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BATCH OF ffiEN FOR THE VOLUNTEER…
BATCH OF ffiEN FOR THE VOLUN- TEER REGIMENT. TRIBUNAL ALLOCATE NUMBER OF DRILLS, A sitting of the Abergavenny Borough Tri- bunal was held on Thursday afternoon, when the Tribunal dealt with the vexed question as to whether conditionally exempted men should join the Volunteer Regiment. About 50 cases in which conditional exemption had been given were reviewed with this object. The Mayor (Alderman Z. Wheatley) presided, and there were also present Councillors Alfred Graham, G. R. Plowman and H. A. Palmer, Dr. Glen- dinning and Mr. Alfred Edwards. The Power of the Tribunal. A preliminary discussion took place on the question of the Volunteer Regiment and whether men should be asked to put in 14 drills a month or as many as they had time for. Councillor Plowman said that befo e he would be a party to putting on such a condition he wanted to be satisfied that they had the right to impose it. Councillor Gral:am said lie agreed with that. The Mayor We have the right. Councillor PIowmau Under what order ? The Mayor The regulations. Councillor Plowman: Why do they say at Newport that they have no right ? They re- fuse to impose the condition. Councillor Graham said he had asked the question whether it was a volunteer corps or not. Councillor Plowman said that he wanted to be satisfied that they had the right, before he agreed to the imposing of any such condition. Mr. Gower Andrews said that the Army Council instructions said that the Tribunal could I impose such a condition. Councillor Palmer They may. Mr. Gower Andrews If they won't join the j Volunteer R'eginient tl:e Tribunal have the power to send them into the Army. There is no Act of Parliament to send men into the Volun- teers, but that is the power the Tribunal have. Councillor Graham At the same time it is I coercion. Tiie Town Clerk read a circular of the Local Government Board, issued some time ago, to the effect that Mr. Pong had stated in reply to in- quiries that in granting certificates of exemptio ¡ it was open to tribunals to impose any condition which was reasonable. Applicants might be I requested to join a -volunteer training corps or to become special constables. Councillor Graham Tnat is only Mr. Long's opinion, and there is no regulation to enforce it. Councillor Plowman There is the celebrated case of the Mayor of Daventry. 1"tc Cause of the Trouble. Councillor Graham said that the trouble was I that some had joined more or less voluntarily and others were somewhat sarcastic because they had got free. The point was that those who had been using sarcasm had brought the others into trouble. The Mayor said that his experience was that the men had certainly joined quite voluntarily. Councillor Graham A certain amount of pressure has been brought to bear. Councillor Palmer The persuasive eloquence of the Mayor. Councillor Graham Rather more than that. The Mayor They were told that if they did not do it they were paving the way for the Army, but that if they did it would be a consideration. Many of them came quite freely and were pre- pared to do what they could. Councillor Graham said that if they did decide to impose the condition he hoped they would tahc a strong attitude in stating the case of those men who had big business ties and could not possibly comply with the condition. Councillor Plowman Some really cannot do it. Councillor Palmer Treat each case on its merits. Councillor Graham said that if they had a right to say the men should join the Volunteer Regiment they should be entitled to say how many drills they should attend. Councillor Palmer said that was opening another question. Councillor Graham thought they ought to revise the cases of those on whom they had alreadv imposed the condition. Councillor Plowman said that there were a number of men who had joined the Volunteer Regiment in anticipation of that Tribunal. Councillor Graham said that he would like a decision before they proceeded to any business. Dr. Glendiiiniug said that they should agree to decide each case on its merits. Councillor Plowman And impose the con- dition where we think it is reasonable, t Councillor Graham And we enforce it where we think they can do eight a month. Councillor Plowman thought they might make the minimum ten. Doesn't Want to be a Raw Recruit. 1 One respondent said that he was not against joining the Volunteer Regiment, and he would do his best to put in the drills. Councillor Plowman remarked that a man naturally wanted to become efficient if he joined the Volunteers. He did not want to be a raw recruit ail the time. The Mayor When he becomes efficient he is only required to put in 10 drills a month. Respondent was told to put in 12 drills. A man who has seven children and is in a low category said, in reply to the usual question, that he could not put in the drills, as he had to work 80 hours per week. Exemption was renewed without condition-. Out of the Hands of the Tribunal. I Anot her respondent said that it w uld be difficult for him to comply with the condition and he could not guarantee to attend the drills. On it being suggested that respondent should put in eight drills a month, he asked if the Tri- bunal could make that the maximum. He took it that if he joined lie would be subject to the Volunteer Regiment and not to the Tribunal. Councillor Plowman agreed and added that he was afraid that it was not within the province of the Tribunal to make such a bargain with an applicant. They ought, frst of all, to take the opinion of the commandin g officer before they stipulated the number of drills. Councillor Graham suggested that they with- hold their decisions until they had an agreement with the commanding officer. If the command- ing officer's opinion was agreeable to their ideas they would hand over their list, but if it was not so agreeable they would simply say that the con- ditional