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Capt. OSMOND WILLIAMS, 0.5.0. HOW A GALLANT OFFICER FELL. Sir Osmond Williams, Lord Lieutenant of Meri- onethshire, whose eldest son, Captain Osmond Williams, D.S.O., of the Welsh Guards, died from wounds received in action in France, had received, in addition to numerous messages of condolence from friends and public bodies in Wales, letters from several brot,tier o/fk-ers teejvfying to his son'6 gallantry on the held, and to his personal popu- larity among all who knew him. One who saw. the advance of the regiment to which lie belonged in taking Hill thus de- scribe3 it:—'T was placed ban-way up the hill and on the flank, and took up «, position at die end of a disused trench, which ran across the tongue of land. The first battalion that came up dropped into this trench and remained there. His battalion then came along. Captain Osmond Williams, D.S.O., commanding the Company, went straight through the other battalion Shouting 'Walet; for ever!' He never faltered, but went straight up under a withering fire and took the German trench on the top and held it. It was splendid. Captain Osmond Williams does not seem to have been wounded then, but later, while drag- ging a wounded man to cover and being in a stooping position, a bullet entered the top of his shoulder and went through the lungs. lie could not be moved that night and had collapsed by morning. Two splendid fellows carried him back under-fire. He lingered until the 30th September, when he succumbed. A general officer who visited him said ;He talked mostly of his men, saying the regiment was simply splendid, the men all heroes. 'Tell my people,' he said, 'I was not last in the trench (as a matteir of fact he was first) and that we held on.' Sir John French came and sat with him. We buried him on Friday. A lot of his friends were there, and the grief among all the cavalry is Intense. He had made such a name for himself. He was a very gallant gentleman, and lie leaves a blank that can never be filled. He had such a wonderful personalty, and was beloved by every- one who knew him. Everyone in the cavalry di- vision adored him. The Hussars dug his grave and carried him to it." A brother officer writm:Never has a death caused more regret in this war, and: never has a 'field' funeral had such an attendance. Four gener- als, all the officers, and 70 or 80 men attejided. He could have had no greater compliment, as funer- als here are so common that half-a-dozen intimate friends is a fair tribute to the dead man. I don't suppose there was a single officer or man more universally known or admired." THROUGH THE RANKS TO DISTINCTION. A correspondent writing to the Times says:— "On leaving Eton during the Boer War Captain Osmond Williams obtained a direct commission in the 19th Hussars, without going through Sand- hurst, and, being a splendid horseman and good all-round athlete, did good service during tho campaign. He went through the Cavalry College on hi3 return home, and was paesed out by Sir R. Baden-Powell, then Inspector-General of Cavalry, as the best of the subalterns then in the British cavalry. While serving on the staff of the General Commanding at the Curragh, Osmond Williams had a fearful smash in the hunting-field, which kept him in bed for a year and necessitated his leaving the Service, he being declared Jo be not even sufficiently sound for the Reserve. Broken- hearted at this ending to his career, he went to the Andes on a shooting expedition, in the hope of recovering his health, and for some years shot and travelled and worked in South America until 1912, when, perfectly sound again, he returned home, and married Lady Gladys Finch-fiatton, daughter of the Earl of Winohilsea. They had not long settled down to a country home, with all the delights accompanying good" health a.nd ample means, when the war broke out. "As the War Office would not entertain his offer of service, of one pronounced unsound, Osmond Williams went off at once to York, where his former major of the 19th Husears, Sir P. Chetwode, was the .oommanding general. There ho enlisted in the Soots Greys, a.nd accompanied that regiment to Flanders, being for a time, dur- ing the retreat from Mons, the orderly of his former brother officer. His excellent service we- cured him promotion to sergeant, and later, after the successes on the Marne, Oimond Wil- liams was the firet, or one of the first, rankers to obtain a commission on the field of battle. As a sub-lieutenant in the Scots Greys he obtained the Distinguished Service Order, and when the new regiment of Welsh Guards was raised, his excel- lent service, and his father's position as Lord Lieutenant of a Welsh county, secured for him a captaincy in the reginvnt. For a few months he worked with his usual zeal in preparing his men for service, but was ever wild to return to the front, where, in due course, he went, with the sad result now reported. Many grand, fetiowe have fallen. But it is doubted if there are many who, after having had to leave the service for ill-health, have, like Osmond Williams, enlisted, and succeeded in fighting their way up with great distinction to a commission and in regain- ing almost the place to which they might have attained had their oareer not been checked by such an accident as that mentioned above."
