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WEST DENBIGHSHIRE WOMEN &…
WEST DENBIGHSHIRE WOMEN & AGRICULTURAL WORK. The work of the Women's War Agricultural Committee for West Denbigh- shire was inaugurated at a meeting in the Council Chamber, Colwjn Bay, on the 27th alt., presided over by Mrs Mac. Nicoll. Mrs Silyn Roberts (travelling inspector under the Board of Agriculture) and Miss Wordsworth {organising secretary for Denbighshire) gave an interesting account of the campaign for increased food production embodied in the scheme of Mr Prothero (Minister of Agricul- ture). The objects to be aimed at are (1) to immediately get all possible land of the country under cultivation; (2) to urge iu. creased food production by every means pos- sible in the respective localities; (3) to piace women workers on the land. Strong local committees have been formed at Colwyn Bay, with Miss Gamble as hon. secretary, and at Old Colwyn with Mrs Clayton as hon. secre- tary. It is hoped that all will render what Eelp they can for the furtherance of this very important work.
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Conversations! No. 1 Tea LET me introduce you to one of the many cosy, happy, andchceriul iieartns on which I am now for many years a permanent paying guest. Before the War I was a great favourite here, and although the Boys are lar away iney think of i.omi and the Fragrant, Delicious, Sustaining Cup of Peace & Cheerfulnes. but while they are doing their bit to "Keep the Homo Fires Burning," that makes it passible for you to enjoy my company. Let me renew my acquaintance with you on the threshold of 19J7 with best wishes for your Happiness and Prosperity, and Peace restored to all the World and the Boys come marching home, Ihen, may 1 hope to have a place of honour in your service at tiie Table of Festivity to our Heroes. For when Wars are over I shall still remain on "Active Service in my uniform of Red and Oreen fit for a KING AND QUEEN. During 1917 I shall war against high priced Teas of inferior quality. I shall give you unsurpassed exceilenco in quality. Per lb. 219 Per lb. In the same Popular Packet of RED and GREEN. AT Till POPULAR STORES OF— E. B. JONES & Co. Holyhead, Penmaenmawr, Conway & Bangor. rnpRE hHf/ 1?a* £ v {JiS fit For the trifling sum of 12/5 wumr monthly you can have this very* S? ??J?Bt???????\ handsome fnH trichord. "COLP^ Medal" British made ]Plane, and the instrument is delivered to W? your door, packed free and carriage .Ii paid immediately on payment of de- 'tA f srgan firm in the world, and not only 0 organ firm in the world, and not you^jj jt if W ft Lj buy direct from us, but we offer you a^J J'' '??B  ?MMr ?? J t  buy direct from U8, but we offer you a?j jF ??tn?? "41ft Kywlf^m much wider choice of instruments and more I ? *'??????St' ?*??)BM?M liberal term. of payment than you can obtain so-wh&ro. ? tX ???????????§f ? *??F????t? We supply "Antson.Brtnsmead."?, |1| || imffflWHB, "Hcpkinson," and all other celebrated pianos <? ? t?<S<0?!? ?V ?????r?a?iN?BBt?BBSN??B?< ? bargain pricee, and on easy terms cf.?? 19 /Mnm WBKJBm) payment. Organs from 6/- monthly. We? 1 jv» jffiffl/Fa ta.ke old instruments inpartexchange.refund? t ?? ?j??????? railway fares to patrons, allow approval, tune for ^l 1 < ???????' 0 months free, and give a 25 years' cuaranke. ? WRtTE  V CraneVSonsu ????S FOR 156, 81GB STREET. BANGOR. S, tItS Branches everywhere I iiE ??j<?????? ?? <?K?? f1'm.G. I u3d \s  ??S   ??<  <%? ?   ???!-   ?? )?'??? ?? ??<?'.?? <??M? ?t??? ? < ?E?? ?«???. <?&??<???'? 'C??7? ? ???<???%??:?I! ?.————
JJOLD 6- DENBIGH RAILWAY COMPANY
JJOLD 6- DENBIGH RAILWAY COMPANY The report of the Mold and Denbigh Junc- tion Rail way Company for 1916 states that tit- amount received from the London and North-Western Railway Company was 8580, being a decrease of t344. in 1915 an addi- tional amount in respect of terminals ior the year 1914 was included. The directors pro- pose to make a payment at the rate of J £ 3 lOr, per cent, per annum for the half-year, making X3 2s 6d per cent, for the year, being at the same raw as for the preceding year, on debenture stock B.
i THE TONIC SOL-FA COLLEGE.I
THE TONIC SOL-FA COLLEGE. Members of the Tonic Sol-fa College will short- ly nave the opportunity of chooamg a represen- tative of Wales on the governing body of the institution.
