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PAMCE, BRIDGEMB. ■ ti :1 1 -;i,- 4 ft,¿? 'l. Monday, Tuesday find Wednesday, Ella Hall in <?"??% j! ? ??** B* ? ? y ? ? a a. A aaBa?- fw?j)? ? A ? ?BAf M f r? '? ??*? F?? ? ? ?'"? s'?? T THE DAW N OF 1. F E 1 (Five PARIS ? f-' ?? Par?i Charlie Chaplin & Mabel Norman in" P r j m e Minister Charlie. Th d F' d d S <! "{" '\Jf ¡ I Thursday, Fi,iday Md S??day, Violet Merseram in /• "II' .l U'1' -t "U.'J, !v,' "v.ú.. :1.  i- f 6 :1, l. I. TANGLED HEARTS I F !c: P' "S II.4 r: 1 J ( E>t: C lu s i ve ) .f ———— USUAL PBICES, ———— Palace, Bridgend. G HOSTS (By !-1. Ibsen), To-Night (Friday) • AND To-Merrow (Saturday). Adults Only. See Sills. Sd. tall C-eats. OLD MEETING IIOUSE, BRIDGEND, (Bottom Newcastle Hill). NEXT SUNDAY AT 6.30 P.M. Preacher REV. W. PRIESTLEY PHILLIPS, M.A. 13i6
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BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. EVAXS.—At Ty Gwyn, Coity, Oct. 16th, to Mr. and Mrs. W. Evans, a son. (Nee Irene Sala- thiel). 1327 MARRIAGES. WATERS—HARRY.—On September 26tli, at IJan- geinor Parish Church, by the Rev. Hugh Thomas, Thomas John Waters, of High St., Ogniore Vale, to Mrs. Harriet Ann Harry, The Dowers," Vernon Street, Bridgend. 1304 SBEATS—HAKBEE.—October lYth, at St. Brides Major Parish Church, by the Vicar (Rev. Warlow), Driver Frank Skeats, R.F.A., eldest son of the late Joseph Skeats, of New York, and Mrs. Donne, Brougliton, to Elizabeth (Bessie), eldest daughter of the late Morgan Hardee and Mi'?. Hardee, Rose Cottage, St- Brides Major. 1341 DEATHS. ROWDEx,-On October 14th, at Newton, Porth- cawl, after upwards of 40 years' continuous service on the Tythegston Estate, Richard Rowden, in his 70) h year. R.I.P. 1336 IN MEMORIAM. I 1>EES.—In ever loving memory of our Dear Mother, Mary Rees, The Shop, Bryncoch, who passed away October 21st, 1912.—-Ever remem-j bered by her chijdrm 1347 I ¡' ";LiiÙ.1lJ loving memory of Albe^ Suttcn (ito,yal Sussex), reported missing in France on Oct. 21st, 1916, and since officially reported kilied in action.—Ever fondly remembered by his sorrowing Mother, Brother Joseph, and Sister Eiriily, and bv his Brother-in-law and Sister, Mr. W. Phillips and Mrs. Phillips, Railway Hotel, Bridgend. 1354 SIXGER.—In loving memory of James Singer, 8 lIlorfa Street, Bridgend, who died Oct. 18th, 1915.—From loving Daughters. A loving father, true and kind, He proved to be in heart and mind, For one and all he did his best; God grant to him eternal rest. 1303 WAKEMAN.—In loving memory of Gunner W. F. Wakeman, of the Candian Seige Battery, the dearly loved eldest son of W. Wakeman, lhyncethin, who fell in action October 19th, Hllt3. He came from far at his country's call,. And nobly took his stand, And this the toll he had to pay, A grave in a foreign land. Fnndly remembered by his loving 1'a therz I other, Sister and Brother, Lily and Tommy. 1340 WA!n!.ŒIn loving mefiiorv of out Dear Brother, Gunner W. F. Wakeman, of the Can- adian Seige Battery, killed in action October 19th, 1916.—Ever remembered by his Brother and Sister-in-law, Jess and Anne. 1339 WAKEMAN.—In loving remembrance of our Dear Brother, Gunner W. F. Wakeman, of the Can- adian Seige Battery, who fell in action Octo; ber 19th, 1916.—Ever remembered by his Brother and Sister-in-law, Bob and Grace, in Canada. 1338 WAKEMAN.—In loving memory of our Dear Brother, Gunner W. F. Wakeman, of the Can- adian Seige Battery, who fell in action Octo- ber 19th, 1916.—Ever remembered by his Brothers, Ern and Len. • 1337
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LOCAL NEWS. I Your Service. I D. W. MacDOUGALL, Dental Surgery, No. 1 Nolton Street, Bridgend. .Engtish Congregational Church.—Preacher on Sunday next, Hey. C. E. Morgan, Cwmbran. Morning, 11 o'clock; Evening, 6.30. 102 Hermon C.M.-Vi,e,-i(!hei, liexf, Syyday, Rev. Rhys Davies, Pontvcluii. Morning, iu.5 (Welsh); ^veiling, 6 o'clock (English). H- Woodward and Co., Ltd. beg to announce Christmas Show Room now open. Wholesale Customers please note. Inspection invited. Cottage Hospital.—The Matron begs to ack- nowledge with thanks the gifts of fruit and vegetables sent from Tythegston, Penyfai, and <??winstonc HarVest Festivals; also to all who gave to the Vegetable 8hm' on September 29th. Bridgend Grocers' Association.—Important Notice to the Public. New Bourse of Closing. On and after Monday, October 22nd, all Grocery Establishments will close for the Dinner Hour from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.; also on Mondays, lues- days, and Thursdays at 6 p.m. 1308 Musical Success.—At the recent examination of the Roval Academy of Music, London, Miss Irene Griffiths, Porthcawl, was successful iu ob- taining the diploma L.R.A.M. '.Chis young lady is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Griffiths (Jeweller), late of Bridgend. 1310 Success in Grand Opera.—Miss Lily Kinsey, Ogmore Vale, who recently so satisfied the musical directors of the Carl Rosa Opera Com- pany as to be engaged as under-study tot princi- pal parts, has been a pupil of Madame Sam- brook-Jones for some time, 13,55 Wounded in Fffmfr "Second-Lieut. L. f. Stockwood (Eousitbebl Batallion), younger sün. uf our esteemed «v>\vnsman, Mr. S. H. Stocks wood (soHv<i>oi;), is reported to wounded France on the 12th inst. Farther details tUt- expected as to the natura of the wound^ aud the progress the gallant fcoldier is ■myViv ,r ,ieOalace.