exemptions should remain as they were. It was understood that this was agreed to. No Objection, But Not Keen. I Another respondent said that he had no objec- tion to joining the Volunteers, but he could not put in the drills, as he worked 15 hours a day. Mr. Gower Andrews Men in the same sort of business as yourself have joined. Respondent That points to the fact that they must have had some spare time. Pressed further as to whether he had any objection to joining, respondent said No, but I am not keen, because I have never seen any- thing in it." Respondent was told that he must put in eight drills a month, and as he seemed dissatisfied, the Mayor said that he could appeal against the decision. Respondent If a mistake has been made in imposing the condition on men, it is no reason whv the mistake should be continued. A gardener employed by a local lady who has two acres of grounds, stated that he joined the Volunteer Regiment in May last. The conditional exemption was withdrawn, but the man is not to be called up for two months. I "Absulutely Full Up." A business man, asked if he had any objection to joining, said I am absolutely full up. (Laughter). I have no time for anything extra to what I am doing. I have a double burden of business to carry, and I have done as much as I can towards helping the Red Cross." Councillor Palmer said that lack of time seemed a common complaint. He had not time to sleep. Councillor Graham You have all the time there is. (Laughter). Respondent I get as much into a day as it is possible for any breathing man to get in. The exemption was renewed without con- ditions. Another conditionally exempted man, who said that he worked 12 or 14 hours a day, was told to put in eight drills a month. The representative of a multiple firm ap- peared for the manager of local shops, whose age is 31, and who has charge of a staff of 23. Mr. Gower Andrews pointed out that men of practically the same age who had businesses of their own had had to go. The conditional exemption was withdrawn, but the man is not to be called up for two months. Works 17 Haars a Day. A business man said that he was working 17 .< hours a day. Councillor Palmer Is it imperative r You will break down. Respondent So the doctor tells me, but what are you to do when you can't get the men ? One or two members of the Tribunal thought that from a health point of view it would do the man good to join the Volunteer Regiment, and he was therefore told that the Tribunal were dealing sympathetically with him in requiring him to put in eight drills a month. I Dr. Gleudinning And let them be taken out of the 17 hours. Mr. Gower Andrews remarked that it was a question whether it would not have the effect of making the man work harder. I A man who said that in addition to his ordinary business he had 30 acres of land on the Cwmyoy mountain, where he had 100 sheep, 10 horses, and three cattle, which were attended to by his I boy and by himself at the week ends, had his conditional exemption renewed without any conditions. A Lot of Sabbath-breakers. Another respondent said he had not time to drill with the Volunteers, and he worked on Sundays, lie was sorry to say. I Seyeral other respondents had stated that they worked on Sundays, and Councillor Plowman remarked There are a lot of Sabbath-breakers about. Respondent said that he was willing to join the Motor Volunteer Corps and to place himself and his motor at the service of the country. When told that he must put in eight drills, respondent said, I shall not join this lot, but I will join the Motor Corps. I like my service to be of some utility. Two respondents were ordered to put in 10 drills a month, and when one asked, What are the results if you don't join ?" Dr. Glendinning replied Yon will be in the hands of the military.' It was reported that several men whose cases were being reviewed had joined the Volunteer Regiment, and their exemptions were renewed. Other cases were adjourned for medical certifi- cates to be produced. The case of a man who said he was 43 years of age was struck out. Several C3 men had their exemptions renewed without conditions, as was also that of a man who holds a protection certificate from the Ministry of Munitions and said that the work he was doing was more important than joining the Volunteers. He had put in eight years in the Volunteers. Several respondents were told by the Mayor that until they heard further from the Tribunal they need not take any notice of the condition. --t,
I Tractor Ploughs for Monmouthshire.…
Tractor Ploughs for Monmouthshire. I 14 MACHINES TO BE PROVIDED. i With regard to tractor ploughs, it will interest I agriculti ralists of the county to know that through the generosity of the Tredegar Iron Company the War Agricultural Executive Com- mittee have been furnished with an additional 16 li.p. Mogul and that it is hoped to have it at work during the coming week. Thanks are due to the directors of the Company, and especially to Mr. A. S. Tallis, to whose personal interest the county is indebted for this very acceptable assistance. It is hoped that others may be in- clined to follow this example and that of Messrs. Whitehead, who, it will be remembered, pro- vided some months ago the first tractor for use by the Committee. There will now be six Moguls and one Moline Universal machines at work in this county under the Co,liiittee, ;id a further seven Titan tractors are promised by the Government and will, it is understood, be despatched within a few days. There will then be 14 machines under the Committee's control, and their distribution throughout the county will be shortly announced. The Committee are keeping before the Govern- ment the needs of the county and pressing for further assistance as tractors become available Aiipcintntent of Executive Officer. The Monmouthshire War Agricultural Execu- tive Committee have been advertising for a man to fill the