The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard

"I Patriotic Aberystwyth Family. SERGEANT ALBERT MEREDITH. (Father), served thirty years in the Caidiyan Militia. Sergeant THOMAS MEREDITH, R.F.A., (Eldest son), has been in the army since the commencement of the war and is now in France. His wife resides at Gogerddan-place. (Photo: Davies and Son). Bombardier JAMES MEREDITH (Second son), has been in Egypt for a year and in the army since the commencement of the war. His wife resides in Cambrian-square. (Photo: Culliford). Private ALBERT MEREDITH, I..G.C. (Third son), has been in the army f(.i, cier two years.. Private ALBERT MEREDITH, L.G.C. (Third son), has been in the army fc.r c\er; two years.. Corporal SIDNEY MEREOITH, R.F.A. (Fourth son), joined the army at the com- mencement of the war and is now Private GEORGE HENRY MEREDITH (tiftl' son; has b«en Hi the arr..v for over two years and has been in Kirkee, India, lor eighteen months. Driver ARTHUR MEREDITH, R.F.A. (Sixth son), has been in the army for three years and is tiow in France. Private WILLIAM MEREDITH. (seventh son) Cheshire Regt. joined the Armv 8 months ago nad expects to be sent abroad shortly. Driver W C. E' A.%S. A.S.C., iR;ot;;er-in-l~w), has been in the army since the outbreag of war; was in Salonika for some t:m0 but is not. in Egypt.

Coiliforts for Fighters. LETTERS FROM MESOPOTAMIA. .+- Tbe following are extracts from letters re- ceived by R.S.M. Fear from AOerystwytli men serving abroad, in acknowledgment of parcels: Seaman R. Davies (writing .180 for Seaman G. L. Run.)-Nlv e thank you and all Aber. friends tor the tobacco ami tne encouraging card. We sfta.il be pleased to join the Y.M.C.A., all goes well, when n-i, return home. Private E. Lewis, Mesopotamia—It is witn deepest gratitude I write in answer to your letter and parcel which I received last Tnurs- day ,and -ujipreciafc your kindness to me, especially alter so many years away from Aberystwyth. It is gratuying to know in a place like this that lllC people at home have j not forgotten me. It gives one courage to carry on and. helps us to bear the hardships. My platoon olhcer is Mr. Watkins, nephew of Mr. J. Watkius, J.P. Private 1. E. Hughes, Mesopotamia. Just a line in acknowledgment of cigs, and also the little card enclosed. Your encouraging words are much appreciated. May your statement of peace this year come true and that we shall soon all be re-united in the near future. I was very glad to hear that thc.e was a Y.M.C.A. at Aber. and shall be pleased to become a member. Operations oftt here are fairly quiet as the convoys are not so numerous at present and a very few sick. Private W. J. Jones, France.—Will you please accept my most sincere thanks for the parcel of cigarettes. It is nice to know tliat we are not forgotten by the friends at home, Your little card is an inspiration and a source of much comfort. of much cumfort. Private D. Morgan, Salonika—Just a few lines in acknowledgment of your parcel of smokes received safely a few days ago. You cannot imagine liow pleased we are when we receive these parcels and to know that our friends are thinking of us. I was very pleased to read • of your efforts for the Y.M.C.A. and shall Vie pleased to hccome a member. There is one Aber. boy in the same company as myself and we have a chat very oiten about dear old Aber. the heat is terrible here now, and we are not j allowed out of our dug-outs or huts between the hours of ten and four. T always look out for your little card and always send it home. Private Gwilvm Jones, Italy-I received your very welcome lot of smokes, also your inspn- ing card yesterday. Please accept my lieait felt thanks for your continued kindness to me. 1 thank God for such helpful messages from dear old Blighty. They help us to put 9. cheerful courage on. Please tell the deal friends of Aber. that their kindness is a power for good among the Tommies out here. They are "truly doing a great work, making tasks half as light, and the mountains of d¡f!l('' do not appear half so steep when we think of all our friends' loving interest. I am sure that when hostilities cease qhose who have helped us so much at home will not easily be forgotten. It will be a great opportunity for those of us who may be spared to return t rallv round the blood-stained banner of the Cross and do our best to win others for Hun who gave his life upon the Cross. Nature appears at its best now; the blossoms on the trees, the fragrance of the flowers, and the song 'of the bird truly speak to us of God. Gunner T. E. Bennison, Italy.—In answer to | vour welcome parcel I write to thank voil. had been in hospital and consequently the parcel roamed about a great deal. Cigs. are very scarce here, especially when in hospital, and it is hard to obtain them. I should hke to become a member of theT^:M-Cjr"aivp_ me Corporal A. L. Williams. It gi\es me avoat nleasure tnank you and your sup- ror the lovely parcel I received yester- day 1 am sure your efforts are deserving o more nraise than I am able to give: but I know that. you regard your work as n pleasure. We are situated on the sea front and it re- minds me of being home again. The weather is also lovely and bathing is in full swing. I I had a delightful swim in the sea yesterday, the water being quite warm. I went down to