-The Palace tgi'V "Scores-thanks to the managerial spirit 'enterprise, whose motto, at any cost, is. to Command success on the principle of" deserving: success. The pictorial representation-, on Monday, Tuesday, and Wed- nesday were, of primary interest to Shakespear- ian students. Object wa, ,-Ntacbeth," and full justice to the magiiificeiit draina, in which Sir Herbert Tree was pex-oiiifie(l. Next week the natrons of the Palace will have an- other S'Tglrt;is\"al time. On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday will be filmed The Dawn of Life." from the famous novel, featuring Herbert RawlinsflUj and amongst others Miss Ella Hall, whh, as "Eve," the motherless daughter., is the veyy squl of the story. On Thursday, Fridav find Saturday will be shown the sensahonal d8fua, Tangled Hearts," a well intentioned game of friendly deception in which fate shuffles md Love bankrupts tragedy on the last deal. "1 A I Bridgend Man Wounded.—Sergt. Ivor Brown, Royal Fiehl Artillery, sun oi Mr. T. Brown, car- penter, Sunnyside, Bridgend, has been wounded in the head, above the right eye, by a piece oi hn,pIH'I, but is getting on well. His brother, Trcopcr Aubr<'y Bro? u, Kh?? Dragoon Guards, is in hospital in Aberdeen suffering I from --h?U ShOèk. l?th are well-known mem- bei?.oi the Und?end Ku?by team. With their brother, Pte. Dart Biuwn/ Royal Welsh Fnsi- liers, who is now at Salonika, they joined the I Army in September, 1914. Sad Death-QuartE;i-master R. Bunston.—Keen sorrow is felt at the decease at the age of 45 of I Ati,ti-,tliaii Terrace, Bridgend, who ]or many years was foreman in the ?oods yard at Bridgend Railway Station. Deceased was highly respected and beloved by all who knew him. Deep sympathy goes out to the widow and eight children, one of whom, the ¡ eldest son, is in the Army. Five weeks ago deceased was at the station meeting his soldier son, and then it was remarked he was appar- ently in the very best of health. He was a quartermaster in the Royal Army Medical Corps and was stationed at Blackpool when he sue-. cum bed to an attack ot appendicitis. His re- mains were brought to Bridgend on Wednesday, lesterday (Thursday) afternoon at 3 o'clock he was given a military funeral by his friends of the Bridgend Volunteer Regiment, with Lieut. Williams, officer in command. Sergt.-Major Gray and Sergt. Cow den were in charge of the firing party. The "Last Post" was- sounùed by Sergt. J. Neil and Pte. Jenkins. Nephew cf Sir Thomas Hughes.-Official inti- mation was received by the bereaved" family on i hursday last week of the death in action in France, on the 6th inst., of Temporary Second- Lieut. William E. Thornhill, of the East Lan- cashire Regiment. A iine young ivaii of 27, standing well over 6ft. high, the fallen hero was the only son of the late Mr. Tornhill, a well- known Swansea citizen, and of Mrs. Tornliill, who still ré-sides there. Before the war he was the commercial manager at the London branch of the Graigola-Merthyr Colliery Company (Limited;, He enlisted as a private in the Public Schools' Battalion in the autumn of 1915, and shortly after was stricken with double pnen- monia, being dangerously ill for many months. I pon recovery he qualified for a commission, and was gazetted to the East.Lancashires in April cf this year, It was only on June 4th last that he was married to Miss Carol Cook-Jen- kins, second daughter of Mrs. Cook-Jenkins, of the Lansdowne, Llandrindod Wells, who is a sister of Sir Thomas J. Hughes, of Bridgend and Cardiff. Immediately after the wedding, he pro- peeded to France where he had been on active service ever since. I Eisteddfod Successes.—The following pupils of Miss Kitty Howell, Beethoven School of Music, Coity Road, Bridgend, were successful At Bryn Champion Pianoforte, Miss Gladys Hen- SiOU. At Glyn Neath: Pianoforte (under 16), 1st Miss Nesta Jones. At Coity Pianoforte (under 14), 1st Miss Gwennie Phillips, Caevatry. At Alaosteg: Open Pianoforte, 1st Miss Gladys Henson; Pianofore (under 13), 1st Miss Gwennie Phillips. At Biaekmill: Pianoforte (under 16), 1st Miss Maggie Davies, Ogmore Vale; 2nd Miss A-i-ona, Evans, Nantymoel. At ] £ enfig Hill Pianoforte (under 10), 1st Miss Nesta Jones; 2nd Miss Gwennie Phillips. At Nantymoel: Piano- forte (under 16), 1st Miss Arona Evans; Piano- forte (under 14), .1st Miss Esther Evans. At Alieravon Pianoforte (under 15), 1st Master Gomer Jones, Bettws. At Glyncorrwg: Piano- forte (under 15), 2nd Miss Adwen Williams, Nantyffyllon; Pianoforte (under 14), 2nd, Mas- ter Selwvn Richards, Brynmenin.—Miss Ethel- wen Griffiths, Pontyrhyl, has also been awarded the Lord Mayor's Medal for obtaining the high- est marks in the Diploma of Associate of the London College of Music, at the age of 14. 1312
LOCAL NEWS. I
WHAT IS LABOUR? Persistent Ciaims to Representation in Bridgend I What exactly is Labour, and the claims of what is called the Labour Party to increase re- presentation on Bndgetld FoO{l Control Com- mittee, are points that have for some time exer- cised the minds of certain of the members of I that body. Th question came up again at a I meeting on Monday night, over which Mr. J. G. Jeiikiiis, J.P., presided. It arose upon the read- ing of a letter from AIr, E, C. Morgan (secre- tary), who wrote that the organised (Labour) bodies of the town reiterated their protest against the co-option and retention of Mr. Robert Roberts (grocer) on the committee. The objection was not of a- personal character, but arose from the fact that Mr. Roberts was a re- presentative of the class which has failed to carry oat its obligations to the community in the present crisis; and as the committee had been called upon to carry out the distribution of food in the consumers' interests, they de- clared emphatically that Mr. Roberts, as a dis- tributor, was not a fit and proper person to be on the local Food Control Committee. They also strongly objected to the action of certain members of tlw cOlJlluittee in posing as the Re- presentatives of Labour, and insisted that the p C' only acknowledged representative of Labour was Mr. W. H. Petty. They renewed the demand for re-constitution of the committee, and the allocation of five seats to Labour representa- tives.Alr. I)ett, said the question was becom- ing grave, and the feeling of the men he repre- sented was growing sti'opger,—Mr. Geo. Bevan: I I move that the letter lie on the table.