position of Executive Officer for the county in succession to Mr. W. J. Grant, who, to the great regret of the Committee, found that he had not the necessary time to give to the duties of the post but who is now a member of the Executive Committee. A large number of applications were received from experienced agriculturalists and eleven applicants were interviewed by the Committee, who had some difficulty in making a selection from the good material available. I The appointment was finally made of Mr. Arthur Andrews, at present in charge of the farm attached to the Harper Adams Agricultural College, and there is no doubt that his services as Executive Officer will be very valuable in the county. Before being appointed to his present position lie was in charge of the farm attached to the Uckfield Agricultural College, Sussex, and previously farmed about 1,000 acres of laud, the greater part 6f which was arable. He has, there- fore, a practical knowledge of farming and a thorough sympathy with and understanding of the great difficulties which face the farmers of the county in carrying through the large plough- ing scheme on which they have started. We understand that the farmers of the county (as was to be expected) are quite alive to the im- portant part which they are asked to take in preserving the national safety, and, in spite of great difficulties, are determined to do their best to carry out the work which the Govern- ment has asked them to undertake. I ±
lUNG HENRY VsSl. SCHOOL.I
lUNG HENRY VsSl. SCHOOL. I SUCCESSES IN C.W.B. EXAMINATION. I The results of the Central Welsh Board Examination, held in July last, are just to hand, and are exceedingly satisfactory. Five senior certificates have been gained with 10 distinctions, and ten junior certificates with 15 distinctions. Amongst the seniors Arthur Morgan Hunt has obtained six distinctions, amongst the juniors C. Morgan has obtained four distinctions and R. P. Williams three. As the full order of merit depending on total marks has not yet arrived the results are merely in alphabetical order. Two junior candidates who have done excellently- V. T. S. Foster and T. E. Jones—were just over the age for distinctions. A. M. Hunt's certificate will exempt him from the Matriculation Examin- ation of the University of Wales and practically any modern University and from most, if not all, professional preliminary examinations. SENIORS. Bush, A. T.—Passed in script., Eng. lang. and lit., history, arith., Latin, French and drawing. Greene, Frank—Passed in scrip., Eng. lang. and lit., Lat., French, chem., and drawing (with distinction). Hunt, A.M.—Passed in scrip, (with distinction) Eng. lang. and lit., hist. (with distinction), arith. (with distinction), alg. and geoni., Latin (with distinction), French (with distinction), chem., geog., drawing (with distinction). Morgan, E.-Passed in scrip, (with distinction), Eng. lang. and lit., hist., arith., Latin, chem., geog., drawing (with distinction). Rosser, 1. J.—Passed in scrip, (with dis- tinction), Eng. lang. and lit, hist., arith, Latin, chem., drawing. JUNIORS. Cope, II. W.—Passed in scrip., ling- laug. and lit., hist., arith (with distinction), alg. and geom., Latin, French, elem. sci., and drawing. Devereux, G. H.—Passed in scrip., Eng. lang. and lit., hist., arith., alg. and geom, Latin, French, elem. sci., geog., shorthand (with dis- tinction), and drawing. Evans G. A.—Passed in scrip, (with distinc- tion), Eng. lang. and lit., hist., alg. and geom, Latin, French, elem. sci., geog., drawing (with distinction). Foster, V. T. S.—Passed in scrip., Eng. lang. and lit., arith, alg. and geom., Latin, French, elem. sci., geog., shorthand and drawing. Jones, T. E.—Passed in scrip., Eng. lang. and lit., hist., aritli., alg. and geom., Latin, French, elem. sci., geog., drawing. Mansfield, H. J.—Passed in scrip., Eng. lang. and lit., hist., aritli., Latin, French, shorthand (with distinction). Morgan, Cecil.—Passed in scrip, (with distinc- tion), Eng. lang. and lit., (with distinction), hist., arith. (with distinction), alg. and geom., Latin, French, elem. sci., geog., drawing (with distinc- tion) Morgan, Graham.—Passed in scrip., (with distinction), Eng. lang. and lit., hist., arith., alg. and geom., Latin, geog., drawing. Pavord, A. V.—Passed in scrip, (with distinc- tion), Eng. lang and lit., arith, Latin, French, elem. sci., geog., drawing (with distinction). Williams, R. P.—Passed in scrip, (with dis- tinction), Eng. iang. and lit. (with distinction), hist., arith (with distinction), alg. and geom., Latin, French, geog., drawing. One senior candidate and one junior candidate failed to obtain certificates. ▲.
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I 3rd ftlonmouthshire Cadet…
I 3rd ftlonmouthshire Cadet Corps. I Abergavenny Company. ORDERS 3 OR WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 15th :— Tuesday, Sept. 11—Company will parade in Drill Hall at 8 p.m. Uniforms to be worn by all who have them, if possible. Friday, Sept. q-Company will parade in Drill Hall at 8 p.m. The Company Officers are desirous of in- creasing the strength of the above unit and an invitation is extended to every lad and young man in Abergavenny and immediate neighbour- hood, between the ages of 12 and 17, to join. The Company has been divided into two sections, No. I section being composed of those above 15 years of age. As an inducement to enrol, an invitation to attend camp next summer free of expense for a full week is offered, the condition being imposed of attendance at a minimum of four parades per month for the ensuing 11 months (September to July) inclusive. Anyone wishing to join should be at the Drill Hall on one of the parade nights at least five minutes before the time announced for the fall-in." The training will consist of squad and section drill, infantry arms drill, musketry instruction and route marches.
The Farmer : "King of Grumblers."
