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WAR BREVITIES. I
WAR BREVITIES. I Mr. D. R. Jones, the well-known Wrexham vocalist, who is a great favourite on Llangollen concert platforms, has joined the Welsh Horse. Mr. David Ellis, the tenor siager, has been out in France singing to our soldiers there, and he had a great reception. Princess Victoria was respon- sible for the arrangement of these musical tours. John Charlton, lata of Ormonde-place, Llan- gollen, and now serving with the Army Transport Corps (Mechanical Department), at Cambridge, has been promoted to be lance-corporal. Mr. B. Cooper, the one time "pro" of the Llangollen Cricket Club, is now witn the Royal Engtneers in Kent. He is keeping wonderfully fit; and has become an expert in trench making, Lieut. Geerge Darlington, of Llangollan, was in the hot encounter with the enemy on May 9th, with the 4:h Batt. R. W.F., when his regiment suffered so terribly. He escaped unhurt, and was one of the officers who attended the funeral of Col. France- Hayhurst, behind the firing lina in France. Capt. A- H. L. Soames, of the Royal Fying Corps, had the honour of being received by the King on Thursday, when his MejeSty decorated him with the Military Cross awarded to him for his distin- guished services in the present war. Capt. Soames is the eldest son Mr. and Mrs. Frederic W. Soames, of Bryn Estyn, Wrexham. Lieut. Watkyn Williams Wynn of the 1st Roya Dragoons, son of Sir Watkyn Williams Wynn, Bart., of Wynnstay, Ruabon, has been wounded in action. Lieut. Williams Wynn joined the Army two ysars ago on leaving Sandhurst, and was with his regi- ment in South Africa whea war broke out. He is an enthusiastic soldier, and is held in the highest esteem by the tenantry of the Wynnstay estates. Private Ellis Jones, of Llangollen, a reservist, who served throughout the Boer War, was called to the colours at the outset of the present war and has been at the front for several months. It appears that he is an expert as a trench-maker. He has just written home intimating that he has been made sergeant. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Row- land Jones, Prioea-equare. Private Ben Prydderch, 4th R.W.F. (Territor- ials), writing to his parents, at Llangollen, under date May 18th, imtimates that he is at present in hospital suffering from injuries that are not regarded as dangerous. He got buried by a shell and hurt his back, but says he is now getting all right. We understand that Lieut. R. W. Richards who was wounded in action, on May 9th, is now at the Base Hospital, in France, and is making satisfactory progress towards recovery. His forearm is injured and he has, also, been wounded in the side. Hopes are entertained that he may make sufficient progress to justify his removal to England in a few days. Mr. J. Pring, who resided, with his parents for some years at Llangollen, and who was thought to have been on the ill-starred Lusitania, where he was assistant to the medical officer, appears bave bad a providential escape. He went en board intending to sail, but as he was not feeling very fit the ship doctor advised him to wait until the Lusitania's next voyage. He had made twelve consecutive trips, but this fortunate indisposition saved him from the one which ended so fatally. Mr. J. Hiram Davies and Mr. A. George repre- sented the Llangollen Volunteer Training Corps at the county meeting, held at Chester, on Tuesday. It was decided, on the motion of Mr. Sam Thompson, that local Volunteer Training Corps be formed in every part of the county with a view to incorparating them into battalions or regiments, whenever the number justified it. An Executive Committee to draw up rules for the regulations of the battalion was appointed, con. sisting of the chairmen of the Executive Com- mittees of the different Corps. The Rev. L. C. Davies, youngest eon of Mr. John Davies, Pentre School, Chirk, and curate of All Souls, Manchester, has obtained a position at A. V. Roe's Aeroplane Works, Miles Platting, Manchester. Mr. Davies will continue his labours at All Souls in the evenings and on Sundays. Although this is one of the most important aod populous parishes in Manchester, yet it has beeu round possible for the Clergy to extend their energies to new spheres of work. Mr. Davies will devote his wages to the church work of the parish. Mr. Herbert J. Davies, second son, ia uow serving with the 1st London Sanitary Com- pany Expeditionary Force at Alexandria.