—Mr. J. T. Hitt: I second it,-)1r. Petty: I move that it be kept open for discussion.—Mr. Walter M. Powell: I second the proposition. I think it fair we should have at least another Labour re- presentative. My position has been criticised. It has been said I was co-opted as a Labour repre- sentative. That is a mistake, I aui. an em- ployer—an emjilnypr as sympathetic to the £ ause of Labour as ftliV Labour representative—but I am not, strictly speaking, a Labour representa- tive, I think we should concede one or two seats.—The Chairman thought any member could resign.—Mr. Ivor M. Howell (executive officer): That is not so. The constitution of ifte committee is in the hands of the L rban Lfelrict Council.—The Chairman Then we have no power to call upon any member to resign. It rests with the appointing committee, which is the District Council. 1 therefore move that the letter be sent to the Co until for discussion.— Mr. Petty considered, there should be another Labour representative, as himself could not attend all the meetings, and at the same time discharge the duties of Fis calling.—The motion, to refer the letter tg flie District Coujiyl. Was caTYled, dtfHtjtli not" vfttioul A *pA,lig "protest by Mr. George "Ði this was the busi- nflAA M those who hla'd elected by the people as their r('pr*hi'fl.t's. Co-option he re- garded as distV'V^l uf the electorate, and he was Greatly suVp'is^l at members of a democratic body yev-fcilig to thrust themselves upon a com- mitted hpon which they had not a single elected representative. He took a strong line against the co-opting of any member. He did not want, however, to insult the co-opted members, who, in his view, were all on the same level—I lie Executive Officer (Mr. Ivor M. Howell) read a communication from Lord Rliondda suggesting the appointment of a Food Economy Commit- tee. consisting of 12 members, or more than 12, and representative of all classes, including the Labour and Co-operative elements.—The Chair- man: The need for economy should be studied by all inhabitants—Mr. Geo, Bevan: And by the Government.—The Chairman It seems next to impossible at the grocers' shops to get some articles of food, such as tea and sugar—Mr. Petty considered that it was absolutely neces- sary to put forth every effort to save food.—Mr.; G°o Bevan Is it necessary to have all this; elaborated in a small place like Bridgend? It looks as if the wh?le town will be on commit- tees, and I don't see that the people a,,i' better off. In Bridgend I think they are ^fsei off. But for all this interference, I do t hesi-! tate to say that milk would be sold for,M, a quart. All this may have a tendency 'to ?i?l- crease the price -of food.—Finally, it was de- cided to put the inatter on the 3.:gçhita for con- sideration at Best -meeting-. S ■
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"AS DEAR AS IN LONDON AND OTHER LARGE TOWNS." Un 1 hursday night lasj week, at the Pub:ic Library, Bridgend, another deputation of local milkmen (this time consisting of Messrs. Rove, Williams, and Keylock), waited upon the Food Control Committee to confer to the price of milk, in so far as negotiations have advanced in the attempt to deal fairly with the milk ven- dors and to secure the lowest price possible for consumers. The members of the committee pre- sent were Mr. J. G. Jenkins, J.P. (duirmnn), Messrs. George Bevan, Win. Jones, Henrv Abbott, J. T. Hitt, Geo. Harris, with Mrs. Herd- man and Mr. W. H. Petty (co-optfd members), and Mr. Ivor M. Howell (executive officer). The Chairman put it to the deputation whether they were now prepared to sell milk at 5d. a quart up till the end of the present monthP "Have you met as milk vendors:" asked the Chairman.—Mr. Rov.e (who acted as chief spokesman) answered in the affirmative, and on the question, "What is the decision?" being put to him from the chair, he repiied that after careful consideration, they did not, under I existing conditions, see tneir way to compiv with the request. The greater portion of the milk retailed was, he explained, purchased at j 1/5 per gallon, which was the price laid down I for October.—The Chairman That is the maxi- mum price.—Mr. Howe: We think it unreason- a bIt:, for the committee, in face of the prices, to asi; us to retail at 5d. a quart.—The Chairman Yon say that most of you purchase milk at 1,5 a galloii?— Mr. Rowe: The greater proportion.— The Chairman On Monday night we were told oniy^wo were retailers (you and Mr. Williams), and what we want to know is, How do you ac- count for that statement:—Air. Rowe I am one of the largest retailers in the town, if not the I largest. The same remark applies to Air. Wil- liams, and it applies indirectly to all of us.—Mr. Rowe was emphatic that most of the milk sold m iirulgena was purchased by the retailers.— The Chairman pointed out that the man who was a producer as well as a seller reaped the advantage of both the wholesale and the retail profit.