Llangollen Advertiser Denbighshire Merionethshire and North Wales Journal

Wrexham Burning Fatality. MOTHER'S BRAVE EFFORT. Gwn Dora Cocker, aged six, diagiiMar of rfS. £ th«l Cocker, of fealop Terrace, GI" afteM, Rliosddu, VVresham died hi the Wrexham iTiiiitritiry on ThurB- day, as the result of bunas received on the j^pvious I'uc*>day. 1" appears that the girl's grandmother, who III ac invalid, iiveo with Mrs. Cocker in Greenfield, ?ud the little girl went, into her bedroom and endeavoured to reach the rnantiepiece on which a broocn was rest- ing. In doing so her clothing became ignited and she was soon in fl-iracs. Her mother rushed to her aid aDd wrapped her ,il a. blanket, medical assistance wat, procured, arid la'ter the child was taken to the Infirmary. The burns, however, were extc-sive and the child died on Thursday. Much sympathy is felt with the family in the sad loss they have sustained. At the inquest on Saturday a verdict of death from shock the result of bums sUcitained accidentally was returned. 4 ——————

RUABON PETTY SESSIONS. Friday, before Messrs. R. R. Jones, Christmas Jones, C. Morgan, and D. W. Roberts. James Wainwright, of the Boat House Inn. Erbis- took, was fined £;1 plus witness' for using a gun for the purpose of taking game without having i game certific" ôe. Defendant had a gunTcence and was found cn land occupied by Mr. Eugh Peel. -y direction of the divisional Court (to,rhom a. cps, hud been stated), the Magistrates iined J. S. j Btthel, 26, New BaH View, Ituabon, and Bruesb Ed- wards, 31, New iiall View, R-rbon, for jaterfertag .with a coiEu.unioabion c&rd on he Giexl Wœtrn .R.s?w&?. It a!)erL tb?.t he action of ".he A&, of Par'ja-meM under which the prccpedings T'er? taken appeared to limit offences to tr?ms travelling mcto than twenty miles without etopp&g. The t?in up,-?i which defendants' travelled stopped every few miles. and k r the Ttaliway Omr'any it was proved that if this section of the Hallways Act was not upheld, any oas could pull the coaimusioaticn cord when and how I fchey chose.

WREXHAM COUNTY POLICE | COURT. Tuesday, Mr. A. E. Evans presiding. I' PIT BOYS' AGES. Two boys ur/or the a ;e of 16 were çharged by the Wrexham and Acton QtUiery Corni iny w'th obtain- ing money by false pie&ences. The charge against defeadanfe was that they obtained L-xg- pay by i falsely static* their ages. A number of witnesses j 'having been called; the clerk ruled thai the evidence was wanting in oert»,;a technioai proof, uici fceth cases ] were dismissed. j

i *■ ■ i ii »rTJBn WREXHAM BOROUGH; MAGISTRATES COURT. I ü! C. Monday. His Worship the Mayor (Councillor L. B. Rowland) presiding. In the adjourned case in which a boy was charged ,vit.li stealing a cake belonging to Mr. Clarke, baker, Mount Street, the Bench sent defendant to the train- i iiig ship Clkt the father to contribute 23. tid. per j week. MOTHER AND ftCSN. ,) The 'efts'? ;n which Frances Kaloney, 5, Brewery j Place, summoned her SOD, John J'aloney, for assault, I lias, agam adjourned top a Tuoat-h. I THEFT OF A WATCH AND CHAIN, I Eliz. McDermott, until recently residing at 8, Bagle I Street, and M: s. flelina Parry, Eagle Street, were charged jointly with stealing a. watch and chain, the I property cf Mrs. FaaTly Roberts, widow, of 8, Ea-"e j Street.—Mrs. Eoberts &?a.t€d th?t i.? A?ust l?t Mrs. j McDermott was turned out of her mother-in-law's 1 house, and witness took pity on her and allowed her I to stay with her. After she left tfftness missed tha watch :1Ild chain. I Mr. Horton, pawnbroker, said' that McDermott I pawned tie watch with him and Parry the chain. I The charge ap-tinst, Mrs. Parry, who eaid she pawned jI the chain at the request of lueDencoit, was dismissed, f but Mrs. McDermott, who the magistrates considered I had abused the confidence and k'-ndaess of Mrs. •A Roberts was sent to prison for one month with hard I labour.