ALIEN TRADERS ATI LLANDUDNOI
ALIEN TRADERS AT I LLANDUDNO I A VOICE FROM THE BATTLEFIELD. I Gunner George Ernest Tomkinson, of the South African Heavy Artillery, referring to the recent retreat of the Germans, writes:— They retired in reel kultur style, in fact they surpassed themselves; no writing can give any- thing like a true picture. Their 'kultur' has to be seen, and even then you rub your eyes to make sure it is not a ghastly dream. A KaSir would Mu<Ai and run away terrified at woh un- godly work. I have read in the Pioneer that you have quite a few of the breed, or somewhere nea.r it, in Llandudino. If this is true, I hope to God that anybody I am acquainted with does not come in contacrt with them. It's scandalous that British people at Llandudno should have to breathe the swne air, and that they should be allowed to pollute one of Wales' most glorious surroundings. Naturalised or otherwi se, tney are not fit to be in our 'Blighty.' My experience in many parts of the British Empire is that the naturalised brand are the most dangerous breed; the others do not attempt to hide their dirty aotioim, We know them and can protect ourselves against bhem. They are all rotten, born in Britain or Palestine—it's in their blood. Lloyd Georpe has done wonders: we out here have great confidence in him, and recognise the many difficulties he has to overpower, but we look to him to intern or clear the lot out of the country for which we are fighting. "•
LONDON TIME-TABLE ANDI RED-RAIL…
LONDON TIME-TABLE AND I RED-RAIL GUIDE. The current issue of this popular publication is on sale at all railway bookstalls and leading is on -,a?e at all milowna (LT on Tim,Ta b ic. all d R,! T newsagents. The London Time-Table and Red- Rail Guide," of 3, Kingsway, London, extends to nearly 600 pages, and deals with over 3000 railway stations, and as it is sold at Twopence the publishers may fairly ?1qim that it ie the best and cbeapeat Railway Guide ever published. It conta.in?, in addition to the RailwaT Time-Tables a irM3 of information that is invaluable' not only to Londoner8. but to all risi tora to London; and altogether it is a surprising Two- pennyworth.
I 1800-1911.
I 1800-1911. I WELSH PROCLAMATION BY I GEORGE III. I BETTER OFF EVEN TO-DAY THAN A CENTURY AGO. I INTERESTING EVIDENCE OF OTHER DAYS. Among the many objects of historical and antiquarian interest at the Colwyn Bay Vicarage, one which naturally attracts chief attention at the present time is a Welsh pro- clamation of George the Third, issued in the year 1S00, on the urgent necessity for economy in the use of wheat and other grain. The quaint Welsh document is of course a translation for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Principality of the English Royal Pro- clamation. Curiously enough, the English Pieas have overlooked this appeal of a .hundred years ago until last Saturday, when it was reproduced by the Times. The follow- ing is the English ver&ion. I BY THE KING. I A PROCLAMATION. George R WHEREAS an Address has been pre- sented to Us by Our Two Houses of Par- liament, requesting Us to >ssue Our Royal Proclamation, recommending to all such Pearsons as have the Means of procuring other Articles of Food the greatest Economy and Frugality in the Use of every Species of Grain: We, having taken the Said Address into consideration, and being persuaded that the Prevention of all unnecessary Consumption of Corn will furnish One of the surest and most effec- tual Means of alleviating the present Pres- sure, and of providing for the necessary Demands of the Year, have, therefore, in pursuance of the said Address, and out of Our tender Concern for the Welfare of Our People thought fit (with the Advice of Our Privy Council) to issue this Our Royal Proclamation, most earnestly exhorting « and charging all those of Our loving Sub- jects who have the means of procuring other Articles of Food than Corn, as they tender their own immediate Interests, and feel for the Wants of othea-s to practise the greatest Economy and Frugality in the Use of every Species of Grain: And We do, for this Purpose, more particularly exhort and charge all Masters of Families to reduce the Consumption of Bread in their respec- tive Families by at least One Third of the Quantity consumed in ordinary Times, and in no Case to suffer the same to exceed One Quartern Loaf for each Person in each wook; to abstain from the Use of Flour in Pastry, and, moreover, carefully to re- strict the Use thereof in all other Articles than Bread: And do also, in like Manner, exhort and charge all Persons who keep Horses, especially Horses for Pleasure, as far as their respective Circumstances will admit, carefully to restrict the Consump- tion of Oats and other Grain for the sub- sistence of the same. And We do hereby further oharge and command every Mini- ster in his respective Pariah Church or Chapel, within the Kingdom of Great Bri- tain, to read, or cause to be read, Our said Proclamation on the Lord's Day, for Two Successive Weeks after receiving the said Proclamation. Given at Our Court at St. James's the Third Day of December One thousand eight hundred, in the Forty-first Year of Oui Reign. GOD SAVE THE KING. It will be observed that the present day appeal of the Food Controller for a reduc- tion in the consumption of bread to a quan- tity not exceeding 41 bs. a woeek for each per- son had its counterpart