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HOLYHEAD TOWN HALL TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26th, at 8 p.m. Belgian Artistes' Concerts Dependent on the Anglo-Belgian Committee of the Belgian Red Cross, under the Patronage of H.M. THE QUEEN OF THE BELGIANS, H. S. Lowe, Esq. (High Sheriff of Anglesey); the Chairman (R. Price, Esq., J.P.), and Mem- bers of the Holyhead Urbiyi District Council; Admiral J. Leslie Burr, C.fft.G., M.V.O., and Miss Burr; Captain A. R. Raby, R.N., and Mrs Raby; Major G. Campbell-Johnston and Mrs Campbell-Johnston, Commander T. V. Walker, R.N.R., and Officers, H.M. Naval Base, Holy- head; Captain E. R. McKinstry, R.N.R., and Mrs McKinstry; Captain 0. B. Edwards and Mrs Edwards; A. F. Pearson, Esq., J.P., and Mrs Pearson; H. M. Grayson, Esq., and Mrs Gray- Bon; T. It. Evans, Esq., Consular Agent for France; Dr. T. W. Clay and Mrs Clay. 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In the Apocalyptic vision of the Great Armageddon the three "unclean spirits," the dragon, the beast and the false prophet or teacher, are Austria, Turkey and Germany. In Israel the authoress sees the Anglo-Saxon, the little nation that "should become a thousand and a small one a strong nation." In the prophecy of Isaiah it is seen that when men are in the worst stato of blindness Israel would be found, having been sustained all these years by God, the wealth of the Gentiles pouring into her treasuries, the paths of the sea leading up to her, the colonies bringing in their gold and silver to her in ships from afar, the sons of strangers building up her walls, and the East supplying her with camels and dromedaries. In the prophecy of Esdras the Son is said to be revealed at the time of the great war. England is to possess the "gates of her enemies," the Jews are to return to Palestine under British protectorate. Israel and Judah are to be reunited. 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ITHE DOLBLE NEED OF THRIFT.I
I THE DOLBLE NEED OF THRIFT. I The country, we think, is now thoroughly impressed with the need for wholesale econo- mies to meet the detmands of the war. The awakening has come none too soon. In spite of all warnings-and they were plain and authoritative, as well as frequent—some care- less sections of the community appeared to think that the expenditure of the individual might continue to flow through the same channels, if not, indeed, in the same volume, as was the case in the piping times of peace; and it was distinctly late in the day before the personal duties of the individual to the State came to be recognised in these quarters. But the warnings have by now been backed by the logic of hard facts. The cost of the war is brought home to every member of the community at almost every turn, in increased prices of commodities* in increased charges ani increased demands in every department of our daily lives. What the "cost of living" had begun to bring home to all ranks of the nation, the imposts of the new Budget have further emphasised. Normally, the accepted purpose of taxation is to produce revenue; and, according to the old-established canons of peace-time finance, the merit and justifica- tion of a tax depends upon the ratio of the revenue produced to the cost of collection. But, while the acquiring of revenue remains the principal purpose of the War Budget, new taxes have been imposed under it with the fra.nkly admitted purpose of restraining lavish and unnecessary expenditure on mere luxuries and particularly on foreign imports in this category, as well as with the object of en- forcing upon all classes, with incidence as fair and equal as can be contrived, a general economy. The War Budget has undoubtedly assistol the national awakening; and we may congra- tulate ourselves that with that awakening has come a sounder and wider appreciation of the moral duty of the individual. The new taxes confront many households, both great and small, with real problems which will not be solved without definite sacrifice; and while new sources of revenue are tapped by the in- clusion of incomes of a lower level than ever before within the range of the income tax, a heavy burden is placed upon the broad shoulders of fhe wealthy men of the nation. We do not think that the British people, in spite of some previous slowness to realise the need for serious thrift, could have given a better reception to the War Budget than they have accorded to it. There has been no pro- test or opposition worth talking about from any responsible quarter; and if abolition of particular taxes, such as the halfpenny post- age, have been strenuously demanded, the demand has sprung from no desire on the part of any section of the community to evade its share of the burden. On the contrary, there is a general and evident desire among all classes to "do their bit" by meeting the Exchequer demands as readily and willingly as possible. We trust that the encouraging conditions in which the War Budget was launched will continue, and will survive the payment of its imposts. It must be plain to everyone that the present taxes cannot pos- sibly be the last woill in the war finance demanded by this tremendous struggle of exhaustion with the German "machine." it must also be remembered 'by every member of the community that the cost of the war can only be met by revenue to a fragmentary extent, and that it is the duty of every patriotic citizen to save every penny he can against the day when the National Govern- ment comes again-as it must do—to the British people for further loans of money for the defence of our just cause and our national independence.
