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BANGOR OLD AGE PENSIONER HEAVILY FINED. JMOO INVESTED IN CHAPEL FUNDS. I "WORKED ALL HIS LIFE FOR 18d A I WEEK. At Bangor Petty Sessions, on Tuesday, before Mr W. i'tighe aud other magistrate*, Thomas Jones, a;i o;c;-age pensioner, living in Park-street, Upper Bangor, was charged with not (.iisctoiing ho fact that lie had £ 8UU invested in Twrgwy.i -C.M. Chapel. Upper Baugor, when applying tor an old-age pension for himself and hi-s wife. Mr A. 1" Hubbard, from the Customs and Ex- cise Department, London, who prosecuted, stated that what the defendant disclotea— £ 70 in ho bank and occasional earnings—entitled, him to he full pension of 5* weekly. That was in 1913, ani when lie applied for a pension for his wife fast year it transpired that he had ELloOO invested !n l'wrgwyn Chapel, but he did not U" ticictie it until tfter the Pensions Officer mentioned the matter. Though the defendant was 73 years of age u:d they naturally uid not wi:h to deal harsh:y witn him, the Beneh shadId impose such a penalty as wou/d act as a deterrent to euch practices. Mr R. E. Jones, Pensions Officer at Bangor, said that in June, 1913, the defendant appi led >r All old-age pension and stated that he only re- ceived 35.; per annum interest. The oiaim, after investigation by another officer, was allowed, in July. 1916, he received a claim from the defend- | ant's wife for an oiu-age pension, and he inter- viewed the defendant about it. The defendant said his wife was ill in bed. He said he -tal lothing apart from his wages and his bank citpi tal. lie, however, added that he had an occa- sionii day's work. He also stated that his v/ifo had nothing apart from what he earned. On August 25th, when defendant produced evidence of his wife's age, witness asked him whether io had disclosed everything, and he replieJ that he had. The wife's claim was then granted by he Bangor Old-Age Pensions committee. Witness next saw the defendant in October, when he de- livered a inaw pension form, and also handed aim- another form in Welsh, asking him to read it carefully. Witness pointed out to him that it meant that there had been no change in his cir- cumstances since he had been given the pension, and he replied that there had been no change. Witness asked him, Have you anything apart from what you have in the bank?" He replied, "No." Witne" saia, "What about Twrgwyn?" And he answered, "I have a little there." Wit- ness acked, "Can you tell me how much -a have'?" and he replied that he could not say. I Witness then said he would have to write to the authorities of Twrgwyn Chapel, whereupon de- fendant said that in order to avoid such a course he would come and see witneta. Asked why ue had not disclosed that item before tne defendant remarked that he did not want everyone to Know his business. When witness told him he would be reported he became very excited. Mr Pentir Williams (who defended) cross-exam- ining: And you were told next morning that he had 1:800 invested in Twrgwyn Chapel?—Yes. You have hundreds of these cases of old-age pensioners in the district?—Yes. The Magistrates' CUerk (Mr Vincent): Surely not with £ 300 in the bank? (l-aughter). Mr Pentir Williams; These old people are gener- ally reluctant to dif.ciose all their affairs?— Y es. The Magistrates' Clerk: You knew that he 'Lad money in Twrgwyn before you went to see iiim? —There were rumours. £ 800 ON LOAN. I Mr J. Evan Roberts. J.P., Brynymor, said ne I knew the defendant, who had JB800 on ioan on Twrgwyn Chapel, of which he (witness) was a trustee. He could not say exactly when it was advanced, but it was before 1913. Mr Hubbard: What is the interest?—A portion at 34 per cent., and another at 3i per cent. The principal interest i6 52 1 per cent. The Magistrates' Clerk: You a.re fortunate in getting this sum at &uch a low rate of interest (laughter). Mr J. Evan Roberts: The creuit of the bOlO rowers is so very good (laughter). Mr Robcrr> continuing, taid he had known the dt-rrllt for 40 years and knew nothing against him. He was a thrifty oT3 man, though he had never been more than a labourer. Mr Pentir Williams: The credit of Twrgwyn Cal vinietic Methodist Chapel is better than -hat of th* Etxriish Government (laughter). THE DEFENCE. I The defendant said he was told to apply tor a pension and he believed the sole qualification tor it was the attainment of the age of 70. He did not understand the papers given him. When tie was regularly employed he earned only 18s a week. He was employed for fifty years on « he railway. Mr Pentir Williams: When you signed the forma had you any intention of deceiving the Govprnmen t ?-No. How came you to sign the forms?—The mui asked me to do eo, How came it that you did not disclose your in- vestment in Twrgwyn?—I did not want everyone to know my business. I thought that ro one tiad the rig[it to know my affairs. Defendant said he hod £ 75 in the bank and tM in Twrgwvn uhapel. yielding a little over 3 per cent. Questioned by Mr Hubbard, defendant said that when he thought of putting in the claim he went to see the late Pensions Officer, Mr Beaton, •who asked him questions about his means. De fendant did not disclose the fact that he nad • CM i n Twrgwyn Chapel. Why not ?