Llangollen Advertiser Denbighshire Merionethshire and North Wales Journal

The Price of Milk. Mr. Runciman told the House of Com- mons last week that the Board of Trade, in conjunction with the Board of Agricul- tuer, have been following the course of milk prices with careful attention. What must strike most people as curious is the large variety of figures at which various experts even in the same district put. the minimum at which milk can be sold to yield a reason- able profit; Only the other day there was a meeting of the Oswestry branch of the Cheshire Milk Producers' Association at-which three different prices were quoted as representing agricultural opinion. They can most strikingly be set out in tabular form | ;V 1 per gall. 1. What" a small meeting" of far- mers in Oswestry unanimously de- cided ought to be the price Is. -ad. What the Secretary of the Cheshire Milk Producers' Association says should be the price to yield a "small profit to the producer" Is. 5d. What the General Secretary of the Farmers' Union says is an adequate price Is. 4d. To which may be added, though we may be t quite sure it will be scouted by our local dairy farmers, What a Liverpool dealer, says a co- operative farming society retails j milk at and still pays "a substan- I tial dividend" Is. Od. Some allowance, no doubt, must be made for variety%o £ local conditions, and, as Mr. I Runciman says, "it is admittedly a very difficult thing to state accurately the cost "of production of a gallon of milk. There 1 will, of course, always be a conflict of I ¡ opinion between dairy farmers and dealers as to equitable contract rates, because they naturally look at the question from wholly I divergent points of view. But, in the struggle, the national interest must not be allowed- to come in a bad third, and. we look to the Board of Trade in particular to I prevent any arbitrary forcing up of I prices. • I That such will be the case, unless the Government keep careful control of the market is only too likely. Mr. Barnes, for instance, called. Mr. Runcinian's, attention to a circular he said had been issued by the Somerset, Wilts and Dorset Farmers' Association, in which farmers were recom- mended, if the dairymen would not come to terms, to give the milk to the pigs for a while; and Mr. Sadler, speaking for the Cheshire Association atOswestry mentioned that hundreds of farmers on his side of the dis- trict has kept their milk at home, and were keeping it until the dealers had made up their mind to pay the association price. We do not question the claim of the farmer to a fair profit, but it seems to us, if this concerted movement arbitrarily to withhold .supplies is to be pushed to a point at which the national interest is endangered, then somebody else besides the dealers will have to make up their minds" to take drastic action. The Government have already adopted the principle of official regulation of the distribution of national necessities, and we understand they intend to do all in their power to prevent the price of milk ex- ceeding 6d. a quart to the retail purchaser. They have, in fact, already plainly hinted that Is. 4d. a gallon is the maximum they consider should be charged by farmers in any locality.

PERSONAL. 1 I- The Earl and Countess Brownlow are now in residence at Belton House, Grantham. The Rev. Lord William Gascoyne Cecil, uncle of Lady Beatrice Ormsby-Gore, has been appointed Bishop of Exeter. The Duchess of Teck has completed the cure at Bath, and is now in residence at Ash Grange, Whitchurch. Major J. Lomax, Bodfach, has yielded to the unanimous request of Llanfyllin Town j Council to continue the Mayoralty next ye- > A memorial service was held at Holy Trinity, Sloane-street, on Saturday, for officers and men of the Grenadier. Guards who fell in the battle of the Somme. The large congregation included Lord Harlech, Major-General Sir Francis Lloyd, the Hon. Mrs. Laurance Brod- rick another of the late Lieut. E. H. J. Wynne, one of the officers commemorated), and the Hon. Alice Douglas Pennant. I The engagement is announced of the Rev. Peter Hughes Griffiths of Charing Cross CalTinistic Methodist Church, It-don, and Mrs. T. E. Ellis, widow of Tom M.P., whose death more than a dozen "►ears ago robbed Wales of one of its noblest sons. Mr. Griffiths, who is a popular preacher and in great demand at the annyiersary services of his denomination, had for his first wife a daughter of Alderman William Howen/of Pen- coed. Mrs. T. E. Ellis is a sister to Mr. «J. H. Davies, M.A., registrar of the Aberystwyth University College, of Cwrtmawr, Cardigan- shire. Another sister is a well-known authoress, who writes under the initials j s. M. S. and is married to the Rev. J. M. Saunders, M.A., a minister of Adelaide, and formerly of Penarth.