GERM A N Y'S FIN AN CES.
GERM A N Y'S FIN AN CES. There can be no doubt that one of the greatest disappointments of the war so far experience] has been the continued financial strength of the enemy. The economic string- ency, which was confidently looked for by tne Allies as the result of their blockade of Ger- man ports. is t > all appearances nearly as far off to-day as it was twelve months ago. It i.nilit, however, be remembered that the actual position of the enemy's resources at the pre- sent time is known only to a very limited number of high State officials, and that the latter have everything to gain by impressing both their own people and the world in gene- ral with its strength. Bearing this fact in mind, it is clear that the recent widely pub- lished story of Dr. Rathenau's successful re- organisation of German industries may reason- ably be taken with the proverbial grain of salt which British readers usually apply to all war-time yarns which hail from America. Our own strict censorship has opened up a very fertile field for the activities of the Berlin Lie Factory in the States, and no story calculated to-impress the world with the in- exhaustible power and resources of Germany can go unsuspected of Teuton authorship or inspiration. It would of course be idle to suggest tnat the whole account of Dr. Rath- enau's activities is a myth. We know enough about the enemy's extraordinary genius for organisation to believe that it contains a very fair representation of at least the out- ward aspect of affairs in Germany. Such an outward aspect of prosperity is not, however, difficult to create in a country with huge internal resources and no foreign mar- ket. The gold which was accumulated in the German banks at the oomipencement of war is still in the country. It is always at the disposal of the Government. By issuing an unlimited supply of paper money they can go on borrowing the country's accumulated wealth indefinitely. It is, however, abun- dantly clear that the true value of such paper must decrease with every issue. Munitions of war, which constitute the Government's main purchases are alike the most perishable and the most speculative of securities. They may turn out a gold mine, or a rubbish heap. They are in fact the raw material cf Victory or Defeat. If turned into the former, the German War Loan subscriber may in time see his money back from war indemnities and conquered territory. If not, his country and himself will be alike hopelessly bankrupt eie all is over. It is the Allies' task to see that the latter fate is assured to them as speedily as possible.
I-_'I IEDITORIAL NOTrts.I
I I I EDITORIAL NOTrts. I I Bangror Eisteddfod Deficit. "L, _-1 T1'I-.U I 1 V.i! 1 ,1 I The committer of tne uangor national fed spent much time at their last meeting in d'e- cussing w.ays and means to meet the deficit. fo enable them to reduce as much as possible the call upon the guarantors they anticipate a contribution from the Ei-teddfod Association, whose principal function, nleverthelers, according to one of t.he .•,[>eakers, is "to guard the interests of the Eis- teddfod," and not to assist committees in financial difficulties. Everyone knows that, owing to be adverse conditions due to the war, the National Eisteddfod at Bangor was doomed to financial failure. The committee could not very well save themselves; whether they decided to abandon the festival or to hold it, as they did, the result would have been pretty much the same. Things, how- ever, turned out better than anticipated, and with the help of the Eisteddfod Association, which will no doubt be forthcoming, the liability of the guarantors will be materially reduced. At the same time, many people will wonder why some members of the committee should be so concerned as to the prec-ioe wa-y in which the association's aid is solicited. The Eisteddfod Association itself is, we hope, not so sensitive as to measure ;.1;s r support by the degree of supplication shown in I appealing for it under very exceptional circum stances. Anglesey and Volunteer Movement. I The Catnarvonshire Volunteer Regiment is in- creasing in strength and making good progress. It is a significant fact that the regiment is the first in WTales to be invited by the War Offioe to undertake active military duties. Whilst so much activity is shown in Carnarvonshire, enthusiasm appears to be lacking in the neighbouring county of Anglesey. From what was gathered at the meeting of the regimental council in Carnarvon yesterday, the main .difficulty in Anglesey is to find someone to take the initiative in the move- ment, and, as is well-known, the Lord Lieutenant (Sir Richard Williams-Bulkeley, Bart.), has for a long time'been engaged on important naval duties. Volunteer regiments have already been formed -n forty out of the fifty-two counties in England and Wales, and it is to be hoped that Anglesey will before long be added to the number.