PENYCAE. I LARGE COLLECTION.—AT, Saltem Welsh Baptist Chapel the sum of B152 10s. was realised &s the armilaJ collection. POTATO DISEASE.—As Penycao is.an in- fected area, t;he GoverEarenifc have ondevc-l that only tubers not liable to the disease aro -?,3 be used for pi-anting- in the distri_ ct. Meeting* have been held recently, attended by peopl,, jIl- I teracted in allotments and gardens, -"t Mr: I WiF,m Lewis, Inspector of the Board of A-gri- and exhibited samples of I potatoes irnmunj dineme. j I LLANSJLIN, I BELATED TIDINGS .—New3 has just been I received by his parents that Signaller John Ellis, Au6t!-a'li&? FiRld Artillery (3(>n of Mr. and Mrs. Ev&n EHis, Tynyfron, Uansilin), who had been awaraed the M?M't&ry Medal and *?he Croix de Guerre, was killed on November 3rd, 1918, on tfII Pommerml and Le Cateau road. He was mrrydnig a. message when he met. his death. Bdr. G. W. Lloyd writes" A shell must have burst close to him as he was going along the road. He had two small wounds in his head end death must have been instantaneous, 'a.nd the cheery smilo tihiat we 0-1 knew so well was gtill there. A more s*raiKlvi-hvin-,< hon"'t good fellow tihan Jack never lived."

The National Farmers' Union explain that the grant of the weekly half-holiday to agri- cultural labourers was the act of the Agricul- tural Wages igoard, And not of the Union.

[ WREXHAM. [The. local office of the 'Border Counties Advertizer" 1 is at Bolder Press, Egerton Street, where all com- muiiic&tioiii- shouL be addressed to Mr. G. G. JLerry, j local reprt-feucfitt-ive. j j DIED IN CAPTIVITY. Mr. Percy Howell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Howell, j Bhosrobin Boad3 who was taken prisoner May 27, 1918, has died in captivity. PRESENTATION.—The Committee of the Canjbrian Iron Works War Savings Assoeia- j tion have decided to discontinue, owing to the decrease in the number of the employees. The members presented the secretary, Mr. Frank Davies, with a handsome gold albert with an inscribed pendant as a token of their appreciation. Mr. Isaac Jones, chairman, made the presentation. THE PANTOMIME. It is believed the j j receipts reach four figures. It is hoped to j raise the expenses by means of a popular draw j for thQ "Cinderella" pony. At the final performance, on Saturday night, Miss Marion Davies was presented with a gold wristlet watch from the chorus, and a purse of gold from the stewards. The children were #aeh presented with a Treasury not-e by Mr. Wil- liain Mortimer. Earlier; in the week the principals and children received presents from t Sir liobert Thomas, at whose expense all the j wounded soldiers in the town visited the pantomime. On Wednesday there was a f.ricy dresils ball, and further presentations were | made, including one to MrB. Woolley, who has acted as accompanist. KHOSLLANERCHRUGOG. MUSICAL.—fe E. A. Williams, Mies Blod- wen Hughes and. Miss Mattie Griffiths are to be corigmtula-t'id oa passing the teste at the Trinity College of Music examinations. GIFTS TO SOLDIERS. —The- Rhos W-a,r R- i I lief Committee distributed New Year's gifts toj men still in j::he army. RUABON. I .,¡IOOIAL.-On Thursday evening a eucoessful social was held in the Wedeyan Schoolroom in connection with the Ruabonk&t3>d District Field Club, when a large, number of Iblle members were present and an enjoy,able evanin-g passed. MlECELLANEOUte ENTERTAINMENT.— An enter* -ainment was glyn in the Church of Engian-d Mission Room, on Tuesday evening week, and, despite the unf-pvonrab'e v.-Mter, the room waa naoked with a highly- appreoia-tive audience. The Rev. Henry fcrlynoa Jones pn^aidsd, end a capital jjr-ogramme was given. The Rnabor< 'String Band, <>-jndnct«d by Mr. F'rod Edwards, opened the programme and contributed a second gejecfeion. jPe.^r I.'oyd neiQidered two eolos effectively, and Mr. J. Ba-h-a contributed humorous items. Itecitationa were given, by the iiisses Ssrah A. Davies, Eleie M. Hughes and Gwen Ellii, and two sonars in char- acter by Miss Gladys Phillips; but the chief it2ra3 were the action son-ga contributed by the young members of Who mission, entitled "Litltùe Red 1 Riding Hood," 14 Welcome," Papa's I/efcter," Kag Dolls," Red, W'h;it.e a;nd Blut' Floral 11 W I and "Good Night," wH-dh refected credit not only upon the performers but upon Mm. McCiax-n, Mrs. Pugh and 111\S. who had trained them. A titled- Advertising for a- Servant" was give-n. by Mr. J. Da venporh ar 1 percy, which created much amume. Mr. J. Drvc-nport was t-hal pianist, while Miss Bessie Griffiths accompsniod the band. The proceeds were in aid of the Rua-bon Parish Church Assietent Clergy Fund. 1

