Monmouth Guardian and Bargoed and Caerphilly Observer

A FIRM WITH 1 A HISTORY! FOUNDED 1850. For the long period of Sixty-Eight j Years have very many Thousands i of Homes throughout the Princi- pality i nd Border Counties been Furnished by that well-knownFirm MMIIMI, r 'I i J ¡ ¡ t 1 LIMITED, Registered ana known far and wide as "The Cardiff Furnishers," Queen Street and St. Mary Street, CARDIFF, Also Swansea, Newport, And Principal Towns in South Wales and Monmouthshire, nxd they are Now Waiting to Furnish Your Home!! Cenel"al lead-quarters good [RNITURE A Clean Unbroken Record HELD BY BEVAN & COMPY. So that to-day they stand In the Front Rank Of the Furnishers of the United Kingdom. From their Immense Stocks, and not- withstanding the Great Scarcity of FURNITURE, You can sail obtain every requirement! For excellence of Quality and Design, For Fares of Cash Customers Paid, and For Free Delivery t-) RflY.1-INEY ,tid DISTRICT, place your Orders, with fullest confidence in complete satis- faction, in the hands of BEVAN & COMPY. p^y^lAMOWDS AT N^ACTORY PR!CES?   Ioit n g d om. A t)ureliase at to-day's pett geinsetters, H. Samuel offe-rs pri(-es is a i)un( i i iivestment. -See D i  G oI Brooelv themacnificcnt displayto monds. PeM!s R n d .? lL. /?7????????'???!?S?????1???/?? ? ? ?????i?? !?Fu? ?' 7 Dp^l||^ IH. SAMUEL I1 ? jf "?  ?  ?'   m o n d s. H*War-,= &!????? Z Pearls and rmAL 84/- 7D?-???? ? 172, COMMERCIAL ST. V\|sm § £ J &. Silk -fellSEE" 1 Diamonds. If unable to call write to- ?''???? jr 9X m 26a, HIGH ST. II ??X ?? Diamonds. ? If unable to e&U write to- ?°''°' ?? M ..?MMH "ST' Y???.???.??-??/?????.?'— < t ? ?:n.?? '?".? ? ?? ?10 NEWPORT. /'■' i IWIIIIMWII^IIMIIMIliBlBIW11MBIBIIII111 IF YOU WAT TO Furnish or re-Furnish Wiaely and Well, you canoot do better than pay ma a vieit. Most of my Goods are made in my own Workshops. I have been Es- tablished in tHs Valley over Half-a-Oentury. Re-upholstering, Re-polishing and Repairs dene only by Ex- perienced Workmen. No Shoddy Work dene. 6STi>lATE« FltE. FOR ALL WORK. Special Show of Kitchen Dressers, Bedroom Suites, Bedroom & Ware of every desoription. Motor Cycles, Cycles, and all Aeoessories. Venetian Blinds a Speciality. Buy with a Firm with a Half a-Oentury's Refutation. ISRAEL FINE, Lawn Terrace, Rhymney. "VM/ANTED to Rent or Lease HOUSE, W Top part of Rhymney.-Appl.V, T. W., "Guardian" Offices, Rhymney. FOR SALE by Private Tender, a FREE- FHOLD HOUSE, in Good Condition, known as 30, Greenfield Street, Pontlottyn. Tenders to be in by December 31st, 1918. -M. A. Davies, 33, High Street, Neyland, Pern 16640 Mrs. A. M. DAVIES, Deceased. ALL Persons having any Claim against the Estate of the late Mrs. ANNE MARIA DAVIES, of Lyndhurst The Ter- I race. Rhymney, are requested to send par-' ticulars thereof foithwith to W. H. TRUMP, Rhymney, Solicitor for the Executors. I

I DEATHS. GLENCROSS.—On November 24th, 1918, at Brynderwen, High Street, Rbymney, William James Glencross, Managing Partner Glencro38 & Sons. Interred at Rhymney Cemetery on November 28th.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT. GLENCROSS.-Mr. and Mrs. W. Glen- VT ross and Family (Rhymney) desire to express their sincere thanks for the sympathy extended to them in their recent bereavement, and for the beautiful fioial tributes and letters of condolence.

ISATURDAY'S -E-IS-TEDDFOD AT I I BARQOED. We wish to remind our readers and musical people generally of the grand eisteddfod to be hold on Saturday (to-day) at the Parish Hall, Bargoed. The event has been organised by I the Aberbargoed Subsidiary Relief Committee, whose noble efforts in re- lieving distress in the district since the outbreak of war, are worthy of every praise and encouragement. We understand that a numerous entry list has been received by the Secretaries and some keen competitions are an- ticipated, especially in the BOIOS, male voice and children's choirs competi- tions. Much interest is also being taken in the meeting of those noted rivals, the celebrated New Tredegar United Choir and the Deri United Choir, who with other contestants will figure in the chief choral compe- I tition, the test piece being the ohoras, Then round about the Starry Throne-" 4