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Lampeter Sessions. CHARGE .AGAINST A MINISTER WITH- DRAWN. The monthly Sessions were held on Friday CoreiCT0,Tel DaViCS-,ivai,s chairs Evans H A' ,R" ,T" Jone*> Charles nl V^lker> Joseph Evans, J. W r n Dr?vles> Walter Davies, and H Bankes-Price, Esquires. hi«Mr' Davies> Pistilleinon, Cellan, took his .eat by virtue of his office of chairman of Lampeter Rural District Council. Cfta,iman of James Angus, head water bailifi of Teify Con- servators, charged William Davies of 8 R? Thomas-street, Lampeter, with having fished then2S' Ma' 2 cence. Bailiff Evan Davies proved the chirt«» and defendant was fined 5s. Isaac* 2S' Fore'sM that'V16 case in w^ich Rees beth^bavies ^lan^bi' charged Eliza- lnth I!? l v. n House> Llangybi, on- the D Wi, •' h3d S6ttled the parties. W llliams, deputy chief constable chareed R. Jones, Plough Inn, Lampeter with hav- mg supphed intoxicating liquor on the 16th April during prohibited hours -P.C Owen S he visited the Plough Inn at foui- n m Ind .saw t le landlord's wife standing with a t'rav Whe^ shensaw V1* t°°r °f the back kit<*en. u J k™ she weilt to the table and whisky Which ,C01jtal"ed beer a*d time W + 1J u Was ln tlle room af the «« ? her U was t0° Jate, as he bad seen the glasses. She then put them back. He asked her to whom did they belong, and « Z' C have just left after seeing a horse nassin^ which they wanted to buy." She added that she was very sorry she had done so Thev were closing the door every mart day but Shp"h 1V d3y 35 the weathcr was so' cold She hoped witness would pass it by that time' and the landlord said that it would never Srbeef a^r6^0^' -ide^S the beer and whiskey were served before 2-30 c nd there was nothing served afterwards — Defendant s wife corroborated. She went up- stairs and 2-15. and forgot to clear the glasses. The glass of whiskey and beer were there thl>ceriir tlme-~Tlie. rase dismissed, but the Chairman warned defendant to be careful in .future and clear all glares away after -dosing time. losing time. Harry Crosier, estate agent, Derry Ormond charged George McAdam and James McCai-lev of w17 5Sn' ^Ian^bi- and Francis Reidel, White Hall, Llangvbi, with having ires- passed in search of conies at Deny Ormond Long Wood on the 10th May.-T,etters were read from the two first-named admitting the charge, and the last-named had not been served m he had gone. to sea.—A fine of IOs. each wr>^ inflicted on McAdams and McCarley. and the other case was struck out. Jaines \ngus, head water bailiff, charged Rees Davies, Barley Mow, Lampeter, with hav- ing used night lines to catch fish on the 15fli May.-Defeii(iant admitted the charge, .ind said lie was a discharged soldier and could not get enough meat for his family.—On bein- fined 10s. he said he would go to prison Jrather 1 than pay. • j Chief Constable Williams 'applied for per- mission to withdraw a summons ISlled by him I' against the Rev. T. E. Ni, holas. Congrega- tional minister, Llangvbi, formerly of Swansea Valley, on a charge of having attemnted to I cause disaffection among the. civilian population at Llangybi on the 14th of April The Cl ;«f Constable said flic matter had been enn-ac-ing the particular attention of the military author;' ties and, having regard to all the circumstances, they thought justice would be met by with- drawing the summons. The military authori- ties, however, viewed that kind of thing-very seriously, and hoped their lenioncy would not bo misinterpreted.—Mr. W. P. Owen, Abcrv wvth, for the defence, said the alleged offence was said to have been committed in n sermon preached on the 14th of April in the parish of Llangybi. He had read the sermon and if the i magistrates read it the result would have been the same as that day. Had the case proceeded, he would have produced a resolution from the .church at which the sermon was preached, and also from another church, in which the peti- I c tioners expressed complete, satisfaction that there was nothing in contravention of the Defence of the Realm Act. Defendant was per- fectly willing for the case to proceed lie Bench gta.nted the Chief Constable's applica- tion to withdraw the summons.

