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Sisial Godre'r Berwyn. I Mvnwn, pe'r Nef a'i mynai, Mai deuddeg mis fo mis Mai." Ah, dyna tytsh of netshar os leiciwch chi. Calon pwy all garo heb ddeisyfu yr un fendith a'r bardd ? Ond, y mae Mai un flwyddyn arall wedi llithro drwu'n dwulo heb i ni wubod rhiw- fodd, a welwn ni byth mo'i wene tyner, gwedd- newidiol mwu! Mae'n wir fod Mehefin genym, mis y dail a'r rhosynau, y dydd hwya a'r dydd canol ha, ar ei hud. Ond y mae gwahaniaeth rhwng gogoniant Mehefin a gogoniaat Mai. Y mae newudd-deb, ffreshnes Mai, a'i hawelon balmaidd yn creu bywud newudd ym mhawb a phopeth, ei blode a chan yr adar tra'n magu eu chywion maa yn swuno yr hen a'r ieuanc yr un modd, a'i dudd yn y maintioli a ddyru gysur i enaid gwan. Ym Mehefin y cewch chi'r ffinishd articyl, pobpeth broa yn ei lawn dyfiant-y dudd yn ei lawn maint, a gwres ei haul yn mynd boeth- ach, boethach yn feinyddol, dail y coed yn llawn agored a'r rhosynau ya eu llawn gogoaiaat, y cywion wedi ehedeg o'u nythod a chan eu rhiant wedi tewi! Ah, dyna gyfnewidiad < Cawsom Sulgwyn gyda'r mwyaf dymunol o rau tywudd a phobol, ac mi aeth popeth heibio heb ni damwain na dim anghysur am a wn i, er fod yma beth wmbretb o gerbyde modur a llawer o beisicyls yn gwae trwu eu giludd, ac yr ydw i yn meddwl mai i'r pliemua yma yr,yden ni i ddiolch am hynu-mae nhw'n rhemp o ofalua o'r modur- iaid, y meddwon a'r pyblicanod, chware teg iddun nhw. Yr oedd yr adar cyrph wedi bod yn darogan, wuddoch, na fase ni yn ca'l dim byddig- ions yma droa y gwulie, gan y byddai i'r Rhyfel Mawr a chrintachrwudd Cwmniau y Ffurdd Haiarn yn gwrthod cario yn rhad wasgu p)b specun o awudd mund am taheinj allan o'u pen- derfyniade nhw, y buasent yn mwunhau cartref yn well nag unman ar adeg pan yr oedd yr awur yn dew megis o Sc balwns yn llawn o bomshels. Ac y mae rheswm yn ein dysgu hefyd y base rhiwun yn safach gartre, bynu ydi, y base un yn gwbod yn well gartre i ble i ffoi pe deuai un o'r shels ene ar eu gwarthaw na phan mewn gwlad ddiarth. Ond dwad a ddarun nhw er gwaetha popetb, ac mi "roedd yn dda iawn gien i eu gweled hefyd, er eu bod yn siarad Saesneg. (Mae nhw'n ein helpu ni 'rwan, wuddoch, i ladd yr Anghrist Ceisar yna a'i griw.) Mae'n debyg na fu yma erioed gimin o byddigions ag oedd yma nos Sadwrn ein y Sulgwyn, yr hotels a'r lodging howsus yn llawn. A'r Llun, pe gwele chi Heol- y-Castell gyda'r hwur, gwarchod pawb, y llu- oedd o lancie ifinc talgryf a hoenua a phropor oedd yn rhodio yn ddiamcan ar hud-ddi, jyat y feri aiort i neud milwyr da! Mi 'roeddwn i wedi rhyfeddu pan y cymerodd Ned fi yn ei fraich y ffordd hono, ac meddwn i wrtho, Mi fase rhein yn y ffrynt at wanst, Edwat, pa buase rhiwun ond gofun iddun nhw, mi gymra'n llw. Gofyn-. wch iddun nhw, Edwat V Dim thenciw," bere fo reit sidet, Iachos nid bode dynol ydi rhein, ond y pethe rheini y mae nhw yn ei alw yn I shyrears' ydun nhw. Fu gen y rheia 'rioed dad na mam, brawd na chwaer, I shyrears' ydun nhw. Dyden nhw ddim yn gwbod be ydi cartre na chariad o sut yn y bud, na gwladgarwch na theyrngarwch. Mae eu serchiade a'u teimlade gore wedi eu haiarneiddio-I shyrcars' ydun nhw." Neno'r tad I" berwn ine, beth yn y bud mawr ydi shy rear,' Edwat, math o fod annaearol wedi tyfu o hono ei hunan?" "Nage, nid ecsactli hune," oedd yr aped; mi ddeallwch yn nunion ond i mi roi enw mwu clasurol arno. Cachgi ydi o yn Gymraeg—llwfrun fedr edruch ar gyfell iddo yn ymladd drosto ac yn ca'l ei ladd, ein yr estynai ef fys i'w gynorthwyo!" "W aI, y tacle gwarsuth, gwumedgaled, a sothachlud hefud," bere fi, "dowch adre o'u golwg, rhag cwiludd iddun nhw, a chan cwilidd hefud I" A ffwrdd a, ni tua'r bwthun i geisio tawelu tipun ar ein hysbryd oedd digofus guda bowlied o uwd a llaeth. Ond mi 'rydw i wedi crwudro