in 1800. THE WELSH VERSION. The present day student of Welsh will find much to interest an-d even to amuse him in tn;) phrasing and orthography of the Welsh translation, which the Vicar of Cciwyn Bay lias kindly permitted us to copy:— GAN Y BRENIN. CYHOEDDIAD. George R. Oherwydd traddodi Deisyfiad attorn gan Ein Dan Dy Senedd, yn erchi i Ni roddi allan Ein Cyhoeddiad Breninol, or annog i bob cyfryw Ddynion y fo a Modd- ion ganddynfc i gaffael Pethau creill at Ymborth y Cynnildeb a Gofal mwyaf yn rgiiylch Trail pob Math o Yd: Nynl, wedi cymmeryd y Deisyfiad hwnw jnewn Ystyr- iaeth, a chan fod yn hysbYB mae gochelyd pob Treuiiad afreidiol o Yd a bera Un o'r Moddion mwyaf dicgel ac effeithiol er eemwytho y Gorthryiader sydd yn awr, ac o Deimlad tyner am Gyftwr ein Pobyl, gwelsorn yn add as (o gydsyniad Ein Cyfrin-Gynghcr) roddi allan hwn Ein Cy- hoeddiad Breninol yn ddwysaf yn erfynio ac yn dymuno ar Ein holl Ddeliaid cariadus hyny, y fydd a Modd i gaffael Pethau ereill at Ymborth yn lie Yd, megis y fyn- iont eu daioni nesaf ou hunain, ac a teim- lont dros Eisiau rhai ereiil, am arfer eithaf Cynnildeb a Gofal wrth dreulio pob Math o Yd: Ac Nyni ilydd, er y dybyn hyn, yn fwy neilltuol yn erfyuio ac yn dymuno ar bob Benteulu am leiau Treuliad Bara yn ei Dylwybh perthynafol, o leiaf y Drydedd Ran o'r Maint a droulid ar amscrau cyff- redin, ac na oddefer mewn un Ach-os i hyny fod yn fwy na Thorth y bo Ped-ai-i-o Bedwerydd o Flawd, yn ng^iyfer un Dyn bob wythnos; am beidio ag arfer Peiiiiad m-ewn Pasteiodd, a chyda hyny, YmwTthod ei Arfer mewn dim pethau ereill onid Bara: Ac hefyd, yn y cyfryw Fodd, yr ydym yn erfynio ac yn dymuno ar y sawl Dynion a fyddant yn cadw Meirch, yn enwedig Meirch at Ddifyrwoh, hyd y gadawi eu Hacho'sion neilltuol, er yddynt yn ofalus ymwrthod a Threuliad Ccirch ac Yd arall tuagat Gynnaliaeth y cyfriw. A chan hyn dymunwn a gorchymynwn yn mhellaeh i bob Gweinidog yn ei Eglwys Blwyf a Chapel perthynafol, o Fewn Teyrnas Prydaon Fawr, am idd-o ddarllen, neu beri darllen, Ein Cyoeddiad dywededig, ar, Dydd yr Arglwydd, dros ddwy Wythnos ganlynol, ar ol derbyn y Cyhoeddiad dywededig. Rhodded yn Ein Llys yn St. James y Trydydd Dydd o Ragfyr, Un mil wyth cant, yn yr Un-a-deugeunfed Flwyddyn o Ein Teyrnasiad. DUW, CADW Y BRENIN. I SERMON ON THE BACK OF A ROYAL I PROCLAMATION. Full of interest, too, is the story of how this document came into the Vicar's posees- fion. The Rev. Lewis Pryoe comes of a long line of clergymen, many of whose writings have been handed down to him. This copy of the proclamation was officially supplied to the ancient church of Llaniihang^l-gcneu'r- glyn, near Aberys-twyth, whose incumbent was the Rev. Lewis Evans, the great-uncle of the Vicar of Colwyn Bay's mother, and its preservation in the family is due to the fact that, being driven to it by the then prevailing shortage of paper, the Rector of more than a century ago had written a ser- mon on bhe back of the Royal Proclamation. The Rev. Lewis Evans wrote regularly to a brother in London. These letters are pre- served in a portfolio by the Vicar of Colwyn Bay. They are remarkable for their excel- lent handwritir g, a literary turn of phrase, and above all for. the writer's public spirit, and they abound in passages which throw a moet valuable sidelight upon the condition of the country during tho trouble with France prior to the victories of Trafalgar and Water- loo. Several of the letters are dated from Castle Hill, near Aberystwyth, where the reverend writer was the meet of a kinsman i named Major Williams. On January 1st, 1800, he writes:—•'AH cattle very dull of sale, but corn extrava- gantly dear. Wheat at 10s 6d per buahd; barley, 66 to 78; butter and cheese very high. ¡" I am really at a loss to guess how the poor will manage their little concerns so as to hare a hit of brx j"Ù W to call a r vestry soon to get a subscription for a stock of oorn to sell to the poor at 4s if possible." "Grain of all kind," he says on February 26th, 1800, "is dearer than it has been in the memory of man. Wheat, lis the bushel; barley, 76 to 7s 6d. We are in dread of great scarcity at that or higher prices. The gentlemen of this neighbourhood in spirited manner subscribed handsomely yesterday to- wards importing corn. The sum of £ 1600 Wfifi entered early in the books. The good man of this house (the allusion being to Major Williams) was the first promoter of it. The present year is a most critical period. Were I to tell you the little I know you would be surprised greatly." In 1801 he reports* a prosperous harvest and a considerable reduction in prices follow- ing two lean years. I SUBSTITUTED MILITARY SERVICE. in löU;j no is greatly concerned about his brother David, a married man, a large farmer, and evidently a leader in parochial alfairs. "David has been drawn for the Militia, and cannot get a substitute at a moderate price. The Militia is to be em- bodied this day (Maxch 29th, 1803) at Aber- ystwyth, and I fear that. David must appear in his regimentals. Substitutes go as high as fifteen guineas, and I hear that at times. they ask twenty guineas. Had this Hundred of the Division of the county been drawn in duo time like every other county, everything would have been settled finally before this. I trust I shall procure a substitute at some prico before long; it is very incon- venient for David to be a day from home during the sowing season."