The Farmer "King of Grumblers." To the Editor of the "Abergavenny Chronicle." SIR,—I observed in your issue of the 24th ult. an account of a meeting held by the Monmouth- shire Chamber of Agriculture. Some of the remarks passed gave one food for thought. The chief grouse appeared to be the high price of feeding stuffs, and general disapproval of Lord Rhondda for having said that farmers have had a good time during the last two or three years. I might say it d esn't require such an ob- servant person as the Food Controller to know that the last three years have been the best three yiears farmers have ever seen. Neverthe- less, the farmer grumbles he has always b?en known as the King of Grumblers," and I presume he intends to retain the title. He grouses to-day with the same beautiful spirit as in pre-war days, notwithstanding the fact that he is making more money than lie has ever done previously. The Food Controller is an exceed- ingly shrewd man, and I think he is about to put the screw on the farmer (and rightly so, too) who is making hundreds of pounds out of the natural products of the land, paid for, of course, chiefly by the working class, a large percentage of whom are those who are near and dear to our fighting men. Shrewd man as the Food Controller is, I fail to understand why he has permitted the farmer to charge fabulous prices for animals reared, or produce obtained, from the natural products of the land. For instance, take lambs, ï5 per cent. of which are reared entirely on grass. A lamb which was worth 22S. in pre-war days is worth at least 42s. to-day, i.e., £ 1 per lamb which the farmer would never have seen had it not been for the war. Therefore, the farmer who rehrs say 200 lambs makes a war profit of ï5 plus ï5- £Io per year. iamds are not tne only source ot pront eitner. Butter realises 2s. 2d. per 10. pre-war price, is. Potatoes have made £ 9 per tOll; pre-war price, t3 i?s.—?. The farmer has cu.tivated price, habit of charging extortionate prices. For a rabbit he charges is. ^d., pre-war price iod., and the price of its feeding stuff hasn't increased. There-are quite a number of other sources which the farmer derives huge profits from, apart from food. For instance, a cart horse will realise /80 to-day much easier than /40 in pre- war days, and the majority of farmers rear and sell two or three per year. Again, wool is wofth is. 6d. per lb. to-day. I've seen it as low as 7d. in pre-war days. It's a disgrace to our fighting men to permit these conditions to continue, while they are fighting day after day, enduring such hardships as men have never before been called upon to endure, living under the most horrible con- ditions imaginable, aye and dying, too—all for the defence of this little island, w.iile others are making hundreds of pounds out of her natural products. It's high time something was done by way of levelling things up. The man who is enduring the hardships and giving his blood. should be compensated. At present it's the man who is living in comfort and ease, running no risk-except corpulency—who gets the lucre. Compare the lot of the farmer with that of the soldier, from a financial point of view. The soldier's bank balance is not a shilling greater to-day than it was on July 31, 1914 it's impossible out of his scanty pay to make ends meet, whereas the farmer whose stock was worth, say, 1,000 011 July 31, 1914, has received an added value which makes it worth £ 1,500 in six months, and in one year worth £ 2,000 since then he has had three years' profit. What a game I consider that at such a critical period as the present everyone, male and female, should be doing their bit," and it is most gratifying to see the sp"lendid way in which a large proportion of both sexes are doing so, both here and in France, and included amongst them, I'm pleased to sav, are a small proportion of farmers' sons and daughters of the right sort. By the time this reaches the press, in all probability, I shall be back in France, living in a sea of mud, exposed to shell fire night and day, gas, and all other devilish contrivances imagin- able for the destruction of human life, and will have the consolation of knowing that while I'm doing so, the farmers are growing round- shouldered from carrying their money to the bank, at the expense of those whom Thomas Atkins has left behind. How encouraging Gives one good heart to go over the top." In conclusion, I might mention that the soidier considers himself very fortunate if he gets 10 days' leave in 14 or 16 months. Two days out of the 10 are spent travelling, and if he should be one hour late returning he is crimed Whv should not the farmer be crimed," or, to use a civilian expression, prosecuted," for wasting two or three days per week in market. At least, that's the excuse. I know a number of farmers who spend three days per week at market, when in all probability they have a son or two at home for whom they have obtained exemption. Hoping that another year all natural products will be sold at pre-war rates. Yours, &c., ONE WHO IS DOING HIS BIT," NOT ONE WHO IS DOING THOSE WHO ARE DOING THEIR BIT.
CRICKHOWELL. I
CRICKHOWELL. THE HARVEST.—The fine weather has been warmly welcomed in the Crickhow-ell district, where standing crops and garden produce have suffered a good deal from the recent heavy rains. PERSONAL,.—Mr. E. H. Price, manager of the Crickhowell branch of the National Provincial Bank of England, left Crickhowell this week to take up an appointment as manager of the Hackney Branch. He is succeeded by Mr. Joseph D. Shepheard. We wish Mr Price every success in the Metropolis. MILITARY MEDAI^IST.—Corpl. J. Hadley, of Tycunfin, Cwmdu, second son of Mrs. Hadley, has been awarded the Military Medal for gallantry in the field on the 29th July, 1917, at Sanctuary Wood. Corpl. Hadley was a member of the Breconshire Constabulary previous to joining the Army. ON LEAVE.—Corpl. W. E. Rumsey, formerly of the Crickhowell Post Office staff, who enlisted in the R.E.'s and has been serving with the Signal Section in France for many months, is home on leave, as also is Pte. Harry Thompson, of the Army Service Corps, the old Crickhowell footballer, and Pte. R. Heyward, who served with the New Zealand forces in the early part of the war. FOOD CONTROE COMMITTEE.—A meeting of this Conunittee was held at the Percy Davies Institute on Thursday evening, when there were present Mr. E. Pirie-Gordon (chairman), Messrs. T. Ll. Jones, A. J. Thomas, T. P. Davies, F. H. Morgan, John Thomas, James How-ell, Roger Howells, Rev. W. Arvon Davies, Mrs. J. J. Watkins, Mrs. Rosser and Mr. W. G. James. After due consideration, Mr. R. H. A. Davies, Registrar of the Crickhowell County Court and Clerk to the local Justices, was appointed Executive Officer. Other arrangements with regard to carrying out the Food Controller's scheme will be made shortly. FROM SALO.NICA.-Pte. James Powell, of Mill- street, Crickhowell, formerly a gardener at Maescelyn, and well known in local Oddfellows' circles, writes to our correspondent from the British Red Cross and Order of St. John. Con- valescent Camp, Salonica, reporting good pro- gress, and expressing tke hope that he will not be long before he returns to the trenches. He says the change from trench life and marching across mountains with packs and belongings, including our home," the bivouac to a Red Cross motor, was indescribable and the trip in the hospital train was a treat of a life-time." He had not seen a civilian for eight months. The country is typical of the East, shepherds with their flocks of sheep and goats in a wilder- ness, with a sheep fold here and there, but no fences of any kind. Pte. Powell, who belongs to the S.W.B., expresses the pleasure it gave him to hear of Lieut. Barroll's distinction and to know that Crickhowell so deservedly honoured him. Crickhowell woke up then," he con- cludes.