crin dipin oddiwrth fy mhwna. Ar ol tywudd hafaidd y Sulgwyn mi gawsom ni dast drachefn o erwindra geuafol ddi wedd yr wsnos. Yn araf rho y gwunt oer ei le yn 01 chrefn i'r awelon tyner. Ac y mae y byddigions, beth bynag nifer dda o honun nhw, yn sefull yn drymps i ni, drwu aroa hyd hyn yn y dyffryn. Newudd da arall ydi fod bron yr oil o dai mawr gweigion yr ardal wedi ei cymrud—arwudd dda. Ac y mae geni flus a phrophwydo ein bod ni yn mund i gael hindda yr ha wn eto. Y mae yr hen bill yn. wubyddus i chi-, os y dderwen ddoilia gynta', Haf a sychder a ganlyna; Os iail yr onen gyntaf welir, Mae haf gwlyb yn eithaf sier. Ac yr ydw i bron yn sicir mae'r dderwen oedd y I gyntaf eleni, a pheth anghyffredin ydi hyna. 0 Wrth son am y rhyfel erchill, ac am ein llano- iau sudd eto heb uno, dydi o yn gredit yn y bad i ni eu beio nhw os nad yden ni ein hunen yn gneud yr oil a allwn ni droa ein hen wlad yn yr argyfwng digyffelib o ofnadwu hwn. 'Rargen fawr, yr ydw i yn gneud fy ngore dros fy ngwlad, be haru chi, deudweh?" ebe'r hen wreigian hono yn siop Jon y Caws, a'r un prud yn cwuno fod y bacyn wedi codi yn gebuat o uchel." Ymhle mae'n cysondeb ni, bobol bach. P'run ydi'r aberth mwua, ai aberthu ein bywud droa ein gwlad ynte talu dwu geiniog o godiad ym mhria y bacyn yn yr adeg drwblus hon ? Does ene ddim cydmariaeth," ebre chi. Wel nag oes tw-bi-siwar, berwn ine. Ond pam rhaid Cwuno am y peth lleia tra mae'r mab dewr ya rhoddi ei fywad i lawr yn ewullysgar! Cofiwn y gallwn ni hunanymwadtt mewn llawer dull ac mewn llawer modd er mwun diogelwch ac anrhydedd Hen Wlad ein Tadau. w < w Y mae ene ochor arall i'r cwestiwn hefud cofiwch. Y mae canoedd, os nad miloedd o bar sonan yn ein gwlad yn dioddef paDgfeudd newin diangenrhaid yn hollol dawel a dirwgnach. Bum i yn constro yn fy meddwl ambell dro tybed a dderbyniwyd budd o unrhiw fath gan rhiwun yn dioddef angen ar y Godre yma o actios y Rhyfel ? Nid ydw i'n cyfeirio at wragedd a pblant milwur, achos gwn fod rheini yn cael eu talu, a'u talu yo rhagorol mewn rhai amgylchiade, ond eyfeirio 'rwyf at ddioddefwyr erill nad ydynt yn dal cysylltiad uniongyrchol a'r Rhyfel, ac y mae yu debyg fod rhai fellu yn ein plith. Chlywis i ddim am neb yn derbya briwsin o gynorthwu o unman, a glywsoch chwi? Wel, mi wn i, ac mi wuddoch cbwithe hefud, foi ene lwuthi llongie o fhwd wedi eu hanfon o Canada a llwythi llongie o datws o leoedd erill, rbai miloedd o bune wedi eu hanfon o'r Merica i'r un diben, a chronfeudd mawr wedi eu crynhoi yn y wlad hon i ymlid y llwynog barus oddiwrth pob drws. Y cwestiwn yw, Pwu su'n manteisio mewn gwirionedd ar yr ymdrech- ion dyngarol hun ? Feallai fod rhiwrai ya byw yn fras amunt a'r gwir angenua yn gorfod diodde yn ddistaw bach a'i gwpwrdd yn wag Onid hwn ydi gorchwul y Gwarcheidwaid, gweld fod y frueiuied su tan eu gofal yn cael chware teg? Meddyliwch am hyn. JINI J6NS Dydd M&wrlh, Mehenn 1&£. JINI J6NS I

THEWAR. THE TRANSVAAL SCOTTISH. I INTERESTING LETTERS FROM I LLANGOLLEN MAN. Writing home to his parents at 5, Tan'rallt- terrace, Llangollen, from German South West Africa, under date April 27th, Private William Ellis Morris, 2nd Battalion Transvaal Scottish, now in German South West Africa, says "lam back with the regiment again having been laid-up for three weeks in hospital with malaria. Our regiment had rather a lively time while I was away, a German aeroplane visitiug the camp two or three times and dropping a few bombs. The airman was rather a poor marksman, however, and missed the camp each time. He had a lively reception. Each time he comas now he gets higaer in the air to do his bomb dcopping. I am on blockhouse duty at present, my compaoy hav- ing been told off for that. It is rather a lonesome job-about eight or ten men in each blockhouse, out there