I FINE BRAVERY AGAINST THE…
I FINE BRAVERY AGAINST THE TURKS AT GAZA. For two days the troops of the Egyptian j Expeditionary Foroo Lave been engaging the Turks in the neighbourhood of Gaza, one of the oldest Bible citiea (writes 1fx W. T. Massey, who is with the desert column near Gaza, in a message on March 27thJ. By one of those swift movements which are a strong point of the Egyptian force we surprised the enemy on a foggy dawn. The fog, unfortu- nuteiy, prevented the beginning of the de- velopment of the attack till ten o'clock. Time was the Cf&t-noe of the day's business, as lurkish reinforcements wore within fifte-en miles. The delay, however, though short, was of intiiute "vai/ue to the enemy. Another two hours' daylight yesterday and the whole town would have beoji ours. The position was separated from the sea by two miles of goldea s:uidiiills, which were oil trenched. There itto no barbed wire frame- work to disclose tho position, which waa one of formidable strength. It was defended by teven Turkish infantry battalions and arti^iory mostly served by Austrian gunners. "Ve knew the attack | would be hotly resisted. The artillery preparation was an inspiring sight. Bursts of shrapnel smudged the ceru- lean blue and high explosive shells lifted vast quantities of earth from the enemy's entrenchments. I could see the infantry marching to the attack, rushing across the open and dropping to whatever cover Mother Earth afforded when faced by bursts of machine-gun fire. To my regret I could not see how the rii.aTco rn? 'Ve, ri Territorials (from Carnarvon- sLire and Mc-rioncths?ire) engaged the enemy iii,haiid-t-o-liaiid grips iu the bewildering maze of zig-zags, but as they conquered the crafty foe. famed for his powers of defence, we know that they behaved in a manner worthy oi their race. These Welshmen met very strong opposi- tion. They were reinforced about one o'clock by a portion of the Anzacs and Yeomanry, who were ordered to close in from the north- east and assist in tho infantry attack. To- gether they succeeded in seizing the enemy trenches. Towards sunset there was desper- ate fighting. The approach of enemy re- inforcements necessitated a cavalry with- drawal, and this was accomplished without casualties before morning. During this afternoon the Turks, made a tremendous effort to break through our line to the oast, but our artillery ranged per- fectly and smashed the 2ine of attackers.
400 DOCTOR CASUALTIES INI…
400 DOCTOR CASUALTIES IN I SOMME BATTLE. In a speech of great gravity in the House of Lords, last week, the Earl of Derby, Minister for War, foreshadowed further nieasurea—which, he described as "larger and far more drastic" than the one under diecus- sion—to mako good the deflci-ency of men iu tè Army. In the oo-urss of his speech Lord Derby discloxxl the startling fact that in the Somme batUo alone more than 400 British doctors were killed and wounded.
J GLASS FORTIFICATIONS. I
GLASS FORTIFICATIONS. I German Official. British Official. On April 5th a Ger- Eight bombs were man aeroplane squad- dropped on share, ron lavishly and BUO- No casualties were cesEfully bombed ves- caused, and no dam- sels lying in the Downs, age resulted beyond and searchlights and the breaking of some fortifications north-west glllæ. of Ramsgate.
IFLINTSHIRE OFFICER'S ESCAPEI…
FLINTSHIRE OFFICER'S ESCAPE I 14ROM GERMANY. Captain Philip Godsai, Oxfordshire Light Infantry, one of the soldier sons of Major Godsal, Lsyooed Park, Flintshire, who has "boon a prisoner of war in Germany for the past two years, has made good his escape, and arrived in England!, in bafety Before the Will he acted a? private secretary to Sir Watkin Williams vVynnj and is a justice for the county of Flint. A keen follower of the Wyirnstay Hounds, his knowledge of cross- Climtry sport doubtless helped him to escape- from captivity. Ilia brother, Major John Godsai, was acting A.D.C. to Major-General Ivor Philipps while the Welsh Army Corps headquarters were at Colwyn Bay.