19th CENTURY REMINISCENCES.
19th CENTURY REMINISCENCES. A correspondent in the North U ales Chronicle of June 28th, 1842, gives some inter- esting foots oolncerning the anc<istoi*j of the Mar- quis of Anglesey. lie sayi:- "The noble family of Anglesey, named Paget, has its origin in Wales from Lewis Bajly, D.D., Bishop oi Bangor, in the reign of James the First. The birth place and the burial place of the Bishop are incorrectly given in the hiographia. and on the monument to hi3 memory in Bangor Cathedral. He was not born .in Carnarvon, but in Scotland, of an ancient family named Bailiic, in the county of Lanark. He came over to England in the suite of King James, took his degrees at Oxford, and became tutor to diaries, Prince of Wales. Being an eminent- preacher he was appointed one of Janice's ohapkuns, and promoted by the King. On his elevation to the See of Bangor in lb 16, the Bishop purchased the domain of Gorsvren, in the parish of Llan- bedr, in Llecliwedd-isaf, and built a fair and handsome mansion for his residence. The Bishop h,, Ls h op dilcd there in 1632, and was buried in the parisii church of blailbedr." < The same correspondent, entering into genealo- gical details, says:- Dr. Bayiy left issue four eons; the eldest, Nicholas, distinguished for hie loyalty during the usurpation, was the grandfather of Sir Nicholas Bayly, of Plas Newydd, created a bar- onet of Ireland in 1730. His wife was Catherine Paget, the last (surviving heir of Henry, 7th Lord Paget, aaid second Lari of Ux bridge. On has decease in 1769, the earldom became extinct, but the barony of Paget being a barony or ffee, devolved on the eldest son of Sir Nicholas Bayly and Catherine Paget, Henry Bayiy, the father of the present (1842) Marquis of Anglesey. V # According to the Plasgwyn MSS. the family of Iiaglial for many generations descended from Meridutlms Niger and Evan Wvddel, in the Ex- Nigtr an d E van Wvddel, in the JFx- tent of Edward III. A.D. 1300. They were "the owners of Plaj Newydd, 111 the oomote of Menai, and retained the estate till the begmning of la?t century, when Nicholas Bagnai left it, ?r?'!f ????f);?) to Edward Bayiy, the fath? er of the before-mentioned Sir Nicholas. Gors- wen still retaine traces of the epl;??c-hoiatsh. e fatiht-, pal mans i oji, and the domain this day form.3 part of the Anglesey possession." A curious incident was reported seventy-three years ago to have occurred a.t a farm in Merion- ethshire. From the details published at the time, it appeared; that Owen Evans, tenant of a farm called Oefn Trevor Fawr, near Talsarnau, had two meadows of hay ready to be carried when one day "A sudden gust of wind whirled the hay to an immense height, and finally bore it off, leaving the meadows perfectly clean. Although a most diligent search was made in the neigh- bourhood for several days, not more than a man could carry 011 his back was recovered. The loss was estimated at from £25 to £ 30." < < < < The Right Rev. Thomas Parry, D.D., who was Bishop of Barbadoes in the early eighties, was a native of Flintshire. He was born at Mold in 1792, his father being rector of Llanferres. He was appointed Archdeacon of Barbadoes, and succeeded to the bi#hppric.-when Bishop Coleride, left. A brother of Bishop Parry edited the Cambro-Briton, a publication issued in London. In the early days before Bangor had its present water supply system, the inhabitants appeared to have depended mostly upon wells in various parts of the town. A suggestion was made in 1842 that a public fountain should be set up in some convenient part of the city, from whence a con- stant supply of pure water would be obtained." Many persons expressed themselves ieady to sub- scribe towards such "an object of great public utility." Moreover, "a fellow-citizen, Mr Hugh Roberts, proffered the use, at a nominal rent, of a large well of excellent water at Park Bach, adjoining the wall of the Bishop's Park, so that the expense would not much exceed the cost of laving down a main pipe and the fountain." Bangor was much concerned in the same period about public lighting, and were anticipating the formation of a gas company in the city. Mr Hugh Roberts, the gentleman referred to in the previous paragraph, "opened comrnunication with several of the gas companies and fitters-up, with a view to ascertaining the probable cost, which is very moderate, and other requisite matters pre- paratory to the formation of a company." The project received general support, and some years later gasworks were established in the city.