—Because I did not like anyone lo know how I lived. Did you <say you had money in the bank?—Yes. Do you know that if you had then disclosed about the £ 800 you would not have been given 1 pension? -No; I always thought these pensions were for men like myself, who had worked hard all their lives. I did not want people to Kn:>w I bad anything on the chapel. But oniv the Pension Officer would know?-[ did not think he had a right to know the fact. j Are yon still at work?—I don't work now. Mr Pentir W Illiarns said there was no doubt ;hat the defendant did not disclose the £800, out -lie question was what was his motive. The oid man thought the pension was meant for hard working people; that it was a beneficent Act m ytve deserving men who had worked ail their lives a pension—that was stated in paper after paper. and in speech after speech. If he nad disclosed the Twrgwyn investment it would not have affected his pension. He could qi^ite un- derstand the oid man not being willing to tell all hit neighbours that he had money in the chape L The question was whether the defendant in keep- iflg the fact baek deliberately deceived the Pen „ tions Officer. He had worked all his life, earning v only 18,; a WCK. and he amassed 29W. He (Mr Williams) thought it quite legitimate to afk "v a man i ke the defendant, who had worked •U his: iife. should not get a pen-ion when who never saved a penny throughout one. The defendant certainly made a "> question was whether he did it the Government. He did not Iveltmefit from mere shyness. » i man and immediately tne mentioned he admitted it n asset to the ooun- fendant saving 11s deceive the Gov- try. round the de- •ed a serious ey had de- a would be

LLANGEFNI POLICE COURT. I AN ITALIAN AND HIS SERVANT'S I INSURANCE CARD. "Ihe above court was held on Monday, before The above court was held ön Monday. before Co!. T. E. J. Lloyd .'ohai.man? Captain Pritoh&rd- Rayner. Mr H. 0. Huhes. and Mr O?n Lewis. LARCENY BY A YOUTH. Inspector H. Williams charged Hugh Hughes, iynyrardd, Cerrig Cein wen, a boy 14.1 years old, with the larceny of a lady's bicycle, valued at £6, and a postal order for 2s 6d, the property of Mis YV i.lk. uns, Tyddyn Fadog, Tynygongl. Mr R. GorJon Roberts appeared to defend. From the evidence adduced it appeared that- the boy was in the employ of Mrs Williams, lyddyn Fadog. On December 26th she missed the bicycle from the kitchen and the po- cal order from the dreswer. The boy had left the house and did not return. The police were informed, and the defendant was charged with the theft at his home near Llangefni. j Mr E. T. Richards, Clerk at the Llangefni Posi CfHce, tc?tihed that the boy tendered the postal order to be cashed at the Hangefni office on ?he nioining of December 26th. Defendant had signed hi name on the order as recipient. The defendant, in evidence, said he took the loan of the bicycle to enable him to go home to see his father, who had met with an accident. He had confessed to tho constable that he had taken and changed the postal order. The Chairman said the Bench would give '.he boy the benefit of the doubt in regard to the bicycle, but there no doubt that he had stolen the postal order. On account of his youth h3 would be bound over under the First Otfend- ers' Act, the bicycle and value of the postal order to be returned to the owner, and an order wow made for payment of 25s towards the costs of the prosecution. Inspector Williams said he felt indebted to Air W. D. Williams, Tynygongl. for his assistance as special constable in denting with the case, and the Chairman expressed his thanks to Mr Wiiliauis for his services. AN ITALIAN CHIP POTATO DEALER FINED. Mr J. Haydn Jones, on behalf of the Welsn National Insurance Commissioners, appeared o prosecute Guiseppe Valla, an Italian ohip potato vendor, residing at 40, High-street, Llangefni, Tor refusing to stamp the insurance card of his em- ployee, Pietro Centri Caraffim. Defendant had been written to by the Commis- sioners and two inspectors had called upon him, but he absolutely declined to stamp the cards, contending that. as an Italian, he was not anien- able to the Insurance Act, and he held that io other Italians in Anglesey or Carnarvonshire made any payments in accordance with the regu- lations of the Act. The position of aliens was fully explained to him, but he persisted in his attitude and refused to stamp the cards., On Ma rah 26, 1915, however, he paid up the arrears due and reluctantly promised to stamp the caid henceforth. That promise, however, was not car- ried out, and the arrears amounted to S2 5s (d. I Evidence was given by Caraffim, Miss Winifred Eva.ns, Bangor. and Mr W. J. Jones. Carnarv >n (inspectors under the Act). The defendant stated that he had expressed his willingne-s to stamp the card when convinced that he was responsible under the Act but he still maintained that he was not amenable, and that other Italians were not contributing. Cross-examined He had not consulted a sol- icitor, neither had he communicated with the Italian Consul. Mr R. E. Pritchard, Holyhead, who defended, stated that Valla was evidently under a false m- pression, and being a foreigner did not fuilv un- deretand the laws of this country. The Bench inflicted a. fine of 10s and costs, whioh together with the arrears amounted no JE4 16iJ 9d.