Tbo Poultry "World states that the Board I of Agriculture has ma.? a grant of £ 40.000 Mi-' ?10,000 a yaar f and develop- j inf the poultry industry In tb? -rountry. Great Britain has be: ? buildmg submarines of 2,CCJ tane and M,000 barge powr, NNri ??nes surface speed cf 24 knots, caned the K cla~r Curiously enough K13 was sunk during her trials, and on being Knoated was re-nu"Qbered ,i K22. Steam is used fcr sm1'aee propu15ion in some cahes. j -c> I

■ -0 I J oJpOT' is ";t,I1 of 8, Kil.1 biam Street. Greenock, who vrrites:- I had a very bad vanning &bsc€. -"i in the jaw for some years; it was gradually eating the bone away-it would get batter and then break out agam: I was continu?Uy poulticing tho ubscess, | L.? still ?t would not heal. One day -omeone f advised me to try C,1;3 ?El "0od Mixture,' and 1j after takirg two bottles I c,;aid see a great difference, so I continued with it, and after taking the third bottle it had disappeared. I was quite run down, weak, and very thin, but as soon 88 the abscess had healed 1 began to fill out again. I Abscesses, Ulcers, Bad. Legs, Glandular Swell- I ings, Eczema, Boils, Pimples, Sores and Erup- ¡ tions, Piles, Rheumatism, Lumbago, Gout, are all sure sigm of clogging blood impurity, calling for immediate tzelttm. ent through the blood (out- ward application is of little use). For cleansing the blood of its impurities, there is no other remedy just as good as Clarke's Blood Mixture. Pleasant to take, and free from anything in. jurious. Aek for and see you -get marke's BM liKfurei "EVERYBODY'S BLOOD PURIFIER." I Of all Chemists amd Stores, 28. 9d. por Bc?t?. j )