Owing to the increased price of milk South Wales miners are proposing a milk boycott until the Government intervenes. Mr. W. Ellis,-Ruabon, gave an organ re-, cital at Cefn Congregational churfih on Suu- day; solos alsn being given by Miss M. Wright and Miss S. RoaerSj Ruabon.

CORRESPONDENCE. Ewz DO KOI lteCBSSARai.6H»RB THE OPIKIOIiS EXPRESSED BY WanEBS IN TIllS COLOilfi-i 1. I THE WELFARE OF LLANGOLLEN. SitR,-It IS well that your ..able writer, "Hwfa Glyn," should touch the question of the improve- ment of the Vale of Llangollen, for that shows that someone eke besides' the Advertising Com- mit tee takes a more than ordinary interest in the mi-Ttoe takes a more T h a welfare of this summer resort, someone who wields a. pen that can infuse in others a--vast amount of -enthusiasm irt' that 'direOtioli. And is it not a. question of vital, importance, t0 1he; dis- trict general!- ? Year aftmr, year do we depend mare, and more upon visitors for our. liyeliliood. I-r,, is true we have a number of resident gentry in the val'ey. but 1" ani a.fra;d-w« must &ay that .the "pa.trcm&ge of the eurrounding nobility" (as the ii "py bill puts it), is a thing of the past. Most. of. thorn npend as little as they can here—-just a few pence weekl- and that for bread and coals, com- modities they cannot very conveniently obtain elsewhere. Any market -elsewhere possesses to them a, srreatfer charm than the home market. Your • correspondent!, refers to "the lethargic spirit that, appears to be ispreadingr amongst those who, in the- past, have been- the. jnosc strenuous champic-ns. seeking to keep Llaii- góllem s claims well to the fore ii, this, matter. I Th's drooping spirit, which all well-wishers must deplore, is undoubtedly the natural sequence of the ctunid actions and the maddening, policy of some of the inhabitants. For years the more fair-seeing of our ratepayers have been endea- vouring, little by little,- to add to -t*' ho attrwtiorts of the valley—unsightly spots have been beauti- fied. nature as it were improved, and- provision made for the comfort and convenience of our voters. A ,Jargesum' of, monev-wa-s spend-»;in b if-,?inz what, was then c3.¡¡d CrtigylJàn Path ?nowknowa as the VioiiCTar) Promenade). and th: impro?ment was the deHs?ht of all I right-minded. but now it is a'moft >vhol:y nc?ected, the srones fonning' the pretty rugged top wal! ?re beiu? (hslodgecl and thrown )nto tha r?'er. the turf and trees lefT. to the mercy of all, and the upper ,bs,nk, as well a. iliit. between the promenade and 'the -river, falling "generally out of rapur: in fact, in a very few yoars if will be necessary to thoroughly, overhaul the -1 A little higher up the river there were a few trees relieving its otherwise bare bank, the growth of at least sixty year*. Last'spring sorrie ) ot tihede", were doomed, the owner of the' ad- ■of., ning fie'd, requiring stakes to pi-op up the ia 'tho hisdges, cut them ruthlessly down .Why, if he took the hat round the public seat,t on a suro- mer's eve hecould h?ve got enough peMnieE to pay for better Ma.h6. dear th6u-h Dmber is, aj? j for labour in the bargain. Still higher up the ( riv is Llwyn- Badh, a favourite rendezvous before some of the trees were felled. a.nd last I year we were on the point of acquiring it for the- u-z:e of the public ata nominal rental, when some short-sighted councillors, by their meddle- some..conduct,; deprived, usi of the. privilege. I Some years ago w» had a long stretch of ,¡hê river, from- the Chain Bridge to Llyn Catrin. I open for free fishing. For some cause or other » strong desire po«<-s=ed the ,rniill landowner,?, c" I its banks, mostly L'bra-als in po-lkics, to grab share ofits wale «. and eventually 'each'followed hi$;'inclination. so that. by now oiii- of fre^ water to about a twe<nfeeth port of it? former length. .Such are a few of the instances of what is b?'n? don'a. or ratb?t- undent, în our lovely being doWi>hc! ilst.tbif few are s-. rrining- th?.r ut- mot to convert it -into the beautiful inland resofTs possible, the o-fchera, if' not, callous, eeenvto detract from and dfflkov, as much can of it' charms. I know of wnie tradesman w^o annuaUy spewti a, Koodly mm on advertiRing Llan- gollen in coniumotton with his own bufeiiiess; but 'Hat he does not do now. And is it to be won- dered at? Yes, that, is wihv rbr- lethargic spirit has SEIZED some of UB.—I a.m, etc.. I GwERVTDI). I