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The National Service Savings Committee re- ports that the number of War Saving's Certifi- cates sold during the week ended M-aroh 24th was 2,720,014, making aJ1 aggregate to (fete of 92,749,974. Captain George A. Lloyd, D.S.O., M.P., pro- spective Unionist candidate for Shrewsbury, after a lengthy service with the British Army in GaJli- j poli, Egypt, etc., has for the time being resumed his Psuriiamentaj-y duties.
I I"DENBIGHSHIRE VETERAN'S…
I I" DENBIGHSHIRE VETERAN'S END. I HERO OF CRIMEA DIES IN POVERTY. The history of a Welsh hero of the Crimean War has been brought to light by tho death of David Owen Jones in a gar- Franciscan relief home for aged poor. Jones had served in both the Crimea and the Indian Mutiny campaigns, bu. died in absolute poverty. The small Welsh colony in San Francisco, rather than allow him to be buried in a pauper's grove, gave him-s. decent funeral, and, through the good offices of Mr Hugh J. Lloyd, formerly of Carnarvon, he now lies in Olivet C,mete,ry. Born at Bryn-y-GLoddifa, in the village of Cefn- Rryth, on the slopes of Hiiaethog, in Denbigh- shire, in 1834, his parents were David Jones, of Pant Dedwydd, and Jane Owens, of Yapyty Ifan. Motherless at nine months, he became a shepherd when quite a stripung. LateT, as a miner at Coedparo Colliery, he waa almost Later, ki!Ied in a powder exploowr.. WITH THE WELSH IN CRIMEA. In 1854, when Turkey's rights against Russia were backed up by France and England, he joined the 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers, whose gallantry in the Crimea won them immortal fame. Jones saw service at Sebastopol, Inkerman, and Alma, where he fought waist deep in water. Of the fanious Balaclava charge, which he saw, he SfcIJid Although extreme fool-hardiness, it showed the unfaltering bravery of British troops undear whatever adverse oircumstances they are compelled to face an enemy. I would give my right leg to be with the Allies in this war against the Huns." Another incident that he remembered with pleasiure was shaking hands with Florence Night- ingale. He had only three-halfpenoe in his pock- ets when she gave him the price of two meals foi running an ewand for her.
DEARER CLOTHES.
DEARER CLOTHES. TAILORS' DEMAND FOR HIGHER WAGES. There is a crisis in the tailoring trade and a possibility that, after April 14th, "your clothes will cost you more." Mr I. Marks, secretary of the Master Tailors' Organisation, has issued a circular to clothiers pointing but that tailors' employees are demand- ing an increase of 25 per cent, on wages in order to meet the heavy cost of living. There has been, too, it is pointed out, a great increase in the oost of production of all garments, in con- sequence of the advance in price of silks, trim- minge, etc., which in many mstances have risen 75 per cent. above pre-war rates. Mr Marks states that the master tailom have passed a re- solution to the effect that their demand for higher prices of clothing must be met on or be- fore April 14th, otherwise "extreme measures will be immediately taken to enforce it."
I -—— I WEEK-ENDING IN BED.
— — WEEK-ENDING IN BED. Every Saturday," writes Mr Alexander Wil. son, of Gaddesby, Leicester, "I go to bed as usual and stay there till Monday, when I rise a.t six a.m. During this time I take no food, but sleep as much as possible, thus resting all my organs; and I find myself refreshed both in body and mind for the work of the week, with the aciditioital advantage that the food ration is more than sufifcient." "A week-end rest of this kind," says a medical correspondent, "is to be oommended to workers, especially those who have turned 40. When lying in bed a healthy person requires only two-thirds of the food needed for hard work. The principal reduction should be in bread and all starchy food, as well as fats and sugar. Tho best food is milk and fruit."
SOLDIERS GIVE SATISFACTION…
SOLDIERS GIVE SATISFACTION TO GEIRIONYDD FARMERS- THANKS TO MILITARY AUTHORITIES. At the Geirionydd Tribunal meeting, on Wed- nesday, Mr 0. Isgoed Jones, J.P.. the represen- tative of the Board of Agrioulture, said he wished to publicly express his appreciation of the cour- tesy and kindtnes's shown towards him, and the prompt attention paid to his application for ploughmen to assist local farmers by the Military Authorities at Wrexham. He was pleased to in- form the Tribunal that the soldiers sent to assist the farmers in the Geirionydd district, although they were almost all Enghshmen, unaccustomed to uplands, had given such satisfaction that the farmers had decided to plough more land than they had previously thought possible. The men were experts at their work.