I Cycle Accident at Criiridu.
I Cycle Accident at Criiridu. A cycling accident occurred at Cwmdu on Wednesday evening, by which two brothers, sons of Mr. W. Evans, school master, Cwmdu, met with severe injuries. The lads were riding down Pengaer pitch, both on the same cycle, one of them apparently being on the stepper," when they lost control of the machine and were pitched violently into the side of the road. A motor transport belonging to the Prisoners of War Camp came along and the driver and his companions promptly picked the lads up and conveyed them to Crickhowell to the residence of Dr. P. E. Hill, who did all that was possible for the unfortunate boys. Subsequently they were conveyed home, but up to Wednesday mid-day one of the brothers had not regained consciousness. The other one is somewhat badly cut about the face.
BEER OR LAMB OR CLYDEBANK…
BEER OR LAMB OR CLYDEBANK [ Fo t-hc Edit or of iht .ibcrgtictnn;/ ('/??'in"/d.  SIR,-Your correspondent J.P. who would have us believe that he is not responsible for his initials, prefers also to advance statements for which nobody can be held responsible he will, I hope, therefore excuse my saying that J.P." is nobody. That being so, he will, doubtless, further excuse me if I decline to enter into an argument concerning Lamb with a nobody. He will, perhaps, realise that there are times in the experiences of bona-fide workingmen when a pint of beer is more desired by them than a pound of lamb No doubt they are, in" J.P.'s opinion, fools for preferring the beer which con- tains only two ounces of food to the lamb which contains four ounces but if a man has worked in front of the furnace, or at the face of the coal, or in the hay-field, or (as I have done).in the j munition factory for ten, twelve, and even 24 hours end-on-end, and he needs a tonic, a pick- me-up, a refresher, a revivifying drink, that man is a fool who would ofier him instead a pound of lamb-chops. Cannot J.P." see that a drink is a drink, and that he has no right to tell the hard-worked sweater what that drink shall be. If a man's choice falls on tea, by all means let him revive himself with tea but also let him know that tea is 99 per cent, water, and the remainder poison. J. P.,s style of statement is the most perfect of the incomplete sort with which I have come into contact. Observe how he hops round his absurd mis-statement about Russia and vodka, of which I convicted him and how he flits to another flower of his imagination, and glibly yelps about Clydebank, and what he calls the" plebescite of the Burgh of Clydebank." The plebescite was taken under the auspices of the Prohibition Committee," and produced S207 votes for prohibition and 1861 votes against it. Prodigious Awful Catastrophic !—not exactly as J.P." imagines but, to my mind, it is disgusting that out of the 1,500,000 souls on Clydebank the miserable number of 8,207 should be deemed numerous enough for their opinion to be quoted even in Abergavenny and even by a nobody Yours truly, W. BATH CLEAVER. I Newport, Sept. 5, 1917. I 1917.
I BEER AND FACTS.I
BEER AND FACTS. I I To the Editor oj the" Abergavenny Chronicle." SIR,-On reading J.P.'s letter in your last issue I could not help feeling glad that Thomas Cat had evidently secured a happy release from his miserab e existence, even though he pro- vided me with some amusement during the short time that his talents were made known to the public. I turned expectantly to the obituary announcements to read J .P.'s" glowing tribute to his departed collaborator, but I re- gretted to find that J.P." had shown no more decency in honouring the memory of his faithful friend than he had shown humanity in keeping him from starvation. But what can one expect of a selfish individual who wishes to deprive other people of a beverage because he does not take it himself ? Mr. Bath Cleaver will surely not suspect J.P." of being-a Justice of the Peace, after perusing his last letter. If he were, he would know more about the rules of evidence. J I' made a statement that Russia had closed all her public-houses, but he did not prove it. On the other hand, when Mr Bath Cleaver denies the accuracy of the statement, J P calls upon him to prove that it is not accurate Was there ever such argumentative wriggling ? J.P." ought to know that it is one of tne most elemen- tary rules of evidence that the person making a statement must adduce proof. The onus of proof does not rest on the person denying the truth of the statement. He is not called unon to bring rebutting evidence until some proof has been adduced. J.P." must not expect to get out of it so easily as that. In his first attempt to air his knowledge, J.P." posed as a Greek scholar who had inade a wonderful discovery. Now he seems to set himself up as a dietetic analyst. It would be most interesting if he would pursue his re- searches and give us the food value and weight in a quart of pop," tea, coffee, cocoa, or any other liquid used for internal application. I Whether he does so or not, however, the main point is that J. P." must be logical and eschew all food and drink which is suspect or containing deleterious substances and all medicines which j contain poisonous elements—in fact, he must make himself a martyr to his principles before he can be listened to with respect. He has not yet given any proof that he carries out his principles logically. If J. P." should happen to be a smoker, for instance, he must give up the soothing weed, for nicotine is poisonous. Striking evidence of J .P 's" distortion of facts is seen in his remark about the prohibition plebiscite at Clydebank. He says Four to one in industrial Clvdebauk in favour of prohibition of all alcoholic drinks during the war and de- mobilisation By that statement J.P. infers that everyone entitled to vote did so. Apart from the fact that the methods of the prohibitionists to obtain their ends is suspect, it is evident that many men ignored the plebiscite, for there are surely more than ten thousand people of 10 years and upwards at Clydebank. There are a great many more workers than that in the shipbuilding yards and factories. If the Voting nad been conducted on Pariiamentary lines it would