I Local Wills. I Mr. Isaiah Morgan, Wesley Villa, Shotton, left estate valued Mrs. Elias Morris, of Plasucha. Penycae, Ruabon, left net personalty E2,586, and £ 2,642 gross. s Mr. Richard Morris, of Plascrhfeh, Llan- rhaiadr-yn-Mocbnant, farmer, left £1,877 gross, of which e89t was net, personalty.. Mr. Joseph Simcock, of 6" Prospect-place, Ruabon, Wrexham (retired dealer in salt), left estate of the gross value of £ 2,162, the net personalty being £ 349. Lieut. Richard Houlbrook Whitfield, R.E., of Stoke-on-Tern, Salop, who was killed in action on May 12, left estate returned for pro- bate as being of the value Of. £ 10,213,. Mr. Edward Green, the Moors, Welshpool, a successful breeder, exhibitor, and judge of shire horses, and a member of the Council of the London Horse Show, left estate of the gross value of ;EI5,610. Lieut. Thomas Pryce Hamer, South Wales Borderers, Summerfield Park, Llanidloes, a Welsh international football player, and head of a leather works at Llanidloes, son of Mr, Edward Hamer of Summerfield Park, left estate returned for probate at 4402.

I, Farmer's Hough Experience, j i ASSAULTED AND ROBBED OF JMO At Oswestry Borough Police Court, on Monday, before the Mayor (Mr. R.. S. Parry) and Messrs. Hughes, Vaughan and Bradshaw, Thomas Henry Orrall, a private in the East Lancashire Regiment, was charged with1 I assaulting Robert David Thofaas, farmer, i Llanrhaiadr, and..ateaH.ng ten So notes from, him the previous Thursday night. P.S. Npakes said accused had b een 'arrested i on suspicion of committing the assault and robbery. Thomas had been in- a public house with Orrall dthAr soldiers, and p.m, in the company of two soldiers. Later, he was found by Mr. H. E. Bradley, Highfield,1 near his residence in a battered condition. Accused was described by Thomas as the man who had assaulted and robbed him, but from evidence collected by the police after his ar- rest it would appear that accused was not the man, who committed the offence. The police would offer no evidence against Orrall. Accused was discharged. It was stated that no trace had been found of the stolen notes.. v

.00 I.- ?- ?i I WEST Êî. TON. I "MEMORIAL SBRVICE.—rkemorial, m- U-ice was held at- the parish church 1&st week for those from the parish who had laid down their lives for King and country, namely, Sergt. Walter Morris, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Monis. Pte.Fra.nk. Buckle, Grehadier Guards, son of Mr. and Mra-L. Buckle, Pte Fred Ralphs, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralphs, Grimpo, and Pte. Arthur Collins, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Collins. Grange Gardens. There was a large congregation. The Rector oiffciated, and funeral hymns-wers feelingly aunt: by the choir.- V v