A LLANDTJDNO-CONWAY | BREACH…
A LLANDTJDNO-CONWAY BREACH OF PROMISE CASE SETTLED An action for breach of promise in which tho parti-cs concerned are well known in Llandudno and Conway was to have been heard at a, special court, for which a iocal jury had been summoned, at Llandud- no on Tuesday but the parties ca to terms and the case did not therefore come on.
PRO PATRIA MORI.
PRO PATRIA MORI. (Lt. P. Williams, Bangor, killed in action 13th November, 1916.) No cheering crowds, no loud applause, Only the justice of the cause To mrge him onwards in the fight For ouitraged honou-r, trampled right. No floral tributes mortals bring, No eulogies for bards to sing! Proudly to victory, head on high, Bravely to battle, bravely to die. No peaoe>—though stairs are gleaming bright, Shedding their lustre through the night; No rest—though the morning will bring Death's victory, yet not its sting. No mound to mark the hallowed spot Where lie has cast has earthly lot, No grave—though the brave is sleeping, And far away—a mother is weeping. Bangor. H. B. W ARTIS.
RHEUMATISM-KIDNEY -TROUBLE.-
RHEUMATISM-KIDNEY TROUBLE. Rheumatism is due to uric acid crystals in the joints and muscles, the result of excessive urio acid in the system that the kidneys failed to re- move as nature intended, and this acid is also the cause of backache, lumbago, sciatica, gout. urinary trouble, stone, gravel, and dropey. Estora Tablets, a specific based on modern medical scienco, are the successful treatment, and have cured numberless obstinate cases after the failure of all other tried remedies, which accounts for superseding out-of-date medioines sold at a prico beyond all but the wealthy. Estora Tablets—an honest remedy at an honest price-Is 3d per box of 40 tablets, or six boxes for 6s 9d. All chemists, or postage free from Estora Co., 132, Charing Cross-road, London, W.C. Bangor agents: Hamilton and Jones, Chemists, Market-place. —— !■■ ■ Ul
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I LORD JUSTICE BANKES ANDI…
I LORD JUSTICE BANKES AND I THE FOOD PROBLEM. 1 i, > PEELS MUCH BETTEn FOR RATIONING. I INTERESTING SPEECH AT RHYL. I (By Our Own Reporter.) I A mooting under the aaispices of the j Women's Wax Agricultural Committee for I Flintshire was held at the Town Hall, Rhyl, I on Tuesday afternoon, Councillor B. Wiids- worth, J.P., presiding over a .numerous at- tendance. Th.) Chairman said ho hoped that if the war had taught t,llo(>¡m nothing else it had taught them that they ought not to so large- ly depend on other countries for their food. There was reason in the past for depending on other cc-unitries, as each nation really grew and produced what it was best suited I for. Wheat and other foods could be pro- duced in other countries cheaper tihan we I could produce, but the war had taught them that it was not a wise policy to depend on other nations for .suah a large proportion of I food. He trusted the meeting would stimu- late the cultivation vf more land. Lord Justice Bankes said three things occurred to one at this time. The first was how extraordinarily little they realised and anticipated what was in front oi them when the war began; secondly, how few of them knew what was in store for them in the future; and third, looking back, how easy it was to see how much better elf they would have been had they taken things in lian-d nine or twelve months before they did. He did not wish to find fault, or to "grouse," as I the soldier said, about what ought to have been done. That would not mend matters, but they could be prepared for tho future and avoid the mistakes of tho past. They would have done better had they had con- scripti-on tailier; but they must remember that the country had not been prepared, and the wonder was that they had done so mar- vellously well, and they owed a debt of grati- tude to tho men who had accomplished so auch. They should do a great deal more as regards the food question, as they did not know what was in front of them. A great many people seemed to think that when tho war was over everything would right itself; but bo d.id not think that things would in their lifetime be what they were before the war. He was afraid they had an anxious time before them when the war was over. They had to remember that the harvests of the world had been short, and there was also the extreme difficulty of bringing it to this country. They could not exaggerate the submaxino danger; many valuable ships had been destroyed. It must not be supposed that the emd of the war would end all diffi- culties as to food supply. They would not have the submarine menace, but they must remember that there would be a large nlum- bClrof countries who would bo very hungry. Not only would there be the Central Powers, but there were also Sweden, Norway, Den- mark, and Holland, all of whom were on fax more short "commons" than were the people of this country. There would be keen com- petition for food supplies, and it must not be forgotten that we could not control the freight rates of other countries. The demand on ships would be immense, and they must be ready to face high prices even when the war was over. It behoved them therefore to d,) what they coaijd to conserve .the supply I of food and to increase it. Some people n-ight say they could not do much, but I EVERYONE COULD DO SOMETHING. I Were they asked to do a great thing they would do it. Then why not try and do some