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. I
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. I FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8th. REGULAR FORCES. R. Welsh Fus.—H. L. Harries to be temp. Sec. Lt. (Sept. 10). TERRITORIAL FORCE. R. Welsh Fus. Lt..Oot C- Hurlbutt resigns his comm. on account of ill-health (Aug. 15). SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9th. TERRITORIAL FORCE. R. Welsh Futs.-See. Lt. N. M. Harrop to be temp. Lt. (July 22); Sec. Lt. D. C. Johihson is &eoa. for duty with a Provl. Bn. (Oct. 1(); Capt. F H. Borthwick to be temp. Maj. (Sept. j); Qrinr. and Hon. Lt. F. Baker resigns his comm.; F. Baker (late Qrmr. and Hon. Lt.) to bo Lt. (temp.); Lt. Baker to be temp. Oapt. (Oot. 10); Oapt. K. Griffith to be temp. lVlaj.; Lt. J. H. S. Roberts to be temp. Oapt. (Aug. 10); Lie. to be temp. Capts.:—iv. A. D. Evans, E. W. alker, R. M. Humphreys (Aug. 10); Sec. Lts. to be temp. Lt.. :-D. R. Hailstone, H. G. Price, I. '1; Lloyd- Jones (Aug. 10). A supplement to the London Gazette, issued on Saturday night, contained the following:— "Welsh Regiment. Temporary Captain Richard Lloyd George to be adjutant, dated May 10th, 192,5.11 MONDAY, OCTOBER 11th. REGULAR FORCES. Royal Welsh FusiUers.-Capt. C. A. Acton (Res. of Otfrs.) (since killed in action) to be temp. Maj. (July 19th); Temp. Lt. M. M. Lewis to be temp. Capt. (July 19th); Temp. Sec.-Lt. R. E. Ruck- Keene to be temp. Lt. (July 19th); B. Jones to be temp. Sec.-Lt. (iSeptember 3rd). TERRITORIAL FORCE. Royal Welsh F -See. -Lt. F. P. L. Man- nock, from Cheshire Regiment, to be Sec.-Lt. (October 12th). TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12th. REGULAR B'ORCES. R. Welsh Fusiliers.—A. N. Griffiths to be temp. Sec. Lieut. (Oct. 7th). LOCAL RESEBVK. R. Welsh Fusiliers.—E. Evans to be temp. Sec. Lieut. (Sept. 28th). SPECIAL RESEHVE OF OFFICERS. Royal Anglesey Royal Engineers.—H. Viner to be Sec. Lieut. (on prob.), (Oct. 13th). WEDNESDAY, OCT. 13th. REGULAR FORCES. R. Welsh Fus.—To be temp. S-ee. Lts.T. J. Evans, II. E. Van Derplank, H. S. N minor ley, J. T. Williams. A. B. Brotherton, E. F. Moss, C. D. Jonee, G. H. Jennings, Ll. 11. Jones (Sept. 25); H. Llewellyn-Jones (Sept. 29). TERRITORIAL FORCE. Welsh (Carnarvon) Royal Garrison -Artillerv. Lt. R. Williams, from Unattd. List for T.F., to be Lt. (temp.) (Oct. 14); Lt. R. Williams to be t-emp.1 Copt. (Oct. 14). R. Welsh Fuis.-Lt. E. H. G. Roberts is seed, for duty with a Prov. Bn. (Oct. 14).