are only six of us and a sergeant in ours. We have barbed wire entanglements round it and each one does his share of guard. Yesterday our battalion was in action. The Germans started shelling tha camp at day break and kept at it for a fe N hours and, as luck happened, the night before a few armoured motor cars had reached the camp. They were iusc out from II home and the Germans never expected us to have them. They simply mowed them down and the eaemy retired. Our company had to stand by in the blockhouse we did not come into action at all, but the rest of the frcjttish did. Oar casualties were not as great as expected considering the firing that was done. We are pleased to see the Llangollen Advertiser out here." In a previous letter home, Private Morris gives his experiences when stricken down with malaria, and detained at the hospital at Swakopmund, con- cluding with the remark: "The treatment we get in hospital here is fine, I don't think it could be bettered anywhere. I met Hughes the chem- ist the day I came into hospital. He was bringing some sick men in and asking after people at Llangollen." Writing from German S.W. Africa, under date May 5th, Private W. E. Morris adds Our com- pany is still in blockhouses, the rest of the regi- ment having gone forward. The reason that we are not with them is we have no captain, our captain having been transferred to a mounted corps; but we expect to be relieved by some of the defence force every day now. The brigade we are attached to have moved forward agitin and it's not very pleasant to be left behind oo linaa of communications, for it is a lonely and lazy job —nothing to do in the daytime and to lie about and guard at night. The only things that dis- turbs our peace at present are flies ia the day- time and jackals howling at night, but they keep at a distance away from the blockhouses, so we can't have a shot at them and they are not to be seen in the daytime. Where our blockhouse is, it's overlooking a station something about the size of Sun Bank Halt, a little bigger perhaps but not much. It's a station where they change to go down towards a copper mine, which is ten kilometres away-a kilo. is fi,,re-eigLtts of a mile, so its about 6J miles. I weat down there the other day. There is a narrow-gaaga railway running there, and f jur folioand my^ali got one of the railway trolleyj—something like you see the platelayers use on tiie raiiway at home —and started for the mine, none of us had been there before. It started off all right, running fine; but we had not gone far before we found that the Germans had blown it up here and there, and so we had to keep our eyes open for the places blown up. Eventually we arrived at our destination. It is a fine mine, married quarters and single quarters, everything looking new, and there must have been thousands of pounds in- vested in that mine, for the machinery was of the very latest, and the Germans had cleared away and left everything as it was. It is just like a little village in itself, but it is miles from every- where and, according to the looks, the mine near here is very rich in copper. I have beou out one or two nights patrolling the railway line looking for mines for it has been found out the Germans have baen mining the railway in parts. We are wondering here how thy war is getting on on the Continent for we get no news of it now, only what we get in the English newspapers and when we receive them they are a month or so old. I AUSTRALIA'S PART. I I U THE PLACE FOR MEN, FIT AND I FREE. In Sydney, recently, the Australian Prime Minister said All I want to say is that if there are men, fit and free, capable ef fighting ar, the front in any condition their duty is before them and we await their services whenever they are