r I THE ROLL OF HONOUR- ET-ho Editor. of the "Ad-vortizer" would be c'ad if relatives of ofiioen and mon who fall or wounded in the «ehfioe <c the' coiiirtry would forward any biographical details in their po*- Jan.1 I [THIS WEEK'S U6T.3 R I -1 I  FP1C;ERS. ?' '??  I r>IHD OF WO^T>S. IHerb.sr.t, • Guards. ■ • ■ ■ elder of ■ lord lientecaht of Shropshire;, "died at Ith£.Kj'. E.dvard'V-IJv.% Hospital;- -Grosv^n-oi- ;Gardens, S.W.? of; wpan-ds received on September 11. was bore in Dccemb&r 1S92, and in th-e 56tii heir Educated atTton A. 6-4ooa,.a;r-t), in-d leav- in^ there" in 1311, he proceeded to SarTdhurst. Ha gained h'ts first commission-in th« ecots Guards in: ^pteniber, 2913, and in -October, -1914, was gazetted lieutenant. He went' to' the iTont, ?.cdti after the declaration of,, vrar ''and v a T it valided home Subsequently he trausfefi^d „.to thie We I sb G uaT,d,,t, being one. 61 ttje ifrst.officeis appointed to that regiment Lynes, Captain ■ Wynllhrr King's RoyaJ Riftet, Capt. LYNESV Who-dii«d Of wouiuJs at the Clii-een Alexandra Military eldest soh of Col. S. P. Ljnes. of Garth-flieibio., | Denbighshire. He was: 43 year4 of age and leaves, a widoiv. He entered th#, aitny.-iii -li&i i- ■ was* promoted-oaptrin ''in ^-1901 and t«ti»e<l '.n 1906 be-in;, gazetted. "• to Special. Reterve. a« took part in. the South African War and re- csired the Queen's medal. He rejoined bii regi, ment on'rthi-s cutbreabv 6'f ■ war aind t in- '-Novenn-Wsr, 1934. was reported missing and shortly a.'tet. wards prriE!O,-ier oll war,  .? ? .,G, Lawford. Capt. R. H. M., Roval Fusiliers. Capt. TArford; who wa3 only recently hoaie oa leavi-, is the-only son ot Mi,, and Mrs. ')1. B. IU ford. T:eve-rn/; -^ho; raceiv^d iiit-imiticn Monday from the War Office that their son was rnis.-ing. I1 • WOt-JTPED AND SICS Moore, Lieut. H. H., E.W.F. Lieut.Moore is tie 'youngest so t OP, -Sir. and .Mn Cbarleg Moore,. Cott'i^e,' Holt, Rrxi, Wrexba.m He is 'in' hospital at Brmingm, and is making good progress. 5 < ?- ?, -?  1: *t?   N C.O. S AND MEN.. ? ?.. NC.O.'S_AND M.EN., KILLED. 1 Collini, Sergt, O.! R.W.F. Sergt, Collins was the ,husband of HrsYÓöllint, 27 Tuttle Street, Wrexham. He. teas killed ta action oa Sept.. IS. •- Eccleston, Pte. James, Civil Service Rifles j Pie. Eccleston, a son of Mi. and Mrs. Eteci«g.. ton, Oak Cottaige, Whix'all, was killed'in 'action I on 'September 13 He eiiliswd I Edwards, Rifleman Thomas Cenydd i Jlartih,Queei's Westminster Rifles. ■ t. • RiH-emfn Edwards, MUed on Oetö¡yer .5;the r ? youiT.?st''s<)n?Mt.;T?P.'Edw?d?<?. rrap"sL. C?rdjfr. ?nd a: nephew of, Mr. ■Kioholas :B<}. ward., I.I?nfyU.tn. His two brorhers' »ne t!.? serving, vim—See.-Lieut N H F<iwards HM6. Wa.naQw?r. an? Pte..W. A. Edwa!'ds;'lBoBcr?Mw Artillery Company..  Bdwartt?' Pte. Richard," King s Shiophire Light In* ?. 'fantry. Aged'28, Pte. Edwards who fell on fSept 17 wss-'i?? Firs! &t. Martins, and tte late Mr. Harry Edward*. He enlisted at th? outbreaK- ot the wdr,: and had bee.n at the front- .during ■ the past^i.Ali months, taking part in the balitle 'of Loo*. -PrtoT' to joining the, army he was in • the employ of Messrs. W.. y.' Craig and; Sons, Brynlciaa.lt anil uton Colliery, and was. an old', scholar- of. Iftoa Heath Council; iScKooI. His officer, in » letter'of condolence with his other ,WTit: "It w$s* dur- ing a German