little thing? Everyone could set an example, and that example could best be set, 'as a start, in their own household. Thev could all save food and many cf them could help to increase the food supply. He felt a great deal better since ho had started rationing (hear, hear). He had always looked upon the. man who fasted one day a week as a sort of hero, but he no longer took that view, and was sure that people would be far better were they to ect less. They could set the example in their own households by ration- ing. Some households had at first rebelled and threatened to :;(,:1\"e, but they, quickly came round when they saw that the master ard mistress set the example. Let those who did their own coofcTng or who employed cooks remember one thing-they could do what they could not ask the poor to do. They could save wheat, flour, arid potatoes because they could make dishes which were equally nutritious; but the poor must have their wheat, flour, and potatoes because that class of food was their mainstay. Let those who ciaild do so use more barley flour and oat- meal, afiid he co-uid ûSÐure. them that they were c-,xcelic.-iit substitute^ and he spoke from practical experience. Then let them culti- vate every available inch of 1 and and garden for food. Many people who had never done any digging would lind it a most agreeable occupation, and he could assure them that nothing gave him greater delight than to work as a farm labourer. NoiAing would please him better than to become a tiller of the ground. There was pleasure and profit to bo derived in the intelligent working of a garden or farm. He was surprised that more towns did not do as London was doing. He had been about Loudon and everywhere he saw people diggiug. He did not say they were all doing it correctly, but they were do- ing their bit." Nor did be say that the dresses of some of the ladies were quite what he had been accustomed to see on farms, but still there was nothing like trying (laughter and applause). If anyone had a garden let him work it, or if he could not do so let him hand it over to someone elw, and if anyone had a greenhoxise or a frame let them raise plants for their own use or for that of their friends (applause). It would all help the food supply I WOMEN ASK FARMERS FOR A CHANCE. r Mrs Dugdale (who is of course the daugh- ter of Judge Bankes), organising secretary for Flint6h'c> said they could help by pro- viding women hbollr for the land, in fro- keeping, and bee industry. There was plen- ty of work for the women, but they want-ed the farmers to givo them a chance and to meet them half way. 3 hey did not say that a woman was equal to .1 man wiho had worked tor 35 years on a farm, but they could do many tTli-q"s which would free the men for oilier work. Thev did not want to force women labour on farmers, nor did they wish to usiurp the place of men, but they could help the farmer and help the country. They were now told by the Board of Agriculture exactly 'what they were to do, and they must itmember that the women to be sent on the 4and now wexe different to those who had proved such failure-, and who went out in ..iilr stockings and high-heeled boots to work on farms (laughter). They would train the women properly and they would be drafted where tfiey were required, anj the National Service scWrao wou-d help them greatly. The Chairman, Mr Fred Phillips, Mrs Bromley, Miss Hugh Jones, and others also spoke. The meeting closed with a vote of thanks to the speakers. Mr Phillips under- 100k to hold a class for a couple of weeks on f amateur gardonimg, and a committee was afterwards formed to ascertain the available I gardcins in tho district, and'to assist gener- I ally in developing the scheme
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LOCAL HISTORY X": VAJ,F. OF CLWYD. A very ir.teit-sting httlr, book on the local h)t()rv of c?u jM-n of the country is "Hand- book ior the Yal» ol Clwyrt, };v ?Vi?.iam .'htvis? Jc?LM Cita.nc! I???p????d? ?uthi!?h!.?56, \>y Isaac Clarke, the well- known primer and pubiibue?. WHO then kept the bcoi?shop in VVo)l-tii(«A nevv occupied hr th-o 'ticoicsi?op ii,? ,11 -6?l (.t 1, 0 --i (1, second- h<id b'ok-dealer. The ta? Mr Wm. Williams, '-er of i«Ir Oarcawy William*, and urob-ablj a ;reitvy uuthoro on Welsh I'Of.k; even than tiie cou. wart foreman -i Mr Isaac Clarke, and he succeeded oie mastoy in the business. I\lr was schooima.sU.-r at Jesus Otiapei, outside jtlthiDc fox years. Archdeacon Thomas, wuen treat* >ng of this Chapel in r:i.- History of tlio Dio- case, vcfers to him .1,¡j "the auriser of t-liit useful and interectLi# Handbook tc, tlio V.1141, of Chvyd." The book appear* tc- nave coins out first ir. 1856. My copy is the "second iuo" which came out in 1857. It treats of Ibhyi, Abcrgeic, St. Asaph, Denbjgh, a Ruthin, "with all the adjacent vill:i es." h. j., not, by a great deal, what books of class far too often are, an ecbo of fomW books. There is much that is cf original observation and sane personal conclusion ia il. Those who have got this little gem ought to value it, and those who take interest. i< their country and its local history should not be without i t. It has been out of prin t, long ago, and if found second-hand it should M picked up at once. • LLANDUDNO. I have on the tabln as I writlj four diiferent interesting guides tiC Llandudno, interesting especially Iw cause they wero all published about sixtjj jears