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Salop Food Exhibition. INTERESTING DEMONSTRATIONS. 8irT." Bowen Bowen-Jones, Bart., pre- sided at the opening by the Mayoress of Shrewsbury of an exhibition of food stuffs held in Shrewsbury on Thursday. The exhi. bition had for its object the widening of the public interest in the work the Salop Educa- tion Committee, through its Agricultural Oomimttee and other agencies, is doing for producing and improving the production of dairy and vegetable products. Mr. Edric Druoe, agricultural adviser, and Vr. G. T MaHhouse made the arrangements, and the exhibit-on was a striking display of cheese, butter, eggs, potatoes, etc. There were also demonstrations in cheese-making and poultry trussing. Supporting Sir Bowen were Lord ond Lady Harlech, the Mayoress of Shrews- bury (Mrs. Meeson Morris), the Chairman of the County Education Committee, Mr. W. H. Smith, etc. Sir Bowen, dealing with the work done by the County Council in connec- tion with food production, said he thought it would be admitted that they had not been idle in trying to advance in a practical way the food production of the county. The Mtilyore" in declaring the exhibition open, said food production was one of the most vital matters of the day, quite equally with muni- tion making or any other department, the war hat* called into being. Here, woman had shown great usefulness in helping to provide food- for the nation. When they looked back after thf war, they would have reason to be proud of the way in which the food problem, which threatened at one time to be so acute, had been mastered.—Lady Harlech, moved a. vow of thanks to Sir Bowen and the Mayoress. —Mr. Smith, in seconding, said that from the begihrmg of the war there was no county education authority which rose more promptly to the occasion than Shropshire, or carried, out aiore effectively improvement in the pro- duction of food both in quantity and. quality. (Applause.)—The motion was carried.

HTIPYN 0 BOB PBTIY. 1101 I firs 110 NOT ncassamy SIUU THE OFIKIORB EXPRESSEID I BY WiLrrUg IN THIS OOLVUN.) No feature of the visit of the American airmen to Llangollen last week--or for the matter of that to North Wales generally—will remain more vividly impressed on their memories than the proceedings at the Hand Hotel, where they were entertained by Lieut.- Jooelyn Fotllkes Jones, R.A.F., prior to the resumption of their journey to Bangor. Mr. J. S. Shaw has the happy knack of doing these things remarkably well" and he was at his best on;Thursdav so thaf the Americans left fully assured that Kaiser Bill cannot hold np the Llangollen Hand. And the feast, of i rea,aon and flow of soul that followed the ( I-anch ws S just what :t >Itmi Id be — bright, breezy, a.nd bracing. Lieut. Foulkes Jones askecit,ho company to honour the health of the King, a proposal received with i-iriging cheers.. The young lieutenant- who was on the eve of returning to the front where he has greatly distinguished hiinself-indiilged in fine flights of oratory, reminiscent of his experi- ences in the air of Italy, as he dwelt upon the gracious helpfulness of Queen Mary and the brave British qualities of King George and the rest of the Royal family. Nor could he sit down without paying tribute to the splendid qualities Americans have displayed ever since they (C got going" in the West; providing the' Berlin Moloch with a, New World to Conquer that, unlike Alexander of old time, he never sighed for. I The toast of the .health of President Wilson could not have been placed in better hands than in those of Mr. H. Birch, chairman of the Urban Council; a.nd the compa.ny received it with unbounded enthusiasm. In dark days, he reminded us. we needed telling to "keep smiling"; but President Wilson never needed to be told to mo-ving." He was always hustling, and he knew precisely the right mo- ment to- bittt in in Europe. Americans were pouring into France by hundreds of thou- sands, not an unequipped rabble, but furnish- ed down to" the last button." and there was no questioning the fact that they had provided the decisive factor in the war, coming in when they did. All honour then, to our gallant comrades and to the statesman who, with such consummate tact and ability, occupied the foremost position amongst the citizens of the great republic of the West. The speaker con- cluded with allusions to President Wilson, in words that suggest, if he did not quote, others of the jpoet: He knew the time at which to take Occasion by the hand and make The bonnds of Freedom wider yet." Needless to say the health was honoured with vociferous cheers that were re-echoed from Din&s Bran. « » "It was right here," as a visitor remarked, "that Alderman Perkins came out Strong." As chairman of the organizing committee he felt, in full: measure the burden of respon- sibility placed upon him as guide, philoso- pher and friend" of the visiting airmen; but he found it impossible not to indulge feelings of irresponsible jubilation, as he asked the company to honour the toa-st of the Allied Air Force." In his opinion, and in those of ik rajjidly increasing army of critics, the war is being won in the air; and this