I Ministry of Pensions. I NORTH WALES JOINT COMMITTEE. I Mr. LI. Hugh Jonee presided over the monthly l meeting of the North Wales Joint (Disable- ment) Committee-, under the Ministry of pen. sions, held at Chester, on Saturday I HOSPITAL COMMITTEE'S REPORT. The Hospital Coanmitltee reported that the arraageinent-3 made for the orthopedic treatment of prisoners at Croesnewydd Hospital, Wrexham, were not likely to be available after M-arch 31st, owing to the buildings being required by the Wrexham Board of Guardians for the purpose of providing for the sick poor in whose interests they were erected. The committee reported that they ha.d, therefore, attained the consent of the trustees of Roseneath Hospital to the use of this institution temporarily, pending the establish- ment of a permanent pensioners' hosopital at Wrexham to deal with North 'Wales casee. It was reported further that the scheme of the i Hospital Committee was approved by Major T. R. W. Armour of Liverpool, consulting ort-ho- | paedic surgeon to the Ministry of Pensions, who j would continue his valuable work at the Wrex- ham centre, which 13 now organised to deal with all pensioners in the North Wales ,area requiring in-patient and out-patient orthopaedic treatment and the supply of surgical appliances. The report of the Hospital Committûe was adopted, on the motion of Lady Trevor, secona- | ed by Dr. Edwards Jones, and Mr. A. W. Wil- liams Wynn (Coedymaen) oongratulated thei i committee on the manner in which thev had i arranged to meet a very difficult- situation.—It was decided to convey the best thanks of the 1 Joint Committee to the trustee,3 of the Wre-xham and. John Jones Hospital, Wrexham, for their generous offer and to a-ocept- it. WORK AT TRAINING CENTRES. ] It was reported itrh:a.t the Bangor Training I Centre, where sixty men aire to be received for training in boot-making, tailoring, commercial work and electrical work, will be opened in a I few months. I | It was stated that curative workshops were to | be established at the P<*vilio*i. Maesgwyn-road; Wrexha.M in a month, and that M:. J. E. Dan- ¡ [ sarR?ld of West Bromwich had bc'Íl appointed II zeifiel?d of N-'?'es t Bru?nwic h h ad i appoi:-atf d A satisfactory report was read as to the pro- I gress of the work at the Wrexham Horticultural Trainin Centre, wh?re 50 men are being taught i ? o become market ?ATdenars, a»d it was stated that classes for training about thirty men in watch repaifing and denital mechanism would shortly be opened at the Wrexham Rcienee and Art School, which was now being folly equipped for the purpose of affording instruction in these j two branches of industry. » A large draft sdheme for the establishment of j a training centre in market gardening in Angle- sey was approved. 5 LAND FOR-RESETTLEMENT. I was expresised at j the H-ofience of delinite Government action. in the na:ior of providing land fcr the re-settlement of I disabiied men as smallholdiera, a Mr. Arthur William1? Wynn pointed out that ihe boc-klsft. j issued by the Board of Agriculture only gt-a'ted; tha,t it was "hoped" that the necessary aid would j be forthcoming.—The CSiairmaa said the qq-ues- I tior, vi »<« which lifl-d been dkcassed on aU fclie c n platforms, and he thought they must 11V0 it to vhe politicians to press the Govern- ment to take action at cno&. )

I ———.——— I FOOTBALL. I RE ORGANISATION IN I NORTH WALES. CLU3S MElir AT WREXHAM. I BY X.Y.Z. I Football enthusiasts are beginning to stir in l North Wales, and on Monday evening a very < successful gathering of club representatives met I togethc-r. The Weish F.A. have not met for I rt. any a day, but. as a result of the gathering held at Wrexham,on-Monday, it is expected that the I governors of 'the jrame will be called together at Wrexam to discuss the reorganisation of the game and sanction- certain proposals then m&ds. ard generally to take stock of the position of affairs in the Principality. The meeting on. Monday was called by Mr. D. i rar ling Grifnths of Rhosddu, president of the j 1 North Wales Football AlLiance. and IMr. G. Poo;jle of Acrctfair. Representatives attended :Jm -It parts of the Wrexham district, and from j iandu-dno, Whitohurch andBt'ckloy. It wae 1 diJCld LtO promote a ooiPip*"t?_ tion for tihe North j Wales Alldanca Cup, to be held during the XiI- I niaining weeks of this se««on, which in j Annl next. It was decided that each district taking part in it-he competiti_ on should affiliate ¡ with the Welsh Football Association, who are to be aaked to sanction the competition and to make ) ccrtain ccnce^ions to the clubs by which they I will qualify as -registered clubs for the ?.«ason 1U19-1920. A committer was appointed to ar- range the competition, and the representatives were asked to call the clubs together within vhe next few day?. Mr. W. H. Parry (Llan-dudno), who subscribed three g'uinea¡!J towllrd the funds of the Alliance, promised to get the North Wales Coast clubs together. If Bufficbnt entries are obtained it is propesedI to play off the earlier rounds of the competition in gmups, and tha hope was expressed that in addition to the ch.tbs repres?D?d at th? meet- inf. an effort wculd be made to rai"q teams at I' Oswestry and Welshpol, in order that one sec- tion of the competition might, be arranged for- clubs situate on the Cambrian railway. Mr. Harding Griffiths said he hoped a "up final Gould be I arranged on Wrexham Racecourse on, Easter Monday. I The position of iunior clubs was discussed, j and it was agreed to run a competition for the smaller clubs if sufficient entrie« are received by t. the pscret-arv. Mr. (? O. Postle. The difficulty of securing playing fields in certain I districts was discussed and it wa* decided that clubs, drawn f rst, tr: given choice of ground, and in case* where no home ground exists, the club will be given the option of playing either on the ground of the opposing club, or on the nearest available ground.