have been more impressive, but the committee must have been hard put to it to throw the voting open to all males and females of 16 years of age and upwards. It reminds one of the packed jury." However, the people of Clydebank, or any other place, have it in their power to bring about prohibition any time they want to. They have only to refrain from purchasing, and the public- houses will shut up automatically from lack of business. The law does not compel anyone to purchase either beer or spirits. This is still a free country, although the prohibitionists, many of whom rant so much about liberty in other matters, would have it otherwise. If J.P." would use his efforts in the direction of true temperance reform, he might do more good, for it is not the use, but the abuse of a thing which is harmful, and this applies not only to drink but to a great number of other things. Instead of doing that, however, J.P." and his friends have a mania for interfering unduly with the personal liberty of the temperate man. Let them take warning that in trying to push their narrow-minded principles they are making a rod for their own back, as they may find to their cost when the boys come home," if not before. Yours faithfully, A LOVER OF'LIBERTY.
A DISMAL AUGUST. I
A DISMAL AUGUST. Second Wettest in 33 Years, as Recorded in this District. For the farmer and holiday maker August must have been one of the drearist in their recollection. The rainfall—7.89 inches—quite endorses this, the rain having fallen on 26 out of the 31 days, and often accompanied by gales of great violence. As every inch of rain represents an outpour of 101 tons of water on each acre of land (a total of nearly 800 tons per acre in the month) it is small wonder that so much damage has been done to the crops throughout the district. Only once in 33 years has the above rainfall been exceeded (or even approached) in August, and then by a mere trifle, namely, in 1912, when the fall was 7.94 inches. ———— ————
I Monmouthshire Volunteer…
Monmouthshire Volunteer Regiment. Abergavenny Detachment. ORDERS FOR WF-EK ENDING SEPTEMBER 16th :— Monday, 7.30 p.m.—Platoon drill (dress, drill | order) I Wednesday, 7.30 p.m.—Musketry. (Dress Musketry order). Thursday, 7.30 p.m. — Musketry. (Dress Musketry order). Sunday, 3 p.m.-Extended order drill. (Dress Drill order). F. P. J. HANBURV, 2/Lt., I Officer Commanding.
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LOCAL MEAT PRICES FiXES.
LOCAL MEAT PRICES FiXES. A meeting of the Abergavenny Food Control Committee was held on Monday, at the Town Hall. The Mayor (Alderman Z. Wheatley) presided, and there were also present Councillors F. Sadler, W. J. Tong, Alfred Graham, J. R. Beckwith, H. A. Palmer. G. R. PlowrTnan W Horsington, T. A. Delafield, P. Telford, and :Mrs. Pavord. It was resolved that a quorum consist of five members. The Mayor was unanimously appointed chair- man for a term of 12 months. It was resolved not to appoint a sub-committee. A letter was read from the Ministry of Food stating that a Commissioner had been ap- pointed forthe district in which Abergavenny is situated. Tnis is Mr. R. J. Rees. of PI as Newvdd, A berdare. Meat Prices Arrangements with Local Butchers • nun regard, to the Meat (!Maxn:rjm Trices) Order, the Mayor reported that the Town Clerk and himself had interviewed the butchers on the 1st inst., and a scale of charges had been drawn up and the same were now before the com- mittee for approval. It had been arranged that a small committee should visit Mr. Hall's shop on the morning of the 4th inst. to witness the cutting up of the animals, in order to see that the prices arrived at were justifiable. The following were deputed to attend at Mr. Hall's The Mayor, Councillors Sadler and Graham, and Miss "a,old and subject to their being satisfied, the prices were approved. Instructions were given for posters to be issued (half the cost of which will be borne by the butchers) showing the prices per Th. for each cut, and the posters will be displayed in the butchers' shops. The Committee considered the appointment of an inspector and assistant clerk (which will be a joint office) for the purpose of carrying out the orders of the Committee, and after discussion it was resolved that an advertisement be inserted in the Chronicle inviting applications for the post at a salary of £ 2 per week. In the mean- time a list of duties is to be prepared by the Town Clerk and approved by the Committee, and the appointment will be made on Monday, the loth September. UnaöJthoriscdSugar Cards. The Committee's attention had been drawn to the fact that sugar cards or forms had been issued by several traders asking householders to sign in order to secure their supply of sugar, and it was resolved that handbills be printed and delivered to each house in the borough stating that these forms are of no value and will not entitle people who sign them to obtain sugar also, that the forms which are to be signed are those which will be delivered by the postmen, and these must be filled lP and posted to the office of the Food Control Committee, Town Hall, Abergavenny, not later than Oct. 5. A vote of thanks was accorded the Mayor and the Town Clerk for interviewing the butchers and fixing upon the list of prices: also Messrs. Ha 1. j onathan. and I lenDer for their ass'stance. WHAT THE BUTCHER WILL CHARGE. The foi'owing is the scale of prices which the Food Control Cooimittee have arranged to be charged by the local butchers, and a bill setting out the prices of the various cuts are disp-ayed in the butchers' shops. The prices are Lased on a pro it 0, 2 d per 1". to BEEF. Per lb. Thick flank 17 F ank 12 Pin bone 13 Kidney 16 Snet 10 Sir oin 17 Wing rib- i y Leg bone 0 7 Topside 17 Rump 15 Silverside, b st 1 7 do. second 1 = Shin 07 Xeck end 10 Brisket, whole or cut 12 Sticking (boned) 4 Set ribs 16 Flat ribs 15 Blade ribs 16 Leg of iii-ntto-i cuL 16 Chuck 15 V\ aste bone, etc. o t PORK. Leg 16 Loin I S Shoulder 13 Breast 15 Head o 9 Neck 14 MUTTON 6c LAMB. Breasts 010 Loin 16 Leg R 6 Neck 14 Shoulder 15 Kidney 0 3 V?AL. 5 Leg I 5 Fiilet I S Knuckles 0 8 Loilj,S 1 6 Necks (whole) 12 Shoulders 14 Scraes o 10
Abergavenny Volunteers.