assurance appropriately paved the way for the reminder that American airmen are jOst in the first flight, in the youngest and most effective of the services. They never miss a chance, are as keen as- mustard," and are commanding Aces," so quickly and stirely that, they had DO need to bluff they held the cards, and, in the air, the German knaves were entirely outclassed. At this the company cheered and cheered again; and, who shall say there were not more prospective "Aces" in the Hand that day than even the most astut- poker player is supposed to hold at one and the same time? • » • # At this stage there was a very pleasant di- version, provided I think by Major White, a tribute being paid to the beautiful harmony that had, so to speak, been spatchcocked be- tween the toasts. The famous Llangollen Quartette (Messrs. Parry 'ancl Edwards, with Mrs. Turner and Miss Edwards) sang the Star-Spangled Banner," and other musical selections included favourite Welsh airs, and the speaker was good eaough to say that the quartette with their pianist, Mr. D" Rees Thomas, had given a performance equal to those which, as a. musical critic, he had been accustomed to describe in opera in New York; adding, as the highest praise of all, that the best compliment he could pay them under the circumstances, was to say that they had niade ar eptendid luncheon seem a lot more appetising. In this connection, it is good to know that the organtsors of the event were able at so short a notice to provide so good a musical programme. The idea had been to secure the services of a talented harpist to play in Welsh costume to the visitors; but harpists, just now, are rare in the land. Time was when in the hall of the historic hotel the notes of the king of instruments al- ways sounded during dinner; now the last minstrel appears to have departed. However this may be, it is good to know that the living voice is still as potent a force to charm as ever in the town, < Mr. Dennison (the genial American Consul at Liverpool), who is an old friend at Llané gollen, was in his happiest veSn in proposing &e tout of !Mont. Jl,n Jones, reminding the company of his apprpaching depa.ure for Italy, and wishing him the best of Luck and safe return to the prettiest Valley in the world," a sentiment which the Americans cordially applauded. It was recalled, by. the way; that the number of Llangollen lads who are now serving with the R.A.F. is exception- ally large in proportion to the total serving with the Colours from the town; and the in- fluence of the visit is sure to be apparent in a further addition to the number of wings gain- ed bv local airmen in the not distant future. Mi. Dennison had many other kind things to isay, ere the local entertainers conducted the party on a tour of inspection round the Sons of the locality," or such of them as I time permitted them to inspect. At Plas Newydd, the airmen were photographed bv Mr. Percy Clarke, with the. old oak-timbered house, as a background the commanding! tofBeer being presented With an enlargement of ) the picture within 90. minutes of the button being preswd. Now &t'8q'Í1ite smart," said M?or *?it. in accepting it. You?re Mming along some at LlaagoUen: Mtd cer- ?°-?<?? ???a ?<? M &U ? .B?S M? re- ceived us so heartily that as many of Us as possible will come again when peace is de- clared; and you wont have to wait long for that." Thus a memorable visit ended memor- ably. HWPA GLYlq. t

The National Liberal Federation meetings were held in Manchester on Thursday and Friday, when Sir George Limn, Newcastle, was elected chairman of the Executive. Reso- lutions were passed in favour of the effective prosecution of the war until a just and lasting peace is secured; a League of Nations and a limitation of armaments as the greatest secur- ity for the maintenance of ?-me when once, it has come; the abolition, or &t least the na.r- tial abolition, of secret diplomacy,by the Par- liamentary ratification of treaties involving the risk of war a, preferential claim on national funds for those who have borne the i heat and burden of the day where it falls more fierceIv, and for their dependents; the abolition of D. O.R.A. and all its ramifications into personal liberty and trading enterprise at the first moment the safety of the State will permit; an honest scheme of national finance I which will make us pay our debts as quickly as we can; the speedy redemption of a debt of a different kind which the law of the land itself already acknowledges to Ireland; and a very emphatic and decided adherence to Free Trade, coupled with an utter repudiation of a prolongation of hostilities, after victory has been won, by an economic boycott Mr Llovd I George was incidentally referred to by one delegate as the leader whom we loved long since but lost awhile." On Friday Mr. As- quith, who was the gueat of Lord Crewe, at Crewe Hall, addressed a great meeting in the Free Trade Hall.- Mr. Asquith dealt with the war situation, saying the party would give every help to victory; he deprecated a war- time general election, claimed that Liberal principles were still operative in the moulding of policy, urged the immediate urgency of dealing adequately with the Irish problem, and of restoring domestic freedom after peace, declared for the advantage of free trade, though it mightbè necessary to apply an ieconomic boycott of Germany,, advocated the development of machinery for the happier re- lationship of employers and employed and fn. dustrial reform, and concluded by saying: We can neither go back to the past nor rest in the present, but out of the lessons and th« experience of both we can build up a worthier yfabric for the future Of bu_gl*nfty It