ow- It is officially confirmed from Berlin that Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg, the anar- chist leaders, have been killed. licence Farmers and others entitled to 4og licence exemption should bear Jn mind that their ap- plications must be sent in before the end of this month. In view of the larger quantities' of cattle feeding stuffs available, the Food Controller is removing many restrictions on distribution. Farmers whod-eaira to receive certificates enabling them to make sure of securing, in priority, minimum supplies of oil cakes and meals,, should apply t-o the Live Stock Com- missioner for their area. Such quantities as are available in excess of the requirements tn. these minimum supplies will be sold without restrictions, save as to maximum prices. There will be no direct control of millers' offal, brewers' grains, and grist meals. L < ———

r OBITUARY. I MAJOR SIR BRYAN LEIGHTON. Major Sir Bryan Baldwyn Mawddwy Leigh* to n, Bart., of Loton Park, Shrewsbury, and Wellington Court, Knightsbridge, has died at his London residence of pneumonia and heart failure after three days' illness. He was in his 51st year, and had seen considerable aer- vice abroad. He commanded, the Westmor- land and Cumberland Yeomanry, and served in France with the Royal Flying Corps in 1915. If memory serve us aright, Sir Bryan acted as newspaper correspondent in the American-Cuban war. He was an intrepid airman, and flew, with his son, over the German lines in France. More than once, while flying in this country, he descended from an aeroplane by parachute, and < n one occasion landed in the grounds of a lunatic asylum, where he had, we believe, consider- able difficulty in explaining his presence to the officials, his assertion that he had descen- ded "out of the sky" being regarded by, these experts in mental abnormality with grave suspicion! Sir Bryan, who was a son of Sir Baldwin Leighton, Bart., eighth bax- onet, and maternal grandson of the second! Baron De Tabley, and nephew of the late Mr. Stanley Leighton, M.P., Sweeney, Oswestry, succeeded in 1897. He married in 1890 Mar- garet Frances, daughter of Major John Fletcher. He was a magistrate for Shrop- shire, but took little part in the public life of the county. His eldest son, Major J. B. T. Leighton, was killed, while flying in France in 1917, while the younger son and heir tQ the baronetcy, Capt. R. T. Leighton, was shot, down in an air fight and badly wounded. He was captured by the Germans, and recently returned to England. MR. K. W. DOUGLAS, LLANDUDNO. At his residence, Garreglwyn, Llandud-no, oa Sunday, Mr. Kenmuir Whitworth Douglas died at tha age of 68. He. resided at Plas Gwyn, Bangor, and, some six or seven years ago, became the tenant of Llangollen Fecha-n, Llangollen, adj acent to the Llangollen golf links, the occupation of which included sport- ing and. fishing rights in the Valley of the Dee which runs through the property, and on which the extensive links have been laid out. Mr. Douglas was a keen sportsman, and was here able to indulge to the filll his taste for angling and golf, in fact the sporting possi- bilities of the district chiefly influenced his decision to take up his residence at Llan- gollen. With rod and line, his was a familiar figure on the river; and he was a firm sup- porter of the local golf club, the competition for the "Douglas Challenge Trophy," which he placed, in the hands of the Committee, being one of the chief sporting events in the locality in pre-war days. For one or two seasons he was captain of the Club, in which