I CAERPHILLY AND GELL1- OAER LIBERALS. SELECTION OF CANDIDATE. A meeting of the Liberal Asroci- ations of the Caerphilly and Gelligaer Division was held at Ystradmynaoh on Friday evening, Alderman Joseph Howells, J.P., Caerphilly, in the chair. The meeting bad been con- vened for the purpose of definitely selecting a Coalition candidate to oppose Mr Alfred Onions, J.P., Tre- ¡ degar, the Labour nominee. The Association had previously considered the question and from a large number of nominations the list was reduced to three, viz., Rev. D. Leyshon Evans, Bargoed Councillor E. Richards, Ystradmynach (the vice- president of the Association); and Alderman J. E. Evans, now of New. port and formerly of Caerphilly but this went awry when it was intimated the finally selected candidate would have to bear his own expenses. Con- sequently, the three candidates with. drew. Subsequent events brought the Coalition Seheme, and a further list was drafted which comprised Messrs W. R. Edmunds, Merthyr; R. E. Chalk, Porth J. E. Evans, J.P., Newport; Artemus Jones, London Arthur A. Thomas, London; Hopkin Morgan, Pontypridd and A. T. James, barrister. At the meeting, Mr Goshen Evans, Bargoed, the secretary, read letters from each of these gentlemen. Mr ITopkin Morgan find Mr A. T. James: withdrew from the nomination, bat each of the others intimated their readiness, if elected, to abide by the Coalition programme as outlined by the Prime Minister and Mr Bonar Law. The delegate from Taffa Well aflked permission that the name of Mr John Williams, a former chairman of the Caerphilly Urban Council, should be added to the list, and pledging on Mr Williams' behalf, his adhesion to the Coalition programme. This re- quest the meeting assented to. The local Conservative Association intim- ated their willingness to support the nominee of the meeting, providing that such candidate could give the Association guarantees upon some poiuts which would be submitted to him after the selection. Mr W. C. Parrish, Bargoed, drew attention to a report in Thursday's Cardiff papers that Mr Alfred Onions had received the blessings of the Prime Minister upon his candidature as the Coalitionist. This, said Mr Parrish, should certainly be cleared up definitely, as Mr Onions had upon his platform men of certainpolitioal views which they as Liberals could not favour. The Prime Minister should be informed said Mr Parrish, that there were special local reasons why Mr Onions should be opposed" (cheers). The Chairman agreed and said that if the report was correct then the authorities were desiring to disfran- chise that division which was contrary to the treatment meted out to other constituencies. Balloting was then proceeded with, the candidates being Meosrt3 Edmnnds, Merthyr J. E. Evans, J P., Newport; R. E. Chalk, Porth Artimas Jones, London Arthur A. Thomas, London aod John Williams, Taffs Well. The three last named were knocked out on the first round and in the second round Alderman J. E. Evans was elected by 98 votes and Mr W. R. Edmunds 48. Mr W. R. Beddoe moved and Mr Parrish seconded that Alderman Evans be adopted. This was carried unanimously. In the course of the proceedings, reference was made to the presence on the platform of Mr Onions of ad- vocates of particular views and whose polioy could not for one moment be countenanced by the Liberal section, it was therefore imperative that a contest should take place. Conn. E. Richards, J.P., who was one time a candidate for nomination, but withdrew, delivered an inspiring I and rousing speech in support of Aid. Evans.

I BARGOED PRISONER OF WIR BETURNS. Private. W. J.Williams, of the 17th Welsh, is the first prisoner of war to return to Bargoed under the terms of the Armistice. He was captured at Bourlon in November, 1917, and after six days of proper starvation' he and others reached Munster, Westphalia. They were taken in horse wagons -40 men in each. The conditions were horrible, and many of the men, who suffered from dysentery and other diseases, died en route. On the day following the signing of the armistioe a party of about 150 British prisoners at Brussels were told they were to be taken to the British lines by the 26th Division of the Ger- man Army They were marched about two kilometres and then left to go forward on their own without guides or rations. This was a terrible march, in which many of the men died from exhaustion and exposure. Those who reached the Allied lines after a tramp of two days were in a wretched state. Private Williams attributes his preservation to the kindness of some Belgians, who took him in overnight and extended to him a warm and generous hospitality. ■■ *»»' ■

An average of 9300 a year-in one oase the figure reaohed 9387-was earned by 133 munition workers who were summoned 'at Enfield for non- payment of income tax.

I r("- The Royal Regiment B &?.??iUicm.  ?§? Ii of Artillery 'Badge of the 'Ko)-al ou ??AAj?.t ?tt?.?m ? 'B  .??</ *Zimmi of *Artillery. I '!E D EAD their proud motto. It tells you that the Guns go everywhere— ? Everywhere, whithersoever Duty and | Glory lead the way." A thousand battle- fields have proved those words true. | It is to you that the men of that glorious regiment look to provide the Guns and Shells i which they need for Victory. Back them up q with your money. Feed the Guns with War (I Savings Certificates and help to end the War. ti Do not think that because Guns and Shells cost hundreds of pounds your savings are too V\ snvili to count. One 15/6 War Savings Cer- tilicate would pay for 18 lbs. of High Explosive or 124 Machine Gun Cartridges. Three I War Savings Certificates would pay for a round of our terrible 18-pounder Shrapnel. I Keep on buying War ittUnCwllHiilw •HI ll/S MC". Thak wahm In ftwo Tom@, llm wm be &I "CL Yn can im mHm at any rim that yw wiafc le withdraw ouv money In full with Irtw—I which 18 aim*. You can bar War Sarins* Certifi- cates from any Money Order Pad Offim, .11 or sl"mkeepw actiaf M Official Attnl If row have not yet a War Savism Aawcia- tton it is "ur vatriaoc duty to do so. Apply to to Saerotarr mi vow laoal War Sariaaa Conn. mhtoo, or write to A* National War Sa. Committoo. Saliahury Saaare. I-onaos. I.C. 4. fl War Savings Certificates 1J1 vo- km 1 I