FACTS AND FANCIES. Mr. George Moore has his own solultion of the Irish problem. "Build a causeway from Ireland to Scotland, and another from Wex- ford to tua nearest point in Wales. Pump out the water between them, and create one new Island out of two!" It is a brilliant scheme (if it could be carried out) but what would become of the Cambrian "coast" re- i sorts? However, we do not think we need have much anxiety about its early consum- mation. According to our esteemed contemporary the Cambrian News "the wages payable for employment in summer of male, workmen j in agriculture shall be not less than wages at the following minimum rates, that is to say: For male workmen of 14 and under 15 years of age 14s. for 54 years." In Cardiganshire obviously it does not pay to go on the land at that tender age But we understand now what South Wales farmers mean when, in ad- vertising for young helpers they offer a per- manency." In connection with the Lloyd George film, insurance amounting to £ 197,000 has been effected by the producers against various con- tingencies which might possibly affect thei value of the film. One of these contingencies is a decline in the Premier's popularity. The policy insures the continuance of Mr. Lloyd George as Premier to the end of the year at a premium of 20s. per cent. In other words, in the- opinion of Lloyd's, the odds on Mr, Lloyd George retaining bis post for the period named are 100 to 1. < Journalism has acquired a Royal recruit in the King of Siam, who contributes an article oil the Freedom of the Selts to the journal of the Royal Navy League of Siam. Other kings have tried their hands at the art,, not- ably Napoleon III., who wrote or inspired in- numerable articles in the Press; but none would seem to have been so pleased by his own cleverness as Louis XIII., who, when Riqho- lieu started the Gazette de France," used to turn out elaborate little paragraphs, which he took to the printing office himself and saw set up in type. » The successor to Sir Francis Lloyd as General Commanding the London District does not figure in Who's Who," though he is a. distiniguished ma.n (says Clubman in the Liverpool Daily Post and Mercury "). He is curiously opposite to his, predecessor in ap- pearance; being tall, ruddy of complexion, with light sandy hair, and he wears gold spect- acles whilst Sir Francis possesses coal-black hair and moustache, is dapper beyond any other soldier of to-day, and looks like a minia- ture Kitchener, at five feet nine. and twelve stone. Both are popular, but the new-comer will be less of a speaker and more of a director than his predecessor. European swallows winter in Africa, from the oases of the Sahara to the Cape of Good Hope (sa.ys The Times"). If this were all we knew about the winter home of the swal- lows that nest with us it would leave a wide margin of uncertainty. But within the last few years three swallows marked in Britain h?. b?en found duMng our winter or early r three di fferent ,S ta' of the sonch spnng in thr? d?er?nt States of the South lp f Union.' A Staffordshire bird was re- covered in Natal, one from Lancashire in the uape Province, and. one from Ayrshireiu the range Free State. This last was captured aa late m the se"'On March 16; and th? datesuggests, for what ? single instance is worth, *at,- once our. t?aHows leave "their winter qu?rt?rs, they do not linger long on the way but cour? through Africa with the same amrtefhv,od^I^l2 IT xv £ 'i,Ch we see *"» Qrnve n thIS Cntr

Mr. Arthur Powell, K.C., is the new Re- corder of Wolverhampton. A men wearing eight shirts was sent to prison for being in unlawful possession of seven of them and four more that he had not i got on;h The Minister of Information ha.s'appointed I the Earl of Lrtton to be the British _point?ed? sioner for Propaganda in France. He leaves for Paris shortly to take up his duties. Some boys at Netherton, Worcestershire, were plying at soldiers and constructed a dug-out ill a cinder mound. The top collap- sed and' buried two boys, one being Jailed and .the pthor injured,