when, tWElve months ago, he left Llangollen to live at Liandudno,he continued to take the liveliest interest. With MrL,. Douglas, the widow, the greatest sympathy is manifested in the di3" triet where. during the time the family lived at Llangollen Fechan, she was close-ly identi- fied with many good works. He was well- known at one time in North Wales as one of the proprietors of the « North Wales Chronicle" and a, series of newspapers published at Bangor, which he cold to a syndicate. He was a director of the Llandudno Pier Company, of which two directors, Mr. Woodley and Mr., Douglas, have died within two months. MRS. BONNOR MORGAN, CARDIFF. The death of Mrs. Bonnor Morgan (eldest "daughter of Mrs. Evan Watkins, Idloes, Llanfylliii), occurred at her residence, Kelms- cott, Cardiff, after a, brief illness on Tues- day week, The funeral was at Cardiff Ceme- tery on Friday. The chief mciiiners were Mr. Bonnor Morgan, with the Misses Nancie and Olwen Bonnor Morgan and. Masters Wynn and Geoffrey Bonnor Morgan, children, Mr. Percy Watkins, Cardiff, Mrs. Hugh Willis, Altrincham, Dr. E. M. Watkiin's, Miss Mabel Watkin3, and Mr. Hubert Watkins, Llanfyllin (brothers and sisters), Miss Morgan, Bristol, and Mrs. Percy Watkins (sisters-in-law), Master Arthur WatkiTi3 (nephew), Dr. S. Wallace.and Nurse Wil- liams. The Cfrdi Musical Society, the Car- diff Music Club, and the Societe Franeo- Anglaise were represented, and. other friends were also present. The service was conducted by the Rev. Charles Rickard, assisted by the Re. F. Blooit Mott. Many beautiful wreaths were sent. Mr. and Mrs. Bonrior Morgan would have celebrated their silver wedding on the 23rd of this month. MR. DAVID JONES, RHYDYCROESAU. The d-Jath took place on Sunday week, at Tynycelyn, Llansi'lin, of Mr. David Jones, Rhoafach, Racecourse, after a brief illness. Mr. Jones, who was 71 years of age, was highly respected in the district, and was a fa4.ti-i7.1 member and deacon ai the Racecourse C.M. chapel. The funeral, which was largely attended, took place on Thursday, at Rhydy- cioesau parish church, the Rev. W. J. Jones, Cefn C&tsoI, W. Phillips, TrefonaB, H. E. Griffith, Oswestry, officiating at the house, and the Rev. A. W. Morris, vicar, and H. E Griffith in church and at the grave side. The mourrers present were Mr. and Mrs. Jones, Tynycelyn, Llansilin, Mr. and Mrs. John Jones, Saltney Ferry, Mr. and Mrs. James Jones, Wrexham, Mr. and Mrs, Thos. Jones, Sychewm, Mr. and Mrs. Richd.. Jones, Racecourse (sons and daughters-in-law), Mm Maggie Jones, Rhosfach (daughter), Mr. Hy. Jones, Newport (son-in-law), Mr. and Mrs. Jones, Ceunant (brother and sister-in-law), Mrs Evans, Tynysettyn (sister), Mrs. Jones, Llansantffraid (sister-in-law), Mrs. Evans, Bryn (sister-in-law), Mr. and Mrs. Davies, Birch House (brother and sister-in-law), Mr. R. Williams, Drenewydd (nephew), Misses M. E. Jones, K. Jones, Dora Jones, Blodwen Jones, Messrs. D. R. Jones, E. W. Jones, T. J. Jones, W. H. Jones, Tynycelyn (grand- children), Mr.G. Evans, Tynysettyn (nephew), Mrs. Davies, Broughton, and Mrs. Davies, Summer Hill (cousins). The bearers were Messrs. J. E. Richards, Gyrn, R. Edwards, Carregybig, W. Edwards, Lawnt, and D. Jones, Frongoll.

A sufficient majority of the States of America have now gone dry to make pro- hibition part of the constitution for the whole country. Mr. J. R. Clynes, speaking at Oldham, said tho mind of Labour nad been disturbed by th.e Premier's indefensible departure from iÎ." pledged word to have accredited Labour re- presentatives at the Peace Conference,