ready. It is an agreeable thiug that this volun- teering his found that we have got of our best and got them freely. There is no want yet; public spirit and determination to help are there and whilst that is so I would suggest that there shouid be no urging of any compulsion of any kind. I do not wisn to strike a jarring note and touch on political questions ac this liimu. If the Govern- ment has to take action which will not met with the approval of those who differ frow us, it will be entered upon from a political or party point of view. What we will do will be done because we believe it is in the interests of the country." I FALLEN RHOS HEROES. I. The Roll of Honour contains the names of three Territoriala from Rhosllanerchrugog, who fell in action on Sanday week, bringing total num- ber of Rhos warriors who have the supreme sacri- fice for King and country up to ten. Writing to his brother, Pte. W. T. Rogers, 4th Batt., R. W.F., says; "1 suppose you have heard by now about the three chaps from Rhos. who were kiiied. Well, It was an awful day, I don't want to go through one like it again. I can tell you we had a hard time of it again but, never mind, we are fighting a winning battle all the way now. Tell Ed. Williams I nearly got a souvenir for him that day (a German helmet) but we were not quite lucky enough. So we must have another try later on. We have lost our Colonel, three of our officers and our doctor. There was only one officer left, and I am glad to tell you that he was Lieut. Chas. DAvies, Dr. Davies's son. He was left in command and he was congratu- lated highly for the soldierly work he did. Roger is with me now and he says he would like to have one of Sissons's but instead he has to go two miles from the trenches for a drink of water.

CORRESPONDENCE [We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinion of our Correspondent.—ED]. ELECTRIC LIGHT: A COMPLAINT. To the Editor of the Llangollen Advertiser." Dear Sir,—Kindly allow me, through the medium of your journal, to ventilate a grievance I have against the Electric Light CJ. Though by no means a literate man, I am one of those who" burn the midnight oil," if I may use the term so. The quietude of the midnight hours enables me to con- centrate my mind more fully on what I read. This is what aggrieves me. Until a few years ago I had gas in my room, but as the Gas Co. had fallen into the bad habit of taking the pressure off everywhere soon after twelve o'clock, I decided to substitute electric light for gas bat lately, I am sorry to say, the electric light has also betrayed toe about the same hour o' night I I cannot under- stand this policy at all, for tha more electric iighfc consumed the dividend of the Company increases accordingly. To the Gas 00. it may be a saving as there may be m my leakages Bat what am I to do 1 Must I fill b ick on the proverbial oil, or its predecessor, the canite?-Yoars respectfully, BOOKMAN. I THE 40-YSAR LIMIT AND VOLUNTERS. I To the Editor of the Llangollen Advertiser." Sir,-As there has baen considerable uncertainty as to hog the extension of the military age to 40 will affect men in volunteer training coips, the following letter, dated 29th May, which has been received from the War Office by the Central As- sociation of VjJuateer Training Corps, will be of considerable interest- Any man below the age of 40 years who joins the Volunteer Training Corps on and after the 1st June, 1915, will be required to sign an undertaking that he will enlist into the army if specially called upon to do so. This maans that men between the ages of 38 and 40 who are already ia volunteer corps will not have to sign the undertaking to join the Arurvy if speoialiy called on, but those who join on and after the 1st June will have to sign this undertaking.