co-unteriattack that jour sofi hi g death which was indeed that of a soldii^r for he died aefrhally in the defence oj, dtir -lijie This, together, -yiih t he fact .that be cottld' Mte suffieBed .no .pain;: as dearth was quite instan- taneous, will I feel sur.e be a considerable .con- solation to you in this, trial. The whole eompaifr ni.iis- & good comrade, and a good soldier ia I 1 your son." Jlrs. Edmrds has'^nofher son serv. ing in' Egypt. Edwards, Pt# Charles. ,1 Pte. Edwards who was 23, liv<jd wttfc w widcnTerl ■ sister■ at Groes,-Penycae. 1 •■ Jones. Pte. H., Lovett. v Pte. Jones j who was. W., was, a, son'of Mr.i f. .Tone?, Paint Hill, Penycae. -*» Peate, Pte. Bdiwin, King's %bm*bir Ie I L.T.' Pte. Peate, aged 27. wig tble fourth- son, of- John Peate. Tfton Heath, St. Martins. He was" killed in action On,September 25.. Before, enlist- ing he was employed; by Me s srs. W. y" Craig and Sons wcrking a.t the" Gertrude Colliery Ifton Heath. He joined up early.-in-the, war! a.nd had beET, wounded in a previous: en$ag<* men-t. He was an old scholar ct IftDn Heath Couuc'LSt'bool PbiUips, Pté Ph-lItp. Pte,' Phhitps aged 25. lived with his .p??nts at Afoneitba Road. Stryt Issa. Penyeae. MISSIXG, BELIEVED" KILLED. 'Jones, Pte. William; K.S.L.li' Pte. Jones wa., the son of .Mrs. W, JMj.ee, Chapel Hduse, Racecourse, 05wery," b.8,s received an intimation from t-lit. War. Oftce that her son has been mining sinoe A axd tha.t there is no doubt he was killed on that date, it being known that a shell burst on the spot where he WJIS sitting in the trench and'thftt hj.s comrades, believing him to have been ktued at great personal risk, dug to find some trace of his-body; but, unfortunately, were unsuccessful in their efforts. A short service was b*ld ot;er the spot where he was presumed to have been burkd. Prevlt)us to,I f'fl;lllting in Se.ptember 114, PM. Johes wai employed as garden^T at Chirk Vicarage.. He, had. been: on, a&,iye e-erncpi for 14 months. A memorial service was held ior Km at Sela'ttyn Chroh on Sunday., wor.vnBD A.VD SICK.. I Badnes, Pte. Harry, Welsh'Guards. Pte. Baines. who is the eldest Mrs. Evan; Baineg,. Canal Cottage, Chirk Bank, was wounded in the shoulder by shrapnel oa September 10. He is row in hospital at Liver- pool." Previous to enlisting he was employed at Park Hall Camp. -■ Edwards, Pte. Ifan Owen, Pte. Edward-s, .who ii the only, son of Sir Owen and Lady Edwardt, is seri^u*. 1y ill with, faver contracted while on :ä.ct1,.ø service.

■ i COCKSHUTT. .■ Messrs. T.^ Haridson, G. Tatton, J. Peel,, and J. Brookfield, with Mr. W. Marsh, clerk.—It watS; decided t-6 noojoate Mre. Donald and; Miss Robinson1 to act as honorary visitors for the: parish under the Naval and Military. War Pensioijs,:etc. Actsi— The attention of the County Council was Ordered to beicallfed to the dangerous state footh opposite the church.—The financial statement-showed a sUsrht balance-itf hand*

The King has sent a gift of £5,000 to the I Red Cross, funds, and the Queen has sent I 1,0O0. their Majesties also expressing high appreciation of the work done by joint Red Gross and St. John Societies. Sergt. Minahan, of the East Surrey Regi- ment, who was in the retreat from Mohs, has died in Kingston Military Hospital. His j wife gave birth to triplets, boys, on August 29, and is now left with these and three other fkildten..