-In "further discursive disputation, Air. Rowe stuck to his guns, viz., that the greater part of the milk retailed was purchased by them at 1/5 a gallon. As purchasers, and not pro- ducers, the lattermath did not concern them. They could not help themselves. Their only alternative was to pay the 15.—Air. George Bevan Why has such a state of things arisen: Within living memory there was never such an abundance of food for cattle as there is at the present time.—Afr. Rowe We have no other al- ternative.—Mr. Iteyan; The food producer fixes the maximum, and the maximum is Hot the starting point.-Atr. Rowe: What are we to do- -A,ir. Bevan Leave it alone.—Mr. Rowe Go to the Workhouse. (T.aughte-r.)-Alr. Bevan Oh, dear, no. You take the maximum. We refuse. —Mr. Rowe submitted that in relation to its i milk Bridgend had always compared favourably with other towns.—Mr. Henry Abbott: What about Cowbridge?—Mr. Rowe: The circumstan- ces are entirely different.—Air. William Jones: And Tond u and St. Brides and Southerndown?— Air. Rowe repeated that in the pjaces mentioned the conditions were different, inasmuch as the vendors were producers, and not, as in Bridg- end, purchasers.-—Mr. Bevan failed to see why the retailers' profit should be a tax on the com- munity. The most fruitful land in the county wa- in this vicinity, and there was no reason why UP Ik should not be as cheap in Bridgend as in Cowbridge.—Air. Rowe The circumstances here arc entirely different.—The Chairman: The price ot Merthyr is 5d. Do you say that the conditions at Merthyr are different from the con- ditions at Bridgend?—Air. Abbott said there was nothing but coal tips at Alerthyr.—Air. W. H. Petty 4Ve cannot allow the producers and re- taileIs to be on the same basis. One has two profits, "and the other only one profit. Cannot something be done to stop over-lapping, and two or three carts being in the same street at the same time?—The Chairman: And now what about the winter months? Do you agree to 6d. a quart?—Air. Rowe answered that he was not in a position to speak with authority on the point. —Mr. Abbott: It emanated from you last week. Mr. Rowe: We now pay 15, next month 1!7, and to the end of March 1,9.—Mr. Bevan: I advise the public not to consume the quantity they have consumed.—Air. Rowe That wouldn't compensate us.—The Chairman: Are you will- ing?—Air. Rowe It depends upon the whole- salers.—Air. Abbott; We can't tax the people.— Mr. Rowe Why drop on us?—Air. Bevan Wny drop on til a public? Whv follow so unprofit- able an enterprise?—Air. Rowe: It is our call- ing. Someone has to do it. Lord Rhondda and no one else—is to blame.—On the motion of the Chairman, it was unanimously resolved to ask the milk vendors to sell at 6d. a quart up to the end of Alarcli next, and to communicate their decision to the next meeting. —On the pro- position of Air. W. H. Petty, seconded by Mr. Wm..Jones, it was further resolved to call Lord Hhollllda's attention to the fact that the milk producers of the district insist upon the maxi- mum prices in this agricultural district, where milk is as dear as in London and other large towns, and to invite his Lordship's interposi- tion.—Also (on the suggestion of Mr. George Bevan) that the order should not apply to places with a population of less than 10,000. The deputation was again in attendance (as arranged) at the adjourned meeting OIl Mon- day night of the Food Control Committee, when the members present were: Air. J. G. Jenkins (chairman!, Messrs. Morgan Stradling, George Bevan, Henry Abbott, J. T. Hitt, and George -Harris, with Airs. Herdman, Air. Walter M. rowcH, Mr. Robert Roberts, aud Mr. W. ]I. Pdty, co-opted members.—Mr. Rowe, in behaHlf, of the milk vendors said after careful consider- ation, they found they f.O'jjd. ,j)°t oiilk at 6d. a quart up to thp eiHl of March, though they were prepared to -.ell at that price up to the last dav of this reply to a question, Mr. lowe wid he could not definitely say what the uti^ \vould be from January to March. Per- haps at a later date (he suggested) ihe commit- tee would call them together for further con- sideration.—The Chairman: "Sufficient unto the dav is the evil thereof."—Air, George Bevan told the deputation plainly that they were not dealing rightly, and were as much to blame as the wholesale traders.—Air. Abbott: I move that the price be 5d. a quart this month, and that the price afterwards be re-considered.-Alr. Geo. Bevan: Within living memory there never was such all abundanc of food for cattle. We should insist upon 5d—The Chairman At Cowbridge -thi, price is 5d. this month, and 6<1: next month. Hitt: I m.ove that It r.x> 5d, thIs m{)Jlth, —Mr. Hitt I move that it be 5d. this month, and 61.1, to the end ot ^emoer.ur Roberts seeonded,-Ml' Walter M. Powell, speak- ing in support, said the only question was whether Bridgend, later on, could withstand the prc?ur? of no 'mln. Did they ask the milk vendors, or t?l them to do it?-Mr. Hj?tt? Nve fix the pricR. tunl giY! the legal ?nonths We Rx the pri?.Mnd ??? the 7«' notice to theFo? ControDer.Mr. Hjtt? T<? tut?n havi?? b?n adopted, the ChamM? said they were &vting justly and reasonably) People in hHd&end did not receive so muc* in wages, and had not so much to spend 4* men in the vaile-Vs, and of that fact the nHk vendors were well a wan .11