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Viscount and Viscountess Falmouth were amongst the mourners a.t the funeral of Oaptain Lord Petre, of the Coldstream Guards, at Brent- wood on Saturday, morning. Lord Justice Bankes attended the memorial ser- vice for Sir George Farwell at Lincoln's Inn Chapel on Tuesday,
ROLL OF HONOUR.
ROLL OF HONOUR. Captain NORMAN SINCLAIR 5TEWART (Killed). A GALLANT END. Captain Norman Sinclair Stewart, 2nd Bat- talion The Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment), who was killed in action in Flanders, on Septem- ber 30th, was the second son of the late Captain N. P. Stewart and of Mrs Stewart, of Parkstone, Dorset (formerly of Plas Lodwig, Bangor). Cap- tain Stewart, who was 31 years of age, joined the 1st Battalion Royal Scots in 1904, was promoted lieutenant in 1908, and gazetted captain in November, 1914. He came home from India with his battalion that month, and went to France in December, and on arrival was transferred to the 2nd Battalion, with which he served con- tinuously until his death. In June last he was mentioned in Sir John French's despatch amongst those who had rendered gallant and distinguished service. The following is an extract from a letter re- ceived from one of Captain Stewart's men:— "We went to the trenches Oil; September 29, had a very hard fight on Thursday, and lost our brave captain—N. S. Stewart. He was killed whilst bombing a party of Germans. Previous to being killed he was wounded in the ear, and one through the left wrist, but he refused to come away. Then he was shot through the head, and one through the chest, poor fellow. He was standing on the top of the parapet, throwing bombs, when he was killed. He had been recom- mended for something for his gallant conduct on the pervious Saturday, September 25th, when we lost ten officers and about 300 men. He was such a nice, brave, cool officer, and wouldn't ask his men to do anything he couldn't do himself. In fact, he was too brave to live, and his death has cast a dark gloom over all the battalion, as he was so popular with everybody, and it is par- ticularly felt in 'C" Company, as his men would follow him anywhere." We are glad to state that Captain Nigel Stewart, who was wounded on June 16th, at Hooge and invalided home for the second time since the commencement of the war, has now le- covered and rejoined his regiment.
ILieutenant T. B. ROGERS,…
Lieutenant T. B. ROGERS, R.N.R. In the Naval casualty list issued yesterday Lieut. Thomas E. Rogen, R.K.R., was announced as having been killed while on active service, and the sad news was received with much regret by his friends in Bangor. Lieut. Rogers was the son of the late Mr Thomas Rogers and of Mrs Evans, Creigfryn, Garth, Bangor. and a grandson of the late Mr Rogers, builder, of Penypa-rc, Beaumaris. He wa.s for ma.ny years in the service of the Pacific Steam Navigation Company, in command of one of their mail Ft earn era on the west coast of South America. Soon after the outbreak of war Mr Rogers was over in this country and entered the Naval ser- vice, being commissioned as lieutenant. When he periodically visited his native town Mr Rogers, who was a keen golfer, regularly played on the Bangor links. He Ieav" a wife and two young children. Lieut. CEMLYN JONES (Wounded). Lieut. Cemlyn Jones, son of Mrs Cemlyn Jones, of Bryn Bella, Petunaenmawr is re- ported to have been wounded. He was attached to the Territorial Force before war was de- clared, and, after a period of service with the 6th Batt. R. W.F., joined the Royal Flving Corps. He is 27 -years of age. Iiit; brotber, Lieut. Wynn Cemlyn Jones, who was marriol last year to a daughter of Mr6 Owen Owem, of Tynyfoel, Penmaenmawr, is attached to the Royal Welsh Fusiliera. t Lieut. J. M. J. EVANS (Wounded). We regret to announce that Lieut. and Adju- tant J. M. J. Evans, 1st Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, son of Col. and Mrs Lloyd Evans, of Broom Hall, Chwilog, has been wounded a second time in action. Early in the war Mr Evans was dangerously wounded, but happily recovered, and was able to return to duty. After the recent operations his parents received a telegram from the War Office stating that he had been seriously wounded on September 25th, being hit no less than four times, and had been admitted to the British Red Cross Hospital at Rouen. We are glad to state that Mr Evans is getting-on weli, and hopes to be moved soon to England. Colonel Lloyd Evans is at present in command of the 19th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, who are now training in the South of England. Lieutenant ARNOLD, Llandudno I (Wounded). Mr and Mrs W. Arnold, of Llandudno, learnt last week that their eon, Lieutenant W. Arnold, had been wounded in Flanders, a.nd was in the base hospital. Lieutenant Arnold is one of four brothers who enlisted for the war, an d was in charge of a machine-gun. section in ibe firing line. His younger brother, Corporal Frank Arnold, was wounded a. couple of months ago, and is now invalided home.