ago. (1) "The Handbook to Llandudnitf and its Vicinity." By John Hicklin. Catherali and Nixon, Bang'or. I referred to this in out column for March 15th. (2) "LlandudnoI itf: History and Natural History." This ivag published by Thomas VViltisuns, Chemists Church Walks. It is called "Williams( Complete Guide to Llandudno," and so it wa( probably put together by the publisher. Theri is a note at the commCllooment stating that the Historical part of this B--ck has beea written by the Rev. R. Parry Minister ot the Congregational Church." This minMteW was tihe Rev. Richard Parry, who went by the name "Gwalclimai," a very good local historian in hie day. Date of this book abouty I860. "3) "Llandudno and how to enjoy B. John Price, M.A. This is one of the nv diverting books ever written on our part the country. The author was a prodigious scholar, but erratic to the. last degree. H* liked to call himself "Old Price," and pulx lished a large book of miscellanies under th? title "Old "rico's Remains." In his chilA hood he lived at Pwll-y-crochon. Date about 1870. (4) "The Tourist's Guide to Llan- dudno," compiled by William Bridge. Dat. about 1850. The compiler was a bookselletf at Conway. He published books about Con< way also, about the same time. RECTORS OF LLANDRILLO. Our lit of Rectors of Llandrillo estenda, wi;1,ll gctpd, from 1230 to 1751). This latteff year the rectory was taken in cummenJLattk (that is, a way othe: than by licence to poe- eess a church living) by the Bishop for him- seif, and from 1759 to 1846 (when Bishop Carey died) the Bishops of St. Asaph wer4- Rectors of Llandrillo. This st of th< Rectors of Llandrillo, from 1230, has hoc. put up in the church inside. A natural quce' bon is, where was the list tound? Tlrf parish regi&tcrs only commence in 1093, an* they are the oldest records in the church, The list of rectors extends for 463 years be. fore the first entry in the registers. Wo can only answer that we have taken the list from the laborious work of the late Arch- deacon Thomas in his "History of the Di<M oese." From where did he get them? ac got them from different sources, one or two names from this old record, and one or two from some othtv, and so on. He was a most diligent searcher, a.1d when he was alive we ali felt ready to bow to his authority, with- out trying to critieiso him. A breath of criti- cism in the presence of such prodigious dili- gence would have savoured of ingratitude. But wo knew, even then, that he had under- taken a work whicu was beyond the powers ot one man, a work which could not be done quite properly but by a syndicate of workers. We know that it is the best history of a diocese in Great Britain. But there is so much pioneer work in it that of necessity it* statements must be continually tested. So this list of the Rectors of Llandrillo, though drawn out by such a high authority a6 Arch- deacon Thomas, must not be taken doubt as correct. Farther research might supplement and correct it. AN INTERESTING MARRIAGE. The following announcement appeared it, the North Wales Gazette for April 20th, 1809: "On Friday last, at Rhuddlan, by the Rev. the Dean of St. Asaph, the Rev. Reginald Keber, of Hodnet, Salop, to Miss Amelia Shipley, of Bodryddan, the Dean's ycungeat daughter." The bridegroom in this marriage became the famous Bishop Hober, the author of "From Greenland's icy mountains." Tra- dition. says that he composed that inspiring Lymn when on a visit to his fither-in-lair, Dean Shioley. at St Asaph. HISTORICUS..
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CONCERNING "JOHN MATTHEWS, ESQUIRE, OF LLYSFAEN." (To the Editor.) Sir, In answer to "Historicus," ill I tourer of last week, ro "John Matthews. Esq., of Plas yn Llysfaen, in the county o* Carnarvon." lIe was "appointed commis- sioner for letting out, dividing and ? Hotting the common marshes, waste iow^ands, and othar common lands within the parish of Abergele, anr for putting the 48th George III. Act into exe- cutio." The Act is dated 27th May^ 1808# and cited. An Act for inclosing lands in thtf parish of Abergele, in the county of Den- bisrh. Yours truly, E. II. MILLWARD. Abergele, April 5th, 1917. P.G. Mr John Matthews carried out p largo amount of this work in Wales.-E.H-
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RECRUITING. THE OLD CATEGORIES TO REMAIN. We understand, says the Times, that theH is no immediate intention on the part of th. authorities to abandon the system of recruIt- ,by categories! It is ar arrangement which has been found to work satisfactorily, Hld it is not proposed to modify it in any form. The familiar grouping of reeruits in categories is to remain in practice in ail re- cruiting stations. The classes are:-Cla--s Å:. General tervico. Class Bl: Garrison duty abroad. Class B2: Labour unitt, abroad. Class B3: Sedentary work abroad. Class C1 Garrison duty at home. Class C2: Labour unite at home. Class C3: Sedentary work at home. The Times understands further that there is a very fair pros wet of obtaining the 500.000 young men fit foi general service if, imtier the National Service scheme, the sub- stitutes eai be provided, and these ongiht to be iortlicoming in a continuous stream from the .Tiiddia of the present month onward. The prolonged negotiations with the trado unions in ociincetiou with the new exemption scheme aro practically completed, and the ,i. at workmen's organisations are not likely