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=- Bridgend Case Rested—At the Michaelmas Quarter Sessions al, Swansea, on Tuesday, Thos. James W»l»Uy clerk, and his wife, Mary Webley (39\ 'charged with stealing a quan- tity of drajv-f.V, the property respectively of Messrs. Bein Evans and Co., Swansea, and-W atts Jones and V'o., Neath. The man pleaded not guilty, Yynt his wife admitted the offence, The jury, fey the Chairman's directions, returned a verdict of acquittal in regard to the man. Mr. MarTav Samson put in a plea of mercy for the Voihan, who, he said, had developed a form of theft of a startling character as a result of effects following child-birth five years ago. Counsel further mentioned that the woman was at present undergoing sentence of six months imprisonment for a similar offence at Bridgend. —Sentence was passed of two months' imprison- ment, to run concurrently with the sentence she is now serving. < > (" ,('
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PRESENTATIONS TO REV. W. EVANS. B.A. (WILL IFAN; AND MRS. EVANS. At the English Congregational Church, Bridg- end, on Thursday Light, Rev. W. Evans, B.A. (Wil Hall), the crowned bard, who has 11J pastor of the church lor years, was pre- sented by the members with a gold watch and a cheque 011 the occasion of his departure to Cardiff to tak^ e up the pastorate of the church I 111 Richmond Road. Praoticaiiv ail the local nninst?? were in attendance, and th?re was a  iar? muster of the c<?rt-nat;oii and 'frii?JHb. I r?v: .Tames Lleweljvn opened with prayer. The Chaii man (Mr. \Vjiliam Powej;. -J.P.I', in I some appropriate introductory i?.nar??. said Mr Richard Jones, chairman of the committee. mcd:-t!y declined the honour of presiding, a?d he (the C hairmaii/, itt a ?(:<? <n?meii? con- seiued to accept it. I tie- b.K t oi the meeting wa." t,) "av larvweU '0 their good friend Air. hvans, wh o had ministered amongst them for 7 or 8 years, and to express the sorrow thev all kiiid his devoted wife. I [r', .jY<1]< Thf'Y Wi'J", aH aW[tl'p oi ::Ur. ¡ r vii 1! a ii ""J1" ?, ?i.?u.u,; m-.e en.o?y or liat- tery, he having a pa"j{:n Icr -etir;y unlike some ? them, who aiways wanted to ? on th- hill the watchword ot their late pastor, who always was I the first to alleviate want, or sickness. or suffer- t' -,i-ith tlit, church had always been of the most cordial character, and there had never been a word of di scorcl. (Hear, hear.) Therefore, Air. Evans left them with the best possible feeling, and the .?ood wishes of everyone. In his i?w sphere, th?y hoped he might have Kood health, happi- ness, and prosperity, and the be-t d evervthin" 'Hear, hear.)—Air. Robert Roberts, who was -aiied upon as oif? of the (ddest member?.. to make the presentation to the pasbr, in a few impressive words said he had been connected witn tne J aoeriiaele and with the English COll- gi egationa 1 Church for 48 years, and never had he regretted anything more than the severance of the ties that bound them to Air. and Airs. Evans. It afforded him great pleasure, on be- half of the congregation, to present Air. Evans with those tangible tokens of their deepest love and respect. Were the presentation made to retain the pastor, he was sure that would be a much happier occasion, for not cnlv had Air. Evans, by his unique ministry, won the heart of the church, but his example as a man had en- deared him to all the people of Bridgend irre- spective of class or creed. (Hear, hear.) He was sure he voiced the sentiments'of everyone in hoping that each hour upon the watch might, mark a happy and Successful career-for the famous "Wil Ifan." (App!ausf.?—Mrs BaiIIiSe. as the oldest lady member, handed Airs. Evans I a valuable case of cutlery, and in a few well- chc?en words, expressed the b?st wishes of the church.—Mrs. Evans, who heartuy applauded, said she should always lock back to the time ¡ spent hi Bridgend as the happiest in her whole life.—Tributes to Mr. Evans' ministry, hi", (rooiJ I qualities, and his kindly charact(-ri' "Ihc- ?iven by Messrs. ?. G. Jenkin". J.P.. Michael I Davies, Herbert Woodward, W. McAIIister, and others.—Rev. T. Gwilym Jones. B.D., also spoke, and referred facetiouslf to the fact that Mr. Evans had been commended for his brief ser- mns. Was there not a danger, he asked, that this tendency to short sermons would result in the next generation demanding that there be no sermons at all? (Laughter.? It was said that. I Mr. Evans' sermons were about 0 quarter of an hour's duration. But the regulation time for a sermon was half an hour. Could there not be a compromise? Was it not possible to split the difference, and make the sermon last just 2Z minutes? (Laughter.)—Rev. William Evans, re- sponding, thanked the church members for their kindness and loyalty to him during his minis- try. He also thanked his fellow ministers of the town, and said that loyalty to one another was a characteristic virtue of the ministers of Bridgend. (Hear, hear.) It was not the minis- ter that created a church, but very largely the church created the minister. There was a reflex action between them. He knew they wished him well, and to wish well was a prayer. (Hear, hear.) He Juiew that all the members of the church wished their minister well, and he knew they would give his successor the same support as they had given him. The Church of Christ had a glorious opportunity to-day for recapturing the imagination of the crowd. She had lost touch with the very people that Christ wanted to get at. 'Now was her opportunity. He believed that the churches were playing their part magnificently in this war, largely through the Y.M.C.A. Some might say that that was not the Church, but he believed that all the great movements to-day had their in- spiration and driving force from the Gospel of Christ. (App Iaiie. -Nlr. Jc)hii Lewis also e^o- gised the work done by Air. Evans during his I stay at Bridgend. He also paid a tribute to the ¡ influence wielded by Airs. Evans. Her work was not that of display and ostentation, but her in- fluence ran 'deep, and she was the friend of all. (Applause.)