PRINCIPAL REES AND THE I SECURITY FOR PEACE. ADDRESS TO BANGOR BROTHERHOOD. I There wa3 a large congregation at the fort- ni'!Jlto:v meeting 4;f the Brotherhood at Horeb Sc hoolroom, Bangor, on Sunday, when Mr H. O. Hughes presided. An enjoyable programme of music was rend- ered. Corporal Iluighes and Corporal Kenny were loudly applauded for their interpretation of the duet Watchman, what of the Night?" and generous applause was accorded them for their incfividfuial iterq. and to Mias Kitty Owen, wito sang tiho famous intermezzo by Muscagni arranged as a uaored solo. Miss EardLey was the pianit and the Brotherhood Orohastra-'played the accompaniments to the hymns. Principal T. Reea. of the Bala-Bangor Inde- pendent CoKoge, delivered an address on Secu- rity for Peace. He said there was a great preponderance of agreement throughout tho world tfflvt w'hC"u that war oume to an end some way must be found to secure that never a^gain W'olid there be another war. Referring to the political proposals now put forward, he said one of tham was that we should ao oom^ltebely defeat t,he enemy that never acain coi/d he rise wrui disturb the peace of the world. There were two difficulties aibout that, One was that so far as the hMtory of the world taught them they never oouM so an»h a people that it wouid never ornate a (JiSturb&nce agaiin. And what about the other? The Central Powers, we eaid, were the disturbers to-day yesterday the disturbers wore Russia; u>Did the day before Franca and tha daiy before that Spain, and who would it be to-morrow ? So that p:a.n appeared an impos- sible one. No one seriously put th&t forward at the present, time, though it was held before- them as one of the inducements for this nation to enter into the war. Then it was aaid tlia.1 this war would end war, but that wvm a delusion which was passing away, and wiser people were enforcing what fliov oatfod a "League d Nattions" to bring all tiie nations together to an understanding and to agree that as far as n their rxiwer lies, thev would evermore settle a!Vl dispute, without the arbitrament of war and its calamities. It teemed enoouraginrr that soma such plan was within the range of practica.1 poli- tics. but what "was the mnotion of tli, Leaigue of Nations ? The idea was to bind all the nations to fig-ht anvone that broke out. No (Lfjuht some iOO1 like that would come kito pradioal polities, but he did not believe tt would enfiiira security. On the oontrai^v, there would be an element of insecurity for wbeoi there w;us powder about there was always danger. Thoy as Ohristiar. men must fight foi-la more permanerii. more adequato and more certain security to mahilvaan the peace of the world. It minst. be a spiritual', setturrty. The permanent things were not material things, but spiritual.

The War Pensions Statutory Committee have advanced to local committees for supplementary pensions, allowances, and otbl-r grants, the sum of £ 697,280 129 9d from July 1st to date. At Tattersall's on Wodmaodlay the Duke of Westminster scld his draft of 20 blood stock witiliout reserve, and Obtained an average of 469 guineas, 'he best prices being obtained for Sha<dbwiand (1300 guineas) amd Ali Bey (2300 "ruinta*.

CARNARVONSHIRE APPEAL 1 TRIBUNAL. CASES FROM BANGOR AND OGWEN I DISTRICTS. SHARP PASSAGE BETWEEN CLERK AND I ADVOCATE. A sitting of the CfJiiarvonshire Appeal Tri- bunal v. i:s held at Bangiv, on Mom-lay. Dr. Wynno Gritfitii presiicied, and the other mem bers prc-ac-oit were: Mussrs It. T. Joixs, J. W. H'jjgiheis, G. H. Humpltneys, R. Muir, with t.he Cib-rk (Air Llew. Davics), and tho Mili-lajy Rc- prosoatativff (l.ieiiteriiir.t Cradoo Davks'. OGWEN APPEAJJ3 I Griffith Roberts 1,37), q«anrj-man, Penrhiw, Do .U- ,g',as HiU, Bethesdia., appeaied again. t-hs de- eis;on of the Ogwen Tribunal in gLving him ex- emption only until December It was slated that 11..3 hiwi enroijed for ratid service in France. —D ismisse d. Robt^rt RobfTts (38), quairyman and farmeu-, Brynpwl'l, Waenv.en, who waa exempted umtil Dec?iiibrn' 51st, appealed. The Miiifeary Rc-ptveai)-tative said the qu-eetion was wlkc-uher the applicant if he got exeraotion wOiJ.ld uo vote the whole of his tiine t, » land. The Applicant 9aid he was willing to cultivate two aerc,-3 of Land. Exen.pfck)t; allowed to April 20th, and to be medieaiily examined, Hugh R. Hughes (22), farm band, Co. bri Farm, Lianllechid, was given coii-ditional exmiption by tho Ogwen Trbii-tiat, and the Military Rfprob-eriU;- tive appealed, suggesting that it was a rn:se for a substitute. Rev. R. E. Daviea-ffor the app1.irnnt): 'r'he ciifficulty in this case is that tlrtre wiLi be no one to look after the substitute.—Cont.'fioate with- drawn exemption allowed mitid May 15ch. The Military Representative appealed against the conditional exemption given Cnarles Fouikes (23), Ta.nk>n, Aber-road, foreman at the Aber Margaritas Works. Mr Dew, for the applicant, said that fifty per cent. of the output of the works was food for the troops or far public institutions. Margarine was very essential now owing to the high p 'i;-e of butter. The applicant was a mc-Stor foreman, and it was impossible to being iso other man capable of rejecting or accepting raw material. He had been specially trained for the work. Mr Wail, a member of the flilm, said that a mi-sta-ke by the applicant would be very costly. Mr R. T. Jones: What was Fou!k»?a before you engaged him?