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INCOME TAX COLLECTION
INCOME TAX COLLECTION THE LIABILITY OF EMPLOYERS. I There is to be no getting out of paying he newly-dmpoeed income tax. After March 31st next, the tax of all employed persona will be payable quarterly, ajid-t-hi.3 its oee of the, eurpriser, in the Finance Bill-unlefis it is paid promptly within one month after demand, the collector will go to the employer for it. Should, however, the collector meet with no success in this quarter, the tax may be recovered as a debt due to his Majesty from the employer. According to clause 25 of the Bill, if the employee ^does not pay up, the commissioners are ei-npowexod to serve notice upon the employer directing him "to pay over to the commissioners, as the remuneration of the per- son employed becomes due, such proportion of that remuneration (not exceeding one-quxrter thereof) as may be required1 by the notice until the amount due is satisfied."
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Amongst those present in St. Peter's Church, Eaton Square, London, on Saturday af ternoon, .t a service in memory of Lieut.-Uolonet A. C. Egerton, let CokLstream Guards, were Colonel Lord Harlech, Welsh Guards, Major the Hon. Henry Ormeby-Gore, and Sir Osmond and Lady Williams.
THE ZEPPELIN RAID.
THE ZEPPELIN RAID. HEAVY LIST OF KILLED AND WOUNDED The following- official announce ment was is- sued last night;- The War Office announce that a fleet of hostile airehiips visited the Eustevn Counties and a portion of London area last night and dropped bombs. Anti-aircraft guns of the Royal Ficil Ar- tillery attached to the Central Force were in action. An airship was eeen to heel over on its side and to drop to a lower altitude. Five aeroplanes of the Boyal Flying Corps went up but owing to the atmospheric condi- tions only one aeroplane succeeded in locat- ing an airship. This aeroplane, however, was unalble to overhaul the airship before it was lost in the fog. Some houses were dauiaged anpi several fires started, but no serious damage was caused to military material- All fires were soon got under by the fire bri- gade. The following military casualties, in addition to the one announced last night have been re- ported :— 14 KILLED AND 13 WOUNDED. The Home Office announce the following casualties, other than the military casualties re- ported above:— KILLED. MEN 27 WOMEN 9 CHILDREN 6 TOTAL 41 INJURED. MEN 64 WOM EN 30 CHILDREN 7 TOTAL 101 Of these casualties 32 killed and 95 injured were in the London area, and these figures in- clude those announced last night.
ST. PADARN^S CHURCH, LLANBERIS.
ST. PADARN^S CHURCH, LLANBERIS. The re-opening of St. Padarn's Church, Llan- beris, takes place to-morrow (Saturday), w! j n the new addition to the church will be dedicated by the Bishop of Bangor. A memorial window to the late Mr Assheton Sniitli will also be dedicated.
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Sir Henry Jonee, of Glasgow University, is about to make an extensive tour through Walea in order to address recruiting meetings. The arrangements for the tour are being made by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, St. Stephen's Chambers, Westminster. Lieutenant-Colonel Ivor Bowen, commanding the 1st Battalion London Welsh, lias been appoint* od Judge Advocate General for the Western Command.
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