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BRIDGEND GUARDIANS' OFFICIALS. Called Up for Military Service. _I I At the ordinary meeting of the Bridgend Board of Guardians 011 Saturday, Col. J. 1. D. Nicholl in the chair, the resignation was re- ceived of Air. David E. Howells second assist- ant clerk to the &anl, &n hi, appch.tment as first assistant clerk to the Board of liuardialls I at Hay, Breconshire. M'. Howells, before leav- ing, was presented by his brother officers with a handsome semi-hunter watch, suitably in- scribed, as a mark of esteem, and of the regret felt at losing him.-The Clerk (Mr. E. Harmar Cox) reported that Mr. Evan Evan? (assistant clerk), Ir. Emrys David (case paper clerk), and I Mr. W. E. Bowen -(Workhouse master) had-been called up for military service. Messrs. Evans and Bowen had received exemption from Col. J. 1. D. ?icholl when he was recruiting officer, and he (the clerk) had informed the mihtary authorities of this fact. He had been asked to return the notices with this endorsed. It was decided to appeal, if necessary, for the exemp- tion of the three officials. Mr. Emrys David was appointed second assistant clerk in succession to Air. Howells.—The Chairman, in sympathetic terms, referred to the loss sustained by one of the Guardians (Air. J. T. Salathiel) in the death of his wife, who, on the previous day, passed awav suddenlv. Rfe was sure they all felt deeply for Mr. Salsthiel, and he begged to pro- ) pose a sincere of sympathy with him and the family ip thier bereavement.—Mr. Michael Davies see^ded the resolution, which was passed in ^ifence, the members all standing.—In the Hfcvl place, the Chairman, on behalf of the Board, said he was sure they were all exceed- ingly pleased to see the chairman of the House Committee (Rev. Dd. Phillips) back again with them after his recent indisposition.—Mr. T. J. Job moved a resolution of congratulation to Alderman Edward John (Cowbridge), Messrs. D. J Rees (Porthcawl), T. H. Hopkins (Pencoed), and John Williams (Llantwit Major), members of the Board, on their appointment to the Com- .I. TT ,11 mission of the Peace.—-Mr. N'V. -,I. seconding, said the honour had come rather late in the case of Alderman Edward John, who, after his 50 years of service, deserved it thoroughly. (Hear, hear.) No one wore better, or looked tter, and no one had used his time and opportunities to better purpose in the pub- lic service. Alderman John had kindness in his heart, and judgment in his head. (Hear, hear.) —Responding 111 his usual breezy strain, the veteran Alderman, who was applauded on ris- ing, suitably expressed his grafitude. and cited the saying, applicable to his case, that every- thing comes to him that waits. ne-ai.;
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TREAT TO TOMMIES AT SPIDC-EN-n. Wounded from Beaupre Entertained. "If a thing is wci-ljli ecing, it is worth doing well." That is a maxim and rule with Ajr*. Leoiine Lloyd; and w-hen she enlists for a good cause one so resourceful and so generously in- j chned as Mr. Abse (The Palac-e), it goes without saying that generosity and thoroughness com- bine tc make the venture an unqualified sue- j cess. And so it was on Wednesday in ftilt measure 111 the treat that iva- to the wounded soldiers from Beaupre Red Cross liD". pital, near Cowbridge, cf which institution Mrs -Leoiine Lloyd, for a foitnight, was recent'v sister-in-charge, in the temporary absence of the lady superintendent. Anxious to entertain the wounded soldier? (inmates cf the institutinll). Airs. Lloyd sought, and sought not in vain, the kmdiy offices of Air. Ahse, with the result that on Vv ednesday t.he Tommies were brought to j Bridgend, and with their invited colleagues from Hridgend Red Cross Hopital, were given, at j the Palace, the time of their lives. Th' e first I item on the liberal programme was an atter- 110011 cinematograph entertainment at the I 1 aiaee kindly lent for the o ccasion bv Air Abse-w!th films of "?!acheth." excIu?veiY for I the tt?_cctanon of the wounded, who ?ere deeplv ?'upres?d w:tti <'v?-iythiu? thfy saw and heard". Heard: y and heard—for the opportunitv was ?jvfn t? hear Mr. Bedford Mcr?aj? ?iu? Sonuv 1 go my way ?ngin?, aud Mi-. J. S?atz, I g(-, aiid -V? x J. w 00 thrilled them with his exquisite "ioIin nnt?c. Following the irpat at the Palace came ¡ another at Hope Institute, where, through the ?ndm's? of Mr. LpoHnp L?.vd and ?rrs. Llovd I toewhole party sat down to tea—not a common or garden" tea, but a meat tea, with many a ¡ toothsome delicacy. There were many helpers— a Tid IlPH-r did helpers wait upon guests more kindly and courteous in bearing, or more appre- ciatiye of the kindly eiferts put forth in their behalf without any sign whatever of stiffness or I I 1 resoaint. At the ciose, Lanee-Cpl. Birch (Royal Berk-1, on behalf of the matron of Brid- gend Red Cross Hospital), proposed a vole of thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Leoiine Lloyd and Air. I Abse, and the same was carried with acclama- tion and three resounding cheers. Later, a wounded soldier from Beaupre. in a similar strain, also expressed the thankful sentiments of his colleagues.