(Continued from previous column.) late you Jerry does not trouble us much now though he ma)- do so later. I met Charlie Parsdtls a few days ago and he looked well I hardly recognised him. I am grateful to you tor your kind words which I often read. Private D. J. Williams, France.—I. express my sincere thanks for your kind thoughts in sending me the parcel of cigs. Will you please approach Mr. Arthur Jenkins, leader of the Rheidol Choir, and ask him to p]ease send me about a dozen copies of glee party pieces for male voices such as '-In the Sweet Bve and By" and "Eldorado." He knows me' as a member of the choir. There are a lot of Welshmen here and we should like to have a sing-song now and again. I have been asked to get up a party. Sapper D. E. Morgan, France-Many thanks for the parcel which I received quite safely. As you have seen in the papers, Fritz hà., been busy; but I can assure rou he had to pay dearly for the ground he now holds. I hope the carnival will be a success. J read in the Cambrian News" that a few more Aber. bovs have laid down their lives. I also saw a sug- gestion about raising a memorial hail in honour of the lads from Aber, and I think the Skating Rink would be a suitable site. ° Acknowledgments have also been received from Sergeant J. E. Burbeck. Sapper T.Evans, and Frit ate J. Hamer Lewis, France CONTRIBUTION. DON'T FORGET NEXT WEEK'S CONCi;.? Amount already acknowledged (C, i i s 1915), £ 146 Ss. amount already acknowledged (weekly), £1.,005 2s. 4^d.; Tanycae Juvenile Choir, per Mr. R. Williams, 1;15; Miss E. M Lewis, 48, Marine-terrace (13th), £ 1; Major J. J. Mathias (17tli), 10s.; Miss M. A. Watkins, Rock House (16th), 10s.; Professor Levi ('7th 10s.; Mr. Richard Morgan. J.P., Bridge-strt c- (13th). 5s.: Mrs. Hughes-Davies, Ystrad Teilo Llanrhystyd (7th), 5s.: Mr. J. G. Lloyd, mil- liner, Pier-street (6th), 5s.; Mr. Jenkins. butcher, Town Clock (6,th), 5s.: Mr. D. Mason, Blaendole Farm (5th), 5s.; a friend (3rd), 5C. Mr John Richards,'Tynpynfarcli (53rd>. 2s. 6d: Mr. D. R. Jones, Bridge-street (HilO. 2. 6,1.: Mr. Lincoln Jones,' draper, Great Dn>ktr«ir- street (5th), 2s. 6d.; Mr. Lloyd Jenkin. draper. ,G.reati Darkgat40reet (5t»h)', i2s. 6d.:) Nl i J. Thomas Granville, North-parade (4th). 2s 6d: Mr. W7. Lewis. ''Welsh Gazette" (3rd'i. 2<. 61: Mr. Pateman, Llanbadarn (9th)\ 2s.: Abe-. Y.M.C.A. weekly tribute (28th). 5s. 8d.. Aber. Special Constabulary Drill Class (152nd), 5s.: Central Hotel collection box (11th), 5s.; Cor- poration employees (121st). 3s. 6d.: "C;mhrian News" employees (135th). 3s.: Electric Works employees (122nd), 2s. 9d.; Mr. Teviotdalc's employees (133rd), 2s.; Mr. David Watkins' em- ployees (58th). 2s.; total, .£1.172 13s. 3jd. Thirty-three parcels, which 1ncJI1<les four new recipients and one non-smoker and the usual Battery and Ammunition Column monthly par- cel sent this week, cost E12 14s. 8d.; contribu- tions for the week, £ 21 5s. lid. R.S.M. Fear begs to tender his most sincere thanks for the very handsome sum sent this week of JB15 from Tanycae Juvenile Choir, "which he very much appreciates. The account has been audited by Messrs Geo. Eyre Evans and E. W. Thomas and found correct. State- ment, of the same is posted at the entrance to the Public Library for the information of all I concerned.