Abergavenny Volunteers. On Wednesday evening the Abergavenny detachment of the Monmouthshire Volunteer Regiment were inspected at the Drill Hall by Capt. Richards, Ebbw Vale (commanding the C Company, with which the Abergavenny detach- ment is connected). The parade, which num- bered .18 men, was under 2nd Lieut. F. P. J. IIanbury. The Volunteers were all in uniform and presented a very smart appearance. They went through musketry drill, and their mov e- ments showed that they are rapidly attaining r e ra p ,*dlv attal-ii.-i- efficiency. JL.
Abergavenny Police Court.
Abergavenny Police Court. Wednesday.- -Before Mr. F. P. J. Hanbury (chairman), Col. Williams, and Mr. W. H. Routledge. I Unlawful Possession of Khaki. I I Margaret Williams, married woman, of Merthyr road, was summoned for being unlawfully in possession of two khaki tunics and two pairs of khaki trousers, the property of H.M. Govern- ment. Defendant admitted that the clothes were in her house. P.-Sergt. Prosser said that at 7 p.m. on the 28th, in company with P.-C. Casey, and in con- sequence of information received, he went to the I house of the defendant in Merthyr-road. He I asked her for a suit of khaki which she had there, and she went upstairs and fetched it down. He asked her where she had got it and why she had not reported it. She said that a woman named Mrs. Price, of Brvnmawr, had given it to her 1\ daughter, and her daughter brought it down on the Saturday to cut up for the boy. He asked her if she knew a man named Watkins, and she replied that she did not. He asked her who the woman was in Brynmawr, and she said she did not know, and she would not tell her address. In consequence of further information from Brynmawr, l:e went to see the defendant on the following day. She then denied knowing the man or knowing anything about the woman. She then said, I have another suit here," and she gave him a khaki trousers and jacket. Watkins had been apprehended at Brynmawr as a deserter. He said. he knew the defendant very well, and saw her oil several occasions. The Clerk What connection is there between tne woman ana tHe aeserter r Witness He has seen her on several occasions. The Magistrates' Clerk Has he been to the house ? Witness There is no doubt he has, and the woman at Brynmawr is supposed to be an aunt of the defendant, but she denies it and says she is no relation at all. The soldier left the clothes at a house in Brynmawr, near the Bridge Inn public-house, and defendant sent her little girl up there to fetch them. I The Magistrates' Clerk Those are your presumptions ? Witness Yes, but she is summoned for being in unlawful possession, and it does not matter where she got them from. The Magistrates' Clerk (to defendant) It is for you to prove that you came by them law- fully and innocently. Defendant There is my daughter who has been up there for a fortnight. She brought them down, and I took them quite innocently. The Magistrates' Clerl,- That is a very thin story. Defendant I was innocent of it. The fellow is a perfect stranger to me, and I have never seen him. Margaret Elsie Williams (14), daughter of the defendant, said that she went to Brynmawr for a holiday and stayed a fortnight. She brought a bundle back and she thought they were her own clothes. Mrs. Davies's daughter asked her to bring the clothes. She said, Here, take these down to your mother." The Magistrates' Clerk When did you find out that they were not your clothes ?—I did not know. I put them upstairs when I brought them down. How many bundles did you take up ?—One. And how many did you bring down ?—One. Was the one you brought down bigger than the one you took up ?—Yes. Big enough to hold two suits ?- Yes. The Magistrates' Clerk (to defendant) You are found with two Army suits. One you showed and the other you hid, and you say you were in lawful possession of them. Defendant If I was guilty I would not have fetched the clothes for the sergeant. I would have destroyed them. In reply to questions, defendant said that her husband was in France, as far as she knew. She had five children. In imposing a fine of £ 2, the Chairman said that the Bench had taken into consideration the fact that her husband was serving in France, otherwise the full penalty of X5 would have been imposed. On defendant's application, she was allowed to pay at the rate of 5s. per week. Cruelty to Sheep Farmer's Neglect. Edgar Maddocks, farmer, of Parc-lettice, was summoned for allowing the carcase of a sheep to remain unburied, and also for unlawfully causing seven sheep unnecessary suffering by neglecting to clean them. Defendant did not appear. P.