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BRIDGEND PASTOR AS WAR WORKER IN FRANCE. Rev. H. E. Rogers' Impressions. At the crowded evening service at Tabernacle Chapel, Bridgend, on Sunday night, Rev. H. L. Rogers, B.A. (pastor) who for some months has been working with the Y.M.C.A. in France, gave an interesting account of his experiences; among the troops, and the impressions conveyed to him during his period of appreciated service in the war zone. In the first place, he said the war had shown to us the evil of war. Germany, and he believed some other countries, asserted .that war was good for a nation in that it strengthened the moral and physical fibre of a nation. He did not think anyone in his senses would now make that assertion. War destroyed the very best in a nation—and annihilated its noblest manhood. Instead of the survival of the fittest, we had the survival t'i the unfit. War to-day had lost its glamour. It was an insane business, engineered by men who were the enemies of the race. The hideousness and cruelty of the war made us hate the whole busi- ness moi-e bitterly than before. The human heart in every nation was in hot rebellion against it. To those who had been in the midst of it, the war was abominable. It was, indeed, an ugly thing, but some of the things it had produced were beautiful. One of the most beau- tiful things manifested was sacrifice. The Somme battlefield was most pathetic—one huge cemetery, with graves everywhere, and over each grave was a wooden cross—the beautiful symbol of sacrifice. The cross, even before the war, was everywhere in France. The crucifix —the crucjfied Christ—stood by the roadside. They met it everywhere. It seemed to be a protest against the abomination all around it- a symbol of Divine sympathy with the world in its suffering. He had heard of the wonderful preservation of the crucifix, and seen it with his own eyes. In nearly every case the crucifix had been preserved when evrything had been shat- tered and destroyed. Great ideals were in con- flic t, and in the world-war they saw on the one hand materialism, and on the other, the love of God through Christ. The rev. gentleman's next point was that the war had shown the need of the obscure and the despised. They had dis- covered hat we could not do without one- another—that we are inter-dependent. No man can live unto himself. No man can make a separate peace. We were all bound up in the bundle of life, and must do "our bit" in some way. It must be humiliating to the snob and the aristocrat to find they could not do with- j out the service of other people. Those who be- ) fore were despised, were coming to their rWll to- day. The war also taught us the joy of service, j and the duty of economy, and upon those j heads the rev. gentleman discoursed at some j length. Next he spoke of the change brought about in the increasing love,of men for their homes. Afen in the future, he was sure, would seek to stav more in the bosom of their fami- lies. The men at the front said they were liome-sick—"tired of it," and "fed up." There was a jvearning in their hearts to he home. Nearly all their songs were about home, and they were the most popular songs. When peace was declared many a prodigal son would come home, in more than one sense. Finally, he pointed out, the war showed the supreme need Ie li, ? ,i")ll for the individual and the nation. The war had revealed the need of religion, and we must fall back upon real religion. The people of France, and even of Germany, realised j it to a large extent. The churches of France, veery Sunday, were full of devout worshippers. The 'Catholic Churches in the four or five towns he had occasion to visit were full of worshippers, all listening intentlv. and acting reverently m the house of God. He attended two services in the magnificent church at Amiens, morning and afternoon, and on each occasion the large build- ing was overcrowded. He could not follow everything. The service was in French. He was surprised to see two bishops there one preaching after the other a kind of a Cwrdd Alawr. An air raid was going on at the time. The aeroplanes were over them, out mere was no alarm, and no panic. The people were quite j reverent and still. Coming home,khe found the 1 churches in London half einptv. Perhaps that was to be attributed to the air raid, and people going into the country for safety. What a con- trast between the churches of France and Bri- tain' The people of France were going nearer to God. At home, they were hardening, and go- ing further away from Him. In the course of his i mpressive address, the rev. gentleman said the Kaiser was supposed to be pious, but his re- ligion wa based upon the Old Testament, and he always quoted from the Old Te.tament The God of the Kaiser was the God of the Old Testa- ment.—Many wounded soldiers were present, and listened with rapt attention to what was said A collection was taken up in aid of Brid- gend Cottage Hospital and Nursing Association.