BORDER NEWS IN BRIEF Denbighshire. Mr. Edward Jones, Chief Constable of Den- bighshire, has just entered upon his 45th year of service, and now holds the record for length if service in the history of the Force. At Colwyn Bay railway station last week a presentation of an illuminated address was made to the Rev. William Hughes, of the African Institute, Colwyn Bay, on leaving to embark for the Cameroons, as a missioner. There were seven candidates for the ap- pointment of parish clerk at Penycae in place of Mr. Philip Pickering, who has resigned on his removal to Oswestry, and Mr. Jonathan Francis, Post Office, has been chosen to fill the position. The three Denbighshire County Exhibitions of C25 per annum awarded to boys have been won by Lawrence Bullin, Joseph Hugheg, and Donald Reid, Wrexham. The work of all three in the higher certificate stage is very highly commended in the report of the Central Welsh Board. L. Bullin headed the county list, and won distinction in each of his four subjects, and the two others each obtained three distinctions. The funeral took place on September 25 at Wrexham Cemetery, of Mr. Thomas Vaughan, Maesgwyn Road, Wrexham; late Deputy Chief Constable of Denbighshire. The three police divisions of the county were represented, and the chief mourners were Mrs. Vaughan (widow), Mr. Walter Vaughan (brother), Mr. Palmer (brother-in-law), and other relativeg. There were also present Mr. Edward Jones (Chief Constable), Mr. J. Tippett (Deputy Chief Constable), Supt, Beresford (Colwyn Bay), Inspector Harvey (Ruthin), ex-Inspector Bagshaw (Tremeirchion), together with a posse of the Wrexham and District Constab- ulary, under the charge of Inspector Rees. The bearers were Sergt. Worthington, Sergt. Williams, Sergt. Rowlands, Acting-Sergt. Pendlebury, P.C. (24) Glen and P.C. (20) Davies. Flintshire. Buckley Urban Council have appointed Mr. Newton Hughes, Buckley; a discharged sold- ier, as fuel overseer at £100 a year. Joseph Hughes has been awarded the schol- arship of C,30 open to candidates from the Maelor district of Flintshire. Flint County Council have decided to con- tinue the negotiations with the Government I for the latter to take irl hand the improvement of the navigable facilities of the Dee estuary. A scheme for infant welfare centres in the principal towns of the county was adopted, and an additional rate of 2jd. in the pound was levied to meet the increased wages of [ county employees. Montgomeryshire A bout £ 60 h&s been raised by a concert at Machynlleth for the Welsh Heroes' Memorial, Upwards of £ 120 was raised at an annual church bazaar at Llandinam on Thursday, opened by Lt.-Col. Ba^kervipe. Montgomeryshire Farmers' Union at New- town, last week, protested against the com prices fixed by the Government and against t.he calling up of more men from the land. At a meeting of Montgomeryshire Butchers' Association at Newtown, last week, it was re- ported that nearly all the butchers in the county had joined the organisation. At Forden Rural District Council on 'Wed- nesday, the Rev. E. A. Drew was welcomed as the representative of Trelystan. colli- plaints were made of the bad state of the roads owing to lack of labour, and it was r -c- gfeeted German prisoners might be employed. An inquiry was received from the Disablement Committee as to housing conditions; Dr. R. D. Thomas, medical officer, drew attention to its important bearing on public health, and eventually Capt. J. Murray Naylor, and Messrs. Ed. Davies, Felindre, and W. Davies, inspector, were deputed to represent the Coun- cil at a conference at Welshpool. It was also agreed to pay the Briedden Granite Quarry ,4s. per ton increase for stone. Shropshire. The sum of JE60 has been raised for the Nur- sing Association by a rummage sale at Pen-y- Bryn, Ford. Bishop's Castle Rural Council have, it is j reported, "decided to raise the best work- men's wages to 28s. per week, the remainder to be paid accordin to merit." i Market Drayton Guardians passed a resolu- tion last week urging the Government to stop reckless expenditure in wages in Govern- ment contracts as such expenditure is largely responsible for strke." Whitchurch Rural District Council has de. clined to accede to the request of the Food Commissioner to combine its Food Control administration with that of the urban district, as uniformity was already gained by consulta- tion. At the Shrewsbury County Police Court on Monday, before Mr. T. W. Bromley, Ann Julian Rosamond Evans, 19, whose home is at Llangynog, near Oswestry was charged with stealing £ 12 10s., the monies of her aunt, Mrs. Eleanor Edwards, 4, Rosehill, Berwick, Shrewsbury, on Saturday. The accused had stayed with her aunt for a week and after she had left on Saturday the money was missed from a drawer in a bedroom. The girl was ar- rested in Shrewsbury the same afternoon by P.C. Lewis, BotHrre Heath, and admittel the theft. She had spent all the stolen money except H's. her purchases including a bicycle for which she paid £ 9 18s. It was stated that the money was locked in a cash box in the drawer in the bedrooto.—Evrras was remand- ed in custody until October 10.

Sir Edgar Jones, M.P., has been appointed Intelligence and Diplomatic Agent by the Welsh Association of Tinplate Manufacturers, this being a new and interesting commercial departure. The Deputy Controller of Petrol has in structed summonses against a Liverpool firm for using petrol to convey a wedding partv to and from church to be withdrawn as the parties in contracting the marriage were per forming a. public duty. Shipping losses for August show an increase of 3,904 tons on July. But for British losses from enemy action it is the best month sincg September, 1916, while the sailings from ports in the United Kmgdoaa show a substantial in-, creaks