-C. Birch said that at 3.30 p.m. on Friday, the 31st of August, in company with Sergt. Prosser, he visited the Cefn Cottage, Llantilio Pertholey, and there saw a number of sheep belonging to defendant in the meadow. They gathered them together and found that four of them were suffering from wounds, from which blood was running, and which had been caused by maggots. Two others were suffering from maggots. One of them had a patch of maggot about 18 inches round. They cleaned this one and found that underneath where they cut the wool away it was quite raw. The other sheep which had been eaten by maggots, had a patch about six or ten inches round, and that was also raw when they cut the wool away. They found one dead from maggots in the field, and after- wards on looking round the field they found five other portions of carcase. One sheep could not move at all, and it was ill such a state that witness believed that it had gone there to die. Witness afterwards saw Maddocks at Parc- lettice and told him about the condition of the sheep. Defendant replied that lie was up there the other day but he did not notice the sheep. Witness told him he would be reported, and also told him of the carcase in the field. A man named John Mason had previously told de- fendant's father about the condition of the sheep, and twice later he told defendant himself about the condition of the sheep. When he served the summons, witness asked the de- fendant why he had not buried the sheep, and he replied that he had previously buried two. Witness and Sergt. Prosser had found the place where these were buried. In reply to Mr. Routledge, witness asid that the sheep were about three miles away from where defendant lived at Parc-lettice. He grazed them at Cefn Cottage. Defendant had been warned by his brother at Tredillion as well as by different farmers about the condition of the sheep. John Mason, a soldier released for farm work for Sir Arthur Herbert, and living at Cefn Cottage, said that one night as he was coming home he saw the ewe in a terrible condition, and he told his wife that he would go and clean it for pity's sake. He spent nearly an hour clean- ing it and made a good job of it. He told de- fendant's father on the Tuesday about the con- dition of the sheep, and he said lie would tell his son about it. On two different occasions witness told defendant about the sheep, but he did not come to see about them. Witness had nothing to do with looking after the sheep. He had not seen defendant there more than about once a week. The Chairman Did you ever see him dressing sheep ?-I have not seen him, but my wife has. Defendant was fined £1 for each of the seven sheep which lie had neglected and for not burying the carcase— £ 8 in all, or a month's imprisonment. —
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T Victoria Cottage Hospital.—The Committee beg to acknowledge, with thanks, the following gifts during July and August, per the Matron Flowers, Lady Herbert, Mrs. Corfield, Mrs. Marsh, Miss Pariiell Jones. Mrs. Powell Rees, Mrs. Williams (Allandale), Mrs. Pegler, St. Mary's Flower Service, Mrs. Corner, Miss Nellie Purvis, Mrs. Watkins (Beechcroft) fruit, Mrs. Law-son, Mrs. Matthew, Mrs. Pegler, Lady Herbert, Mrs. Marsh, Mrs. Hannall; vegetables, Lady Her- bert, Mrs. G. B. Jones, Mrs. Lloyd, Mrs. Marsh, Mrs. Powell Rees, Mrs. Foster. Mrs. Jones, Gros- mont, Mrs. Matthew. Mrs. Saunders iOxford-st.) Mrs. Lawson, Red Cross Stall (Market), Mrs, Greenhalgh (patient), Mrs. James (patient), Mrs. Littlehales, Frogmore-st. Baptist Jumble Sale, Miss Parnell Jones, Mrs. J. Seargeant swabs, Mrs. Corfield cakes. Mrs. Francis Hiley butter, Mrs. Lawson. Lady Herbert fowls, Lady Herbert eggs, Lady Herbert cheese, Lady Herbert tobacco, pipes, cigarettes and matches, Lady Herbert magazines, The Misses Graham, Llanvetherine Rectory pVIiss Matthews (Raglan- terrace). Mrs. Corner JIrs. G. B. Jones; old linen. Mrs. Beckwith case of lemonade =\I c.rttfr -\Ior,,an, Brooklands. ,line..
Family Notices
BSBTHSi MARRIAGES & DEAiHS- DEATHS. Woodlands Avenue, Church End, Finchley, London, N. Frank Morgan, aged 91. Formerly of this town. KILLED IN ACTION. JONES.—Killed in action on July 31st, 1917, Rifleman A. E. (Fred) Jones, K.L.P. Regt., aged 19 years. Beloved nephew of Mrs. Yaughan, 68, Park-street. Somewhere in France in a soldier's grave Lies one more of our own amongst the brafe. IN MEMORIAM. In Loving Remembrance of our darling Tony. James Thomas (Tony) Clark, 2nd Lieut. Royal Sussex Regiment and late Public School Corp, only son of the late Thomas Clark and Mrs. Clark, Llanover. Killed in action in France 9th September, 1916, and is buried in Longueval, 25 yards out of High Wood. Sadly mourned by Mother and Sisters. In Loving Memory of Eileen and Rosie, who died Sept. Sth and 13th. 1915 the beloved children of Pte. James and Gertrude Powell, 27, Baker-street, Abergavenny. Two years have passed, and friends around us think the wound has almost healed, But they little know the sorrow deep within our hearts concealed. R.I.P.