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SMALL TALK. j j-ire J iy wanted in Brid;;vi.d—» r-iiiitar' r" }:S?èY0ht:'tlJ r\:i" rjhlan bLd t ??'?y?'ute<ituBrid:?,c'—nr..ii:larYt"? viu.» a;e Td.'v "n i nil -wing. ?' .-I(?!? j u-i z >t. w h ?ic.c??y 1t ,[l\¿bl1i;¡11P;\r:(;1 grrow ??5? s'?.iid have att?nd?d th?, B??ll iarm? ?.p ice other dax. He wen; j .teD hay* ?d To confess'that t& Hill men are ?11 up tc?be s^anoard of the "gentlemen of" the Val* and in some respects are ahead cf them So, after much controversy, milk in Biid-;rd 1" to be 5d. a Quart to the' end !f tbe I-nt n: on tn. •  W?s the member of the Pood Con^d C"m- )mt?t. reahy in earlwst wh.D he a?k?i -?ht-tL?r the nnI?mpD who had charged 6d. would r?'urn to th(' customers the difference be, f-ICli the two prices That money will never be returned Tha mi.kruen are not so simple as thev look. •••».. Whether the price is 6d. or make* little or no difference to poor men's wives. oii  j?,omt, cf It is on'y with 9 struggle that some of tL<-?  iadj? are able to ris? to thE modest ha?-?nt, and whether it is 6d. or 5d.. the price of half a pint wili still be Hd., instead of. in the one C2C,. l;1d. It is tjot oniy the milkmen. i. ndiscriminately, who annex the :artLin«-s of the poor. In Bridgend Alarket en Sat^rdav da:i)3 Would lid. be accepted ici half a pOUlU¡? ]f not, why not: If the farthing is no longer a current ceir of the realm, why should the value it represents be always the perquisite of the seller to the pe- jadice of the purchaser? Swansea Food Control Committee suggest the utilisation of farthmgs in all trading transac- tions where They aif required. Bridgend Food Control Ccinxnittet- is ifcvitcd to take a similar step. The following yarn from a Swansea eorrcspcn- dent won a prize in the "Chart and Compass," the bright monthly magazine of the British and t Foreign Sailors'* Society One day Airs. Jcr.os» who had words with her husband, had occasion a little later to send her servant for some fish for dinner. Hannah, she said, "you can go to town as soon as yon can and pet IDe a plaice." "Indace, and I will," replied Hannah, I may as well got one for mys-lf. as I can't put up with the master no more than yen can' ma'am." The question has been asked, Is "Bctt"$V in- digenous to Wales: A wiiter in the HE-au1." says the name is not met with in any other part of the kingdom, nor are there traces- of it in any European country. With one possible tion (Bettws y Crwyn, in Salop) he maintains it ? is excusively Welsh. For a good many y^ns "Beathouse" has done duty fci "Bettws," and is the derivation given by Professei E-ce Rees in "Welsh Saints," .but it is hardly satis" factory in view of the fact that one fails to find an equivalent in any other part of the king- dom. The late Rev. Peter Bayly Williams ub- mitted "Bedw-faes" (birch field or as the origin of "Bettws." and this seems to have co- inc-ided with Ebf'n Fardd's view, for in his cde to The Year," he refers to cattle rHirÎl frem the hot of the open neld to the "Bettws." I A movement is on foot in Wales for the initi- -tiiti,oii of a religious service before the beginning of each day's work in all the schools in Wales. It is to consist of a Welsh hymn, a portion cf the Bible, the Lord's Prayer, and an Engli, sh hymn. The scheme, it is said, ha? the- whole- ?' e c a 77 d hearted support of the highest ecclesiastical a.~d educational authorities, Nonconformist v»cll as Anglican. Glamorgan Volunteer Regiment at Bridgend. Volunteers are offering themselves, though the rally should be far more imposing than it is, especially in fiew of the many fit men AiJl un attachcdj the general expressions of loyally, end n io ti-30 the prevalent spirit of determination to Will the war. Sergt.-Alajor Gray will be always p;(:ed to enroll neve-comers, whose physical fitne?-, by drill and exercise, will be greatly enhanced and developed. It is strange indeed that any to whom these words apply hang back m i's period of more or less nation? penl.  popular commanding officer (Lie?t. W. A. Wu- liams) takes the keenest interest in the 11",11 under him, who, in their turn, evince any amount of enthusiasm. It may not. be gener- ally known that every Tuesday = detachment goes from Bridgend to Cardrft, and all night is oil guard at Cardiff Docks. There has just been started at the miniature rifle range at BiiugeJwl Drill Hall ?one of the fiJlt in the <li..t;id¡ a series of shooting competitions for Chrstmas prizes. To have a soldier-like appearance, and also to be a good shot are advantages which m these days point to promotion and success m a i civil, not less than in a mihtary, sense. Physical shortcomings, and even physical < e- fec-ts, which were shunned in pre-war times, are now quite useful encum brances. A lad, in stature 5ft. in., was before the Bridgend Jus- tices 011 Monday, and it was questioned whether such an one would be of much utility in the Service. Thereupon, the Chairman (fr. D. ii Lloyd) said, "He will stjind a better chance than a tail man: Rev H. E. Rogers, B.A. (pastor of. Tabernacle, Bri?end?. it is well known, I,as ?r ?.?e time ?r?-d wi,th the Y.M.C.A. in tT&?c?. In?s address ?m the pulpit of th? church cn Sun- day night, in giving his impressions c. tj(' ^ar and its ?s?us, he put forward 'an illustration which a (ii?iirably i ?ta?-!?? ?:.?? of brute force, and c.f the Tighth'J.l;6 that e?.?cth a nation. He ?d that in tLe centre of the ruined town of Baupaume (*rance> is en one side of the road a monument by the French in 1870 in memorv of their hd1(n heroes, surmounted by a crucifix, and cn the other side of the road anether monument erected by the Germans during the present w ar —a very ugly structure, *u: niounteu by a cannon ball! The artistic faculty, and the Quality d skilhd excellence, are things that run in families- LdT- looms. ? ? speak. loi ?a.up?, w^ b,r .of 6.:htiu- iatuHi?s, muMc?I famiï, at?I tLe lik?e. Miss Gladvs Henson (Bridgend), winner -of the champion pianoforte solo priy at Maesteg Eis- teddfod last Saturday ?k. ?- ordy ^ver.te.m and Tpt she is the winner Cf <-v? 50 h?r? ?p.!t??"? ?ud is alM the posr of four filvn cups, as well as gold and silw medals. 'Mi Hen,oa two Tear? ago pa.s?d1ier exa?nnat-p in 1 r^r„1t5, C?ll?fe London, with bon<?T&, ai;d qua?h--? f?a ?hclarship at the College. H?r grand- father Mr. Geor?p Bowser, -? bar.ir.??r in ] the old 2nd G.A.V and the originator 1* eon- junction with Mr. T. EJi3, of the Bridgend. Town Band.