to Liscard High School. He was in the office of the Midland Railway Com- pany at Liverpool when war broke out. Barmouth Boys with the Canadians. Mr H. R. Davies, Franklands. has re- ceived the following letter from his niece Blodwen, and a daughter or Mr D. W. Davies, a Barmouth man who holds a high position at Fort William, Ontario:—" I am mailing you to-day under separate cover copies of the Times Journal, dated February 28th. Would you please submit a copy to the Editor of your Local Paper and point out to him the article which appears on the service held at the Wesley Churcb of this city for the purpose of unveiling a roll of honour. On the roil appeared the names of a number of Bat mouth Boys who have enlisted for overseas ser- vice with the Canadian forces. I thought the people of Barmotith would be interested to know that this service bad taken place. The boys were well known :<lnd very popular with all whorQ they came in contact. Teddy Jones as he was called here was knov* n all over the two cities as the popular bugler of the 52rd, and the others were much in demand for their singing in choruses, etc." Amongst the list of names that appear on the illuminated scroll which will be bung in the church as a constant reminder to those at home of their fellow-churchmen who are on active service are the following Barmoutb Boys Corporal Rhys Pugh, Llysarfor; Private Griffith Wm. Price, Glasfryn Pdvate Bennett Jones Griffith, Vulcan Villa; Private David Griffith, 1, Aeifor Terrace; Bugler John Erie Griffith, Vulcan Villa; and Bugler Iorwerth Price Jones, Gwynfa Cottage. Offi.cial Picture ofthe British Army in France.-The Directors of theArtPictureHouse.bave great pleas- ure in announcing that they have made arrangements to show every week the series of the great British Government War Films. To-night (Thursday), Friday and Saturday there will be shown the first Official Picture of the British Army in France, taken by special arrangement with the War Office. No. I.-Liveli- ness on the British Fronb. Synopsis:- A Welsh battalion en route for the front. The troops are wearing their new leather waistcoats; the remainder of the journey must be completed on foot; Grenadier Guards at an advanced fortified post. The men are wearing the new steel helmet. Bringing up sup- plies on a wooden railed tramway. An exposed position. A first-aid post in the front line. At any observed move- ment the Germans commence shelling. German shells bursting in the distance. The flag of the Irish Guards. The Regiment carried this flag through the Battle of Loos. The graves behind the Irish lines. Only 70 yards from the German trenches. Sniper and Sentry of the Coldstream Guards. Miners entering a mine sbatt. Bombing a sap- bead. A smoke attack. Smoke bombs (not asphyxiating) fired by the British j to cover our infantry advancing. |