DENBIGHSHIRE FINANCES.I
DENBIGHSHIRE FINANCES. SEOONDABY EDUOATION DIFFICULTY. I Mr. Christmas Jones, the chairman of the Den- bighshire County Council, gave a retrospect at the meeting of the Council on Friday of the financial affairs of the county during the past year. He said that owing to the increased cost of main roads and the reduced receipts from the Treasury here was at the end of the financial year on March 31 a deficit of over £3 000, and this, together with the increased expenditure which had to be pro- vided for in the current year. necessitated the in- creasing of the county rate by 3d. in the pound, although the rateable value of the county bad in- creased, a penny rate producing nearly £40 more than it d;d in the past year. It had been found necessary owing to the war to stop for the present all purchases of land for small holdings and to limit as much as posaible the erection of school buildings. This was owing to the imp tsaibility at present of get tiag Govermeu t loans. The gen eral expediture of main roads and on education was bound to grow, as greater efficiency is con- tinually being called for and the cost of living is going up. The increased grants towards elemen- tary education from the Treasury, which had been expected as the result of the recommendation of the Departmental Committee on Local Taxation, had not been forthcoming owing to the war, and in the case of secondary eduction he regarded the position as serious, aa the work could not be con- tinued without increasing the rate of 2d. in the pound, which was the maximum allowed under the Act of 1902; Whatever the other lessons the war might teach us it at all events taught very clearly that we could not afford any longer to neg- lect technical education in all its phases, and that due attention to this subject is a condition of the survival of our country in the struggle of the nations, (applause.)
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THE FOURTH IN ACTION.
THE FOURTH IN ACTION. FURTHER DETAILS OF FIERCE FIGHTING. LATEST NEWS OBTAINABLE. Great interest naturally continues to be mani- fested at Llacgollen in regard to the part played by the 4th batt. R. W.F. in the heavy fighting in Flanders on May 9th. A full account of the action which resulted in the death on the field of honour of Col. France-Hayhurst, Capt. Eric Evans (Wrexham), Lieut. Briaa CrOom Johnson (Wrexham); Lieut. Hezeldine (Shrewsbury), in the wounding of Lieut. Richards (Llangollen), and in sixty-five casualties to the rank and file, has nor. yet come to hand, but it is possible from short letter sent home by officers and men to pieoe together a short story of the fighting. The 4th took purlin the advance on Fromelles on Sanday, May 9th, and from letters received at Wrexham a day or so ago the scene of the fighting is that described by "Eye-Witness" in his last despatch as follows :—" Away to the right were Oninchy, with its brickfields, and the ruins of Givenchy to the north of them lay the low ground, where, hidden by the trees and hedgerows, ran the opposing lines which were about to become the scene of conflict; and beyond in the distance rose the long ridge of Aubers, the villages crowning it standing out clear cut against the sky. At 5 a.m. the bombardment began, slowly at first, and then growing in volume uutil the whole air quivered with the rush of the larger shells and the earth shook with the concussion of the guns. In a few minutes the whole distant landscape disap- peared in the smoke and dust which hung for a while in the stilt air and then drifted slowly accross the line of battle. Shortly before six o'clock our infantry advancsd allong the, pare of our front be. tween Bois Granier and Festabert. On the left, North Fromelles, we stormed the German first line trenches Hand to hand fighting went on for some time with b*yonet, rifle and hand grenade, but we continued to hold on to this position throughout the day and caused the enemy very heavy 1 wa, for not oaly were imny Germans killed in the bombardment but. thei i. repeated efforts to drive us from the captured posi- tion proved moato?stly. On the right, to tbe north of Featerbnt. our advance met with considerable opposition and was not pressed." A local officer of the 4th writing homes says —" Rest after the storm.' Yesterday we were in an attempt to drive the enemy back. Oar losses were not