— Yours, &a., PERCY A. HARRIS, Hon. Sec., Central Association Volunteer Training Corps. CENTENARY OF A WELSH MUSICIAN. To the Editor of the Llangollen "Advertiser," Sir,—Allow me to call the attention of Welsh musicians to the faot that the centenary of the birth of J. Ambrose Lloyd, one of the most illustrious of Welsh composers, occurs on Monday, the 14th inst. J. Ambrose Lloyd was born at Mold, Juae, 14th, 1815, and died at Liverpool, September 14, 1874. As a composer of sacred music he is unsurpassed among Welsh composers. Though some of his compositions are over fifty years old they are as ire ah and invigorating as ever. His music never seems to age with years, and it expresses the deep religious feeling of the Welsh nation. May I suggest to the organists ani precentors of the various Welsh deno uinationt that the eentenary be celebrated next Sunday weak in all the the Welsh chap jls and Churches in the principality by sinking his well-kaowa hymn-tunes at the service. Where resourses allow, aad would also suggest; the rendering of his magnificent chorus, -1 Teyrnasoedd y Ddaear (" Ye Kingdoms and Nations "), appro- priate if these stirring times. I hopa the Welsh nation will respond to this appeal in a worthy manner.—Yours,&3., OARADOG ROBERTS, Director of Musio at the University College of North Wales, Bangor. LEAGUE OF HONOUR EGG COLLECTION. To the Editor of the Llangollen Advertiser." Sir,-In spite of eggs becoming raoro f3oArog our contributors are supporting the collection well. and to-day we have packed up 416, making our 3660, total up to date. The following are the numbers brought in :—by Miss L. Northwool, 51 and 3d. Miss F. Woods, 48 Miss D. Littlejohns 39'and 31.; Mrs. Aikin. 12 Miss Parry. 11 Misses G Parry and D.Jones, 29; Miss Burton, 45 club depot, 20 Misses Birch, 83 Central Stores, Miss Lloyd, 12 Mrs. Maginnis, 30 Misses Cross, 24; Misses Horspool and E. Divies, 12 total, 416 and 6,1 .-Yout s. B. AIKIN, Hon. Sec.

JStctbs, jlf&aetlaaca and Deaths. iiJUTIi S. May 22 nd, the wife of Mr. Thomas Smith, 21 Beacon's-hill, Denbigh, of a son, MAItRIAVJiS. May 31st, at Castle-street Baptist Chapel, Llangollen, by Rev. Rhys Jones (W.) and Mr. R. O. Davies (regis. trar), Mr. Amos Philips, son of Mr. Jonah Philips. Gorphwysfa, Glynoeiriog, to Jennie, daughter of Mrl David Evans, ooal merchant, Oeiriog Villa, Glyn oeiriog. May 28th, at Llandrillo 0. M. Chapel, by the Rev David Thomas and Mr. D. P. Davies (registrar), Mr. R. H. Davies, Garthiaen, to Miss E. Dilys Owen,, Bronllan-both of Landrillo. LJBATHS. May 30th, aged 76, Mrs. Croft, Bron Dyffryn, Fron Baohe, Llangollen. May 27th, at the Royal Southern Hospital, Liver- pool, aged 41, Mrs Hughes, Post Office, Llangwm. May 31st, at 40, Oranbourne-road, Sefcon Park, Liverpool, aged 45, Mr. Robert Parry, beloved husband of Mrs. Adelina Patty Parry Hughes. May 23rd, aged 63, Mr. Edward Davies, Glancomwy Villa, Viotoria-avenue, Colwyn Bay, 5n ABemortam. In Ever Doving Memory of my dear hasband, JOHN" RICHARDS tiate of Ormonde Plaoe), who passed away May 30th, 1913. Sadly missed by WIFE and SON. 3, Gwynfryn, Llangollen. (M798)

THE FAMILY OF THE LATE MRS. HANNAH JONES, OAK STREET, LLANGOLLEN, BEG to thank all friends most heartily for -D their kind sympathy and floral tributes on the occasion of their recent Bad bereavement. June 2nd, 1915. (h800 > ) I i ROBERTS b SONS, I Jitters! jfnrmahsris tin" Si,Kb<na:??.  MAB8BS AND OOAOHBS SUFPMBB. 1 ?60?9 Sir", ntij et Street, Liang"" Printed and published every Friday Morning by the propri et, r, HVGB JONES, at his Printing Works, Caatie-Bteeet LIa, I gollen, in the County of Denbigh, June 4th, 1915. All Advertaemewt ami communications are requested to be addressed to th Advertiser' Office, Llangollen