—He was a. grooeir's assistant, and we found that he was jUofot the man we wanted. We had our eye on him six niornths before we engaged him. He has shown greater adaptability than any other man in the place. He has to pass every barrel, and he must have a keen me of smell and taste and observation to do t hat- It was stated that. Fouikes was paid from E2 5s to JB2 7s 6d a week. The s'.aff at tiie works ia 128, 80 being girls. Exemption to March 3lst; cert-'fio^te withdrawn, applicant to be examined in the meantime. The Military Representative appealed' against the exemption tcv-May 12th given John C. Grif- fiths (19). quarryman and farmer, Paindy Farm, Tea.rth.-The appeal was disnrliseed. David 0. Morris (23), quarryma.n and farmer, Brynhafod-werii, LlanLleohid, was exempted to January 13th, and the Milita.ry R,ftpr«es-nta.t;ivc appealed.—-Exemption alhowoo to May 15th. John G. Roberts (34), quarryman, Tanvbwldi, Douglas Hill, claimed exemption. It was said that lw had enrolLed for road service in France. —Diam?ased. Arthur Ahin Owen (25), Leicester House, High- &tpeet. Bethesda, boot and shoe repairer, claimed GxemptMjn. He stated tha.t he had joined the Volunteers. He had passed Bl. The Military Representative said the ca=c had been before the Tribunal several times. The business was a small one, the turnover in 1915 being £ 460. The Clerk said tha.t as the (Applicant had only passed Bl he could bo treated as being in a certified occupation.—No exemption, not to be called up before March 31st. PROPORTION OF LAND WORKERS TO I BE CALLED UP. j The Military Representative appealed against the conditional exemption given David Jones (24), pig and c?ttte d&aJer, Bontucliaf, Bethesda, ?tio staged that from 25 to 30 pi?s paegod through his hands every week. He had passed for general seirvice. The Military Representative -aid that an Army Council order was received canooliing the calling up of agriculturists due to join the colours on January 1st. unti4 the agricultura l census was completed. Since then another Order had been received stating that a certain proportion of agri- culturists were to be called up in Carriia.rvonshore, but he was not entitled to give the figure. Mr R. T. Jones thought the proportion should be made public. The Military Representative: I can give it you privately. Certificate withdrawn, applicant not to be called up before March 31st. Hugh Jones, chemist's apprentice, 3, Pemy- bryn-place, olaimed exemption. It was stated that the applicant was undergoing an examina- tion in Maroh. No exemption. BANGOR APPEALS. I Godfrey Price Liovies (33), Brigydbn., Menai Bridge, stationer, claimed further exemption. A fetter was read from the Adjutant stating that the applicant had joined the Volunteers fts required, and fulfilled all the conditions as to drilll. Mr Dew represented the applicant, who was ex- empted until March 31st, an(t he is to be medically examined in the meantime. Gwilym O. Bulkieley (26), paiinter, 35, Mount- street, Bangor, who supports his witfowed mother and his two sisters, olaimed a furbheir period of exemption. He had not been medical- ly examined. Exempted until March 31art, and to be medically examined. Richard Herbert Williams (22), Hi-eh-atrocit, Bangor, w ho is in entire oharge of a butchcir's shop, and supports two sisters, appealed far ex- emption. The Applicant said his brother was now in France. Answering the Military Representative, Ap- flioamt said he did not kill any animals himself, It was his own business. One of his iaisteiis was engaged in the County Rooruiting Office. If he j went the shop must be closed. Exempted. until March 31st, and to be medical- ty examined. Mrs Jones, PLaall w yd terrace, Bangor, okumed exemption for her son, Evaln Francis Jones (27), foreman painter, who was given exemption until December 31st, by the Bangor Tribunal. Answering Mr Horatio Jones, who appeared i — for her, Mrs J unoo said the business must be closed if the applicant wont. The son, who tuts passed ill. stated that he had joined the Volunteers, and had done guard duty. Questioned by the Military Representative the son admitted that he had very little paint in h,nl, as he did not know wlxit would happen. Mr J. W. Hu?h?a: You have no faith in ;.Ir J. W. You have iLo ftttth in. Exempted until March 31st. Owen Thomas, horseman and cattleman, Fucker Cotte^e, l>angcr, oppc&bd against the refusal of Bangor IVibucal to grynt h:m exerup- tifvn. Mr Lioyd Edwa("ds fepresetibe-d the ap- plicant. ThG Military RopnH.pt.a.t.tye ûggoskd that this was a. case fur substitution. Exempted unt'-l May 15th. Evan Oweif (33), groom at Tanybryn, Bangor, £ !pp;kd agair.ut refusal of the Bangor Tri- exemption, j He slated vvi f e., I iiL d be?eii i;l iJud¡ hi" wi£q,>lhLd bCt>.n ii! dlu<ng the past twelve morsth.5, and had no rc&t:orc to take care of her, and could not allord to pay for anyone to •asaiafc lier. lie was -rejected under the Dc.rby Scheme, but afterwards piteeeii for g^iwrai ser- vice. No exemption, not to be called up until Febru- ary 28t.h. Wilblsm Glanfab Jones (36), manufaotuncr.s' agent, Farrar-road, Bangor, who was represented bv Mr S. R. Dew, apneakd against the refusul of t:t3 Bangor Tribunal to grant him exemption. Thn AppFieant stated that ?' he c?att in mar- ?a.ri!? and other food skdf::l, which he distri- 9.t.f*l in tho six pont'ifc-ru counts of Wales. His turnover was £30,000::¡, year. He had passed Cl. He had a motor car to do the work which otijcrwise would occupy the time of three men. Mr R. T. Jonas: Ptrt it at its worst, and assuming you had to go, surdy your firm would give you the job back again?