so heavy as the other battalions engaged. I am sorry to say we lost five officers killed, one wounded, and 65 killed and wounded men. Colonel France-Hayhurst. Capt. Eric Evans, Lieut. B. Groom Johnson, Lieut. Hazeldine, and Dr. Pern were killed, and Lieut. Richards watrathar badly wounded. The Colonel and Lieut. Hez eldine were killed out- right Lieut. Croom Johnson and Dr Pern lived a short time; Capt. Erio Evans wafc wounded at 1 a.m. and died on Monday. Dr. Pern was attend- ing the wounded in the open. The division losses were awful. My friend Lieut. Betts, of the Welsh Regiment, was killed. He was a Norfolk policeman who received bis commission for gallantry on the field. He was a particularly charming man and he formed many friendships with the officers of the 4th Batt, by whom his loss is very much regretted, Lieut. D. Seymour Jones had a narrow escape. A shrapnel bullet tore through his right pocket and marked a letter, finally entering his waterbottle, where it remained. The Colonel and Dr. Pern were burried close to where they fell on Monday. Cap- Evans was buried at Bethune. Our new doctor is Dr. Young. The adjutant, Capt. Mears, is acting C. O. 2nd Lieut. Clayton is acting adjutant; Lieut. D. Seymour Jones has been moved to command No. 2 Company; Minshall is also a company commander. We have good protection against gases. If I ever find a Hun using it, it will go hard with him." Another Wrexham Officer writes home to say that the 4th R.W.F. were in reserve billets on Thursday last. Pte. N. N. Jones, of thk4th Batt., writes We marched into action on Saturday night late, and the clergy were waiting for us on the read at 12 p.m. topray with Us. It was impressive. At 4 a.m. our guns commenced to bombard—hundreds of them-and- it made you tremble. I am in the first section, and 20 of us had to advance accross a field to our trenches. Well, I went like a shot. I lost my friend Millingtbn the first few yards. He was shot through the side, close by me, also another friend but you cannot stop to help at all. The bullets were like hail stonee. We got in the trench, and the regiment we relieved had to gfot out and charge the Germans. They failed to do this but.. very few returned. Soaie went with only bayonet and rifle and in their shirt sleeves. We came out and had another try after a dinner of biscuits and a two hours sleep (fancy, I slept through heavy shell Are !) and went through it again. An- other regiment wtnt through it this time, but we had to go again into the front trench as reserve, but they failed. They say there was 80,000 Germans there waiting for us. Our other troops succeeded higher up. It was just like a butcher's shop-bleod and dead every where—and so hot that doctors and stretcher-bearers could not get near us. Pte. Thomas adds that about 100 men received casualties, and there are only 450 fighting men of the battaiion who can go into action. fÀ rh. -L .t!t
Family Notices
idirtht;, .'fcacrtaae* and IDem b BIRTHS. 3a May 6th, the wife of Mr. James Lewis EdwardlJJ Royal Oak, Detroit, U.S.A. (late of Bryn Villa Llangollen), of a son. MARRIAGES. May 20th, at Rehoboth CM. Chapel, Llangollen, by the tie v. William Rowlands (O.M ), Acrefair, and Mr. B. O. Davies (registrar), Mr. Kiohard Evans, eldest son of Mr David E va u s, Old Post Office, Aorefair, to Mary Owen, eldest daughter of Mr. John Jones, Pentredwr. May 3rd, at the American Presbyterian Church, Montreal, Canada, by the Rev. Dr. Johnson, Miss Maggie Hughes, eldest daughter of Mr. David Hughes, of Minafon, Llangollen, to Mr. Robert Glover, son of Mr. John Glover, 12, Allison-stret, Ayr, Scotland. [Mr. and Mrs. Glover are going to reside at 468, Clarke -aver) Lie.] DBArSLS. May 16th, at 43, Hall-street, Llangollen, aged 72, Mrs. Ann Jones, widow of Mr. Abram Jones, weaver. May 11th, aged 58, 114.. Ellis Williams, Pertheos Dolwyddelen. May 13th, aged 28, Mrs. Roberts, beloved wife of Mr. Simon Roberts, Maesgwyn, Gwyddelwern. May 2nd, aged 66, Mr. Thomas Jones, Frondeg Oerygydrudion. May 8th, aged 40, Mr. Robert Hughes, Stent, LlaD- silin, late of Vronoysyllte. May 17th, aged 76, Mr. George Jones, Park-street, Denbigh (of the firm of Messrs. Jones and Wynne, coal merohants, Denbigh and COlwyn Bay). May 17th,^aged 56, Mr. William Jones, manager, National Provincial Bank, Colwyn Bay. May 17th, aged 76, Rev. Bavid Hughes, C.M. minister, Llanfechain.