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a hospital last week-end to see Lieut. Owen Ballinger who has been wounded in the leg. Pleased to say I found him in good health and spirits, he having good hopes in the way of a. trip to Blighty to get over his wound. j am sorry to say that i did not receive the parcel you refer to of a .few months buck, so I am afraid it has gone west. Lance-corporal T. D. Spencer, France.—I was very pieased to receive another parcel from you yesterday. I have been moving lately, but it followed me. H. is very good ol you and the Xi>»*ysi.u*yt.b friends to keep us cliaps supplied with a smoke, and I very much appreciate your kindness. We 4c having quite a heat wave here just now, which soon caused the Cardigan jackets, etc., to be lefi on. I see Sergeant S. Jones, K.E., sometimes; also Private W. H. Jones, M.W.B. I was sorry to hear of the deaths of Hughie Kowe and Lieut. J. Samuel. J. see that the Y.M.C.A. is a suc- cess. It would be a very good thing if 3 had the Skating Rink. Sapper E. Goodwin, France.—I received your ever-welcome parcel yesterday and was very pleased with it, as 1 had run out of cigs. It is a pleasure to have the Y.M. here. I hope the Aber. Y.M.C.A. is successful, as I should be glad to become a member. The weather is beautiful at present, and I hope you are having the same at Aber. Bombardier S. Davies, France.—Your wel- come parcel to .hand to-day and I wish to thank you for it. I also wish to thank you for the kind words you sent. I shall always remember them. I noticed in the Cambrian ews" a few weeks ago that P.C. Richards, Adpar, is to join the colours. I also heard that his brother has been slightly wounded; but I hope he is all right now. Sapper James Lloyd, France.—I beg to acknowledge receipt of the parcel containing cigarettes and to thank you most sincerely and also the kind friends who are supporting you. Your continued kindness makes it difficult for ine to express in words how greatly I appre- ciate the parcels and also the kind words ex- on the cards. We are now in bivouacs in the treuchco -and",can assure you there was great joy among us when the pnrcal arrived. We are having glorious weather. Things are fairly quiet, though we had a rough time of it lately. I met two Penparke boys last week —Private J. D. Hughes, A.S.C., and Driver Davies, It.G.A., and both were looking well; also Driver E. T. Jones, R.G.A., Glanrafon- Farm. I am glad the Y.M.C.A. is prosper- ing at Aber. and I hope this summer will see the end of this terrible war. I have seen some of the American troops who are a fine lot o men. Private Dan Morgan, France.-I received your parcel of cigarettes safely and I thank you and Aber. friends for it. I was pleased to read in the "Cambrian News" that the Y.M.C.A. is doing so well. Gunner J. Edwards, France.-Pleyse accept and convey my warmest thanks to the people of Aber. for the kindness to me in the parcel of cigs. We are on the outskirts of a his- torical ruined city, which was once very pretty, and industrial, but is now a mass of ruins. Although Fritz has gained a little ground, he has had to pay heavily for it, and if he attempts it again it will cost him double, and lie knows it. Private W. H. Harries, France—Many thanks for your welr«HH»fpav'-c?. it Is very kind of you to think of the boys out here, as it is a pleasure to have a parcel from Blighty. The weather is lovely and the country looks beauti- ful it is a shame that this terrible war should spoil it. Private Toul Jones, France.—I received your parcel of cigs. sately and thank you very much for it. They came just before I went into the trenches and they put new life into me and kept me happy all the time. I was sorry to hear of so many Aber. boys having been killed and T think myself lucky to come out alive. I do not think the war will last long now, so you must cheer up and keep the home fires burning. Signaller R. Lewis, France.—A line or two in acknowledgment of parcel received yester- day. The system you have adopted to carry out such work as this is great, and you do not forget knybody, Ro please allow me to congratu-