—'There is no g llu.r:1.1l tf'Ú. Th? Military Representative: Have you ail?ed th?m?—No. I woakcd up tho buait.ces my?&H. The Military Representative: Dou you sug- gest thait people wouid- do without the stuff if you wore raot theu(,?-No. I cl-ttim that I am dQing work of mtronai importance. Some peopb 1 will semi ardftna, but they wont send t.he moiney, whiwli muSt be collected. The Military Rcpivfcie.ntat.ive said the question was whether, iin the lieitio^al inteffest, commee: ia.I traveiifirs sliould be encouraged.. He contended t;hu.t. it Was a waste of rrwirt poweT to allow eligible commercial travellers to do this work when the- groocm coahl apply to the manu- faotur^ais dnreet for stuff. Mr J. W. Hughes po;nted out that all firms of repute had tiho-ugh.t it necessany to have commer- cial travellers. The Military RpprecjerKtative: Yea, but the question is whether they a,re necessary now. Exempted until March 31st. A BREEZE. Hie Military Representative appealed against tliO diecision of the Bangc<r Tribuiial in giving conditional exemption to John Regan (21), whoie- grvejigrocer, Arfonrteirate. Glanaddia. Mr Dew, for Regan, expressed surprise at tho ruppe-a.1 as there was no suggestion of it at the local Tribunal. The Military Representative said that the Rega.n family was related to the Hogan family, aaid they eanried on identically the same business, and it was thought that the Hogan fa.mity could manage this buairit-ss during the war. Mr J. W. IltiLIic,i- You are suggesting a sort of Home Rula- (laughter). (Mr Dew pointed out that the Hogan family had already adopted two of the Regan familv. In Ch, oourse of the heading the Clerk warmlfy Kotesited against, a remark by Mr Dew, who ha? c?k?d him to read the report of ?ha local Tribunal on the ca.^i. H? -a,41 that Mr Dew had inferred that he (the Clerk) only nead thoje reports wheTl tho verdict of the local, Pribuna-l was favourable to the Military Representative. He was not going to have any suggestions like that from Mr Dow. The Military Representative: Mr Dew ia too fond of making insinuations. Mr Dew: I did not make any insinuations. I simply asked you to rvad the report of the local i Tribunal on the ease. The Military Representative: We are here trying to perform a very difficult public duty; we a.re not here to grind our own axes. We are a. public duty, and ha.ve no per- gonal feeling in these oases, aind it is most un- fair that Mr Dew, aa lie lias iv many cases, should make insiftiKitione aga:>et. me und the Clerk. Mr Dr-w: I have made no insinuations. I ailnpl'y asked whether you would read the report of the local Tribunal upon this case, as you have read thooo in which the miL?»t"y are successful. The Clerk: You eaid, "You seem to read these always," ajiid laid emphasis on it. Mr Dew: I made no suggestion. The Clerk: I was starting to read the report of the looal Tribunal when you interposed. I object to you making t,h-em suggestions. I thitnk I ought to be protected against this sort of thing. Mr JÀ\w: I did not make any. Tlto Cl.erk: You should withdraw. Mr Dew: I withdraw if the Clerk is under the impression that I have mado any suggestion, which I have not. I wish people were not so ghopt ttempetned. Tine oase was adjourned for the production of a further financial statement. Hugh Jons-3 (18). oalx'iriver, St. Paul's-terrace, to whom the Bangor Tribunal had refused ex emption, was appca,led for by li's father. Mr Dew represented the applioant. No exemption, not to be called up until Febru- ary 28th. Messrs Jones Bros, churned exempt.i. on for Owea Hughes (27), 63, HiM-st.reet, smith's striker, who, it was sa/id, was rejected five times and afterwards parsed B2. Adjourned for further medioal examinia-tion. MeMna Jones Bros., slate merchants, Bangor, appealed against the decis:on of tine Bangor Tri- bunal in limiting the exemption granted to Wil- liam H. Evans, saw machinist, 44, James-street, who has passed far general service. • In reply to a Member, a re-preseni'ia-tive of the firm said Evans eartid& over je2 a week. Appeal dismissed. APPLICATIONS FOR RE-HEARING. I LLew. Griffiths (21), coal merchant and general oa.nni,r, Llys Llewelyn, 'Raohub, appealed for a re-bearing. He has passed Bl. Re-lkoarinig granted, WiMki«m Roberta (26), Gomel. 89, High-street, Betibestia, passed C2, applied for a re-hearing, whioh was granted. John Roberts (29), Bryngwredog Farm, who was refu?ie(J exemption by the Ogwen Tribunal, applied re-hearing. Adjournied for medioal examination. I APPEAL FOR A CONFIDENTIAL I SERVANT. I Tha Military Representative appealed against tho given by the Oywc-n Tiibuiiial to Mr Artaur J. B. lirewstei-, Gwynf.ryn Metiui Bridge, <'K>pto.y«d by tho lion. VV'tt-Acr Vman, Gl.yii Buiiior as butler and COllndentiaol servant. Tuo i*.uu-ta;-y Rtprescntutiv? siatixl that the case was adjouruwl to enable Mr Brewster to be medioaiiy examined. 11a had been pared m C6. bus liol/wAilislandiriig that low c^aasitication lie eont'oijcied that the eireumatanoes did not justify exemption iiiat he was not required where ha w«a. ami that he was wanted iu the A i-i-it v. He was said to be possessed of a certain amount < clerical know'.e^'go and there was an uiercnt demand tor men having Much knowledge for the Army to displace men by-ongirift- to higher cateigovies now performing such work. His original claim Mr Vivian divided ia-to two parts, ojaimiiig Brewster as a b«tkf and as an assistant private secretary. Mr Vivian had in his service Mr Mifs, a private srerc-rarv who arrived a-u Giyn at 10 a.m. and ranamed until between and 5 p.m. Mr Vivirin admitted that during Mr Mill.-)' attendance at Giyn he had charge of his business. Tho importance of Mr Brewster's services was that before Mr Mills arrived in the mornirig there were certain im- portant matters to be attended to, and likewise after Mr Milli3 left in the evening, and that (furing Mr Vivian's a.bwnee the only person oonipeterot and qiL-Jilied to attend to those mat- tecs was Mr Brewster. Mr Vivian eoneeded It-tlf his ca«o at the last, hearing b.v saying thi-O ho could rot. claim Mr Brewster's eervicea as a butler, <.I>d tho only importance tit.t might at- tack to hi< wo'k was tho ;■ us we ring of telephone/ osbi and an-ks in tho early morning and t-vening in he:i Mr Vivian and Mr Mills were awav from Glyri. Mr Vivian did not {satisfy iiim (tha Milharv Rcpvesentati\e) Oil the last ,Ioicrll as to the amount eild importance of bhc work which Mr Brewster did. Mr Vivian in answer to tho Military Repre- sentative, sitÍd tlu:,t he was away from (Xyn during a oonr«d.:i able part of November last, liotighly ?pc«king, he should say that 25 tele- graph arid te'eplfone messagoa were received at G1 vn in Novenriwjr while Mr Milts was away. Tho Military Representative: Wroiild you be stirprisfd to kn >\v that the number of telephone culis and telegrams received at-, GCyn during tiiat time was noithi^g like tilie numb&r you say?—I The Military Reprc^ontative gaid that the number ot telegrams dieap:vtched from Glyn dur- ing the whole of November between 5 p.m and 10 a.m., w hen Mr Brewster was in charge, was seven, and four telegrams were received. Only throe telephone cefls were originated from Glyn dui(inig tlia whole of the jnonth. Mr Vivian: There is stmethiting very wrong there. The Military Representat ive: My information is au-thoritativo. Mr V ivian Have you December? November was ratihc-r low. Take Ootaber. The Meitary Representative: I am taking your Abatement for what it; is worth. You said that during November you were away a good dial, and I n.ntura.fty concluded that November would bo the month in which Brevceter would bo more important to you than .any other month. Mr Viv'san: You are not justified in jumping to that < cridlusion. I think you wild find October different. Mr J. W. Ilughcs remarked that if someone rsked hiii-. ho,v many telephone and telegraph messag.s lie received in a given moaith he would far cut of it. Tho Military Reproaentattive: I appreciate that. bat -Mr Vivian 97-id that a very lacge number ú: telephoiko oai-.19 arld important telc- grams earno through in the early morning and evoning wJben Mr Mil's; was not there. Mr Vivian: Yes, bu,t I did nos say November mora than any either month. I go further and fay that November was the 'JO\VL"St, month of tlte lot. The M iitary lReprc»seiltatiive said that the number or outward trltnk caWs from Glyn dur- ing November was only four, and the total number of telegrams despatched during the morJJh wad onily ten. Mr Vivian: So I wan moh very far out. Tho Military Represenettive: Do you rtill sa.y that Brewster is indispensable ? Air Vivian: I do say. Tlte telephone and telegraph (mecisag-cis ot,& very important, and would t)VID,!Z r^rkius consequences if not property answered. It took me three years or more to tra,in Brewster properly. Mr J. 'V. Ilughes: You may get only one fa'egram of suffioienit importance during those hours to retain a man like Brewster? Mr Vivian: Yes. « Tho Military Representative suggested that while Mr Alills was wway from Glyn tiie tele- pbono rniglut bo switahed to his own residence. Mr Vivian: I do not think it M possible to da that. Tho Military Representative: You put your personal claim against that of the country, which re-quires J>is services? Mr Vivian: Ho is onily a Glass C man. Mr Dow, on behalf of Mr Vivian, emphasised that, Mr Brewster had only passed in Class C and would be nirach better empToyed where he was than doing Class C work in tiie Army. Conditional exemptian wias allowed, the appli- cant to jem the Volunteero.

I CONWAY. A CRIMEAN VETERAN'S DEATH. The death occurred at Bangor, of Mr Watkin Jones, a native of Conway, at the age of 82. The deoeased, who was at one time the owner of Watkin-st., was a Crimean veteran, and left Conway to live with his son at Bangor about nine years ago. rho funeral took place on Wednesday leat week, at tho, St. Agnea Cemetery, the Rev. H. II. Hughes officiuting.

LLANFAETHLU. CONCERT.—The proceeds of the concert held here on Christmas Day, amounting to glo, have bean hanatd to Mrs T. W. Clay (v-ioe- eomman/ck-.rab of. the Hoiyherd Detachment of the Red Cross) for tho alimentation of the funds of tiie Socdetv. whicih is doing such ex eel lent work. Tiie offieiai's were: Cha.irm¡¡.n. Mr F. L Owen, Trefadog; treasurer, Mr H. Parry, Manor Cofage; secretary, Mr U. Williams, GIAn- rhyd, Rhydwyn.

I TALYCAFN. I I NEW STATIONMASTER.—Mr R. E. Jonm ?stationma,gter of Na-ntHe Station, haa .been p' pointed etacfionmaster at T&Iyodn, and bMra?n hM duti" hero on Thursday last.

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MR LEIF JONES. M.P.. AT 0; BANGOR. I PROHIBITION v. STATE PURCHASE. Mr Led Jon.Ta, M.P., was the principal speaker «t & temperance mooting held "tl Twrgwyn Ohapol, Laaiigo-, on Tuesday eveninig. The xVIayor (Mr R. J. Williams) presided) and m opening the meeting referred to several impor- tant temperance measu-rcs which had been brought forward irom time to time. There wore various schools of thought at present with ri-igard to temperance bah there was a concensus of opinion that something should be done to con- trol the traffic. These were tho days when we wore asked to economise, yet there was terrible iraate goiykt on through drink. We were doing nil we could to cvorcome ou'r enemies, but we had witlhin our gates an enemy which had caused more havoo than even the terrible war. Drink not only destroyed the 'lives, but tho souds of thousands of men (hear, h-^ar). Tho Rev. Ivewis Wiliiams (Berea) proposed the fo;lc.win.9 read, -tt ion: That this meeting on- tirei.y disagrees with tho nationalisation of the drink traffic and presses upon tho Government the absohife necessity of prohibiting the trade in kitoxicating drink during the war and da- mobilisatKn; out if, after the war, the v/ountry be not willi rvg to continue such to tail prohibition, we shall press upon the Government, the neces- sity of making tho restrictions nofty in force, in declared iareas, permanent, and further to give to the :people the power of suppressing the traflio by way of 'ocal option and direct veto." He said he was opposed to the establishment and endowment of the drink traffic. They had disestablished and disendowed the Church, and now it was proposed to establish and endow the drink trade. The Rev. Arthur Jones (Penuel) Seconded. He said that some of their critics maintained t&at prohibition would be a victory for capital over ll-a'bour. Ha did not tbintk so. It woued be a victory for purity and morality over everything tha.t was evil and wronig, fliagnading and debasing in the life of the nation (hear hear). If the church enly 8IIOWd a united front the traffic would go. He was out for the complete ex- termiination of the traffic. DRINK AND THE PROSECUTION OF THE I WAR. Mr Leif Jones, in sr-pporting the reso- (lution, said th friends of temperanoe were at variance over the question of State purchase, but he nil ended argui-img thai it was necessary for the sucoos3rul prosecution of tho war to prohibit the pale of liiquor. lie verily believed thrut in the iateicfets of rjatioinaJ safety, to safe- guard our food «ur~ilio3, to release the ncces&ary laibour for munitions and the mat.eria.ls of the w,mr. and to set fret, the reserve forces of the nation for tho iinial hlQw nooessary to overcome 6ur graat enemies, there must, bo complete pro- hibition (hear, hear). Five and a half million men.had 'boen withdrawn from the ranks of the producers rnd had taken up the role of fighters. Munitions had to be found for them. food had to be obtained for them. inGi to buy food from foreign countries wo had to have a great export trade. We had not only to carry the buadon of our own Navy and Army. but we had to largely hrtance our Allies. Withiall this heavy burden on the country he said it was a crying shamo that the terrible draia imposed by the drink trade was allowed to continue. Had tho drink trade ass isted the prosecution of the war ? It had Weakened the nation, and a Board of Control had been appointed simply to make the traffio a little leee dungoiotio. We were urged to br, economical. Really there was not muoh to bo saved out of ooai", electric light and so on. but there w>a« one direction in whioh there could be economy and t-hatt was in drink, which was waste from beginning to end. There wae waste in buying it.. woaste in sellimg it, and waste in consuming it. The volume of the trade in 1915 was 218,00-0.000 more than in 1914 and in 1916, he Wlas told. i+.- waa £ 18,000000 rnkro than in 1915. The trade swallowed huge qiuin tities of wheat and sugar. There was not suffi- cionit sugar to make jam Ififit year and yet there was plentiv of it to mak.) beer. There were all manner at raiKvay restrictioiis. but there were no railwev reetrictions imposed on the brewers in the conveyance of their materials. It was crimina.1 fd.lv for tho Government to allow the trade to be favoured in that way (hear liearl. WASTE OF LABOUR AND MATERIAL. I The waste of labour and material in the manu- facture of drink should be the first things the Government ought to take in hand. The direct actual expenditure on dri^k each day was half a million .pounds, and since the war bejjan £ 400,000,000 had been spamt, in this way, despite the terrible, need there waa for utotiol, by tha Government, Russia prohibited drink during the war, end tho result on the Russian peasant was eimply marvelloua. Russian finances had never been so etrong as they were to-day. and probibitioi, bad come to stay there. In fact, some people there were finding the increased weailth of the Rueeian peasants, due to prohibi- tion, rather an awkward problem. Having got rid of vodka, tho peaaamt was dematxiing a oon- 6titxftjonal gmu- and a r^aisonaMe share in the food things of life education, self-govern- -ent. and the opfnoituaity to rise. There h!IfI1 been an enormous increase in the savings ol Russiaris since alcohol was abolished. For the first nine montlia ot 1916. tho Russians put £ 151 COO.OOG into their Savings Banks, and iq the 'wo they hnd reoovoroo the lost r(1. yenuc of the country and enriched the people In America* too, prohibition was working miracles, and the peopla of that country were confidently looking forward to 1920, the veai when tho believed thero would be complete pronibitMf in the nntion It was becauso the Americana wished to be effioient and wished to secure the supremacy of tho work! in conimeroe I hat t'hey vvercs ill favour of prohibition. Wa must iovse our of living in this country j tremendous efforts must be put forth to i eta in the supremacy which vye had held, but which WM HOW' threatened. Since the w&r we had lost £ 300,000,010 in this coumtry fchrougli drink. lI6 noticed tho new Minister of Agrculture (Ml Protli-ero) said thart the whole of the matcrialij used by the brewers was not entirely waoted 1 that out of B100 worth of stuff S30 of it was valu able as fr-od for pigs. But was it worth while wastiJig £7,0 out of every £100 to provide SC worth of food for pigs He hoped Mr Protharo't future odcul at:ons would not be based upon alinh premises (hear, beir). PROHIBITION THE PATH OF SAFETY. Dealing with the work of tho Board of CoKttro tlto speaker said the isnetructious given them wer* Don't kill the tiger; teach it to be a vegetar jan" (lamgliter). rihe Board had done somo gooa tliiiugB, bint drllltkenno was stilS rampant in the oourtrv. In Carlisle, the area specially favourer by the Board, thcre was much drunkenness. The Board could not help it; they were trying au im- possible ta.sk. Now. however, we had a noR Government, and temperanoa reformers had new hope. Tho on-iy solution waa prohibition (hear, hear). Referring to the State Purohase proposal, h< said it maant nothiiiig. lie urged temporancx people not to believe in it. It woi a trick to bol- ster the trade 146 a national industry. What was wanted was immediate action by the Government in the direction of prohibition. The people were prepared to move further in this matter than the Government thought. We were getting used to prohibition. We were prohibited from tioiuq white bread and from having light at night, but the one thing not prohibited was drink. Thosfl who said that the workers of the country would not endure prohibition misjudged them. Thêj had taken conscription and given up their tra. ditiona of liberty for military service. They did it Ixcause they were tbld the nation fifeoded it. They had given uip trade union rules P.T-,d safe- guards and there waa nothing they had refused to do when askod by the Government. If the Government pointed out the immense reserve force to bo sob free by prohibition there would üe v,o unwillingness on the pad of the worksm to acquiesce. Tho path of safety and duty for the people of this country was prohibition. The people were willing to sacrifice if the Govern* ment would but give the lead (oliecra). Pleny